Category Archives: Meditations by P.Wilhelm Löhe (Translation)

Löhe on Galatians 3:21

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. (Gal 3:21 NIV) Old and New Testament, old … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Galatians 3:19

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. (Gal 3:19 NIV) The law … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Galatians 3:18

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. (Gal 3:18 NIV) No person earns grace by way of the law. … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Galatians 3:17

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. (Gal 3:17 NIV) The more eagerly we strive to attain salvation through … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Galatians 3:15

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. (Gal 3:15 NIV) Already in … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1.Corinthians 14:33

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For God is not a God of disorder but of peace (1Co 14:33 NIV) The means of grace demand pastors, who will administer them with care and diligence. Both Word and Sacrament are not automatic mechanisms or processes, which happen … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2.Corinthians 3:11

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts! (2Co 3:11 NIV) Just look at those millions of grateful believers, who living and dying have saluted the office of the ministry … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2.Corinthians 3:9

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! (2Co 3:9 NIV) The office of the ministry has clarity and grants clarity too. Yet those brethren carrying the yoke of this … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2.Corinthians 3:8

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? (2Co 3:8 NIV) Wherever the Spirit is, there life is too. And vice versa: Wherever there is not life, there no Spirit is either. That is why Luther translated … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 2.Corinthians 3:7-8

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not … Continue reading →

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