Can we have any hope that one who commits suicide does indeed place their trust in the finished work of Christ alone? Can a person, confident in God’s grace, hoping for His mercy, ever reach such a level of despair as to commit this grievous sin? Yes. While the faith which saves is sanctifying in us, it does not on this side of the veil finish the job. Any time any of us sin we are gainsaying our commitment to the gospel. We are implicitly affirming that our hope is in something other than Christ. That, however, is precisely why we need Christ – because we are sinners who place our hope in other things, because we are sinners who lose sight of His promises, because we are sinners who focus on our hardships rather than His provision.
R.C. Sproul Jr.

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evening

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firstenglish

firstenglish Martin Luther's First Hymn: ``Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice'' (1523) Richard Massie, Translator Text Transcribed From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942),pp.…

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firstgerman

firstgerman ``Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice'' by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publish House, 1942). pp. 277-278. Nun freut euch, liebe…

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fortressenglish

fortressenglish ``A Mighty Fortress is Our God'' by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Composite Translation from the Pennsylvania Lutheran CHURCH BOOK of 1868 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL…

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fortressgerman

fortressgerman ``Ein' feste Burg is unser Gott.'' by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942). pp. 192 Ein' feste…

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inetwittenberg

inetwittenberg Project Wittenberg Posting Locations August 23, 1994 At this time, there are three sites at which PW documents are located on the internet. H-NET New documents from Project Wittenberg…

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latinpreface

latinpreface Preface to the Complete Edition of Luther's Latin Works (1545) by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Translated by Bro. Andrew Thornton, OSB from the "Vorrede zu Band I der Opera…

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aboutwittenberg

aboutwittenberg What is Project Wittenberg? Project Wittenberg is an ad hoc group of individuals dedicated to posting on the internet of a cross-section of classic and historic texts written by…

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lutherdevoted

lutherdevoted Who is Really Your God?: An Excerpt From Martin Luther's LARGE CATECHISM Translation by Rev. Robert E. Smith From the German text in: TRIGLOT CONCORDIA. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing…

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