Tag Archives: Wilhelm Löhe

Die Mitte hält nicht (mehr)?

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Einige Gedanken zum Klassiker von Chinua Achebe (1959): things-fall-apart

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Löhe on Galatians 3:28

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Gal 3:28 NIV) It is divine providence that we are German. He willed that there are … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1.Corinthians 10,13

Posted on August 3, 2013 by

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 1 JOHN 4:20

Posted on June 2, 2013 by

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. (1Jo 4:20 NIV) This word presses … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON HEBREWS 9:15

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

That by his death those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. (Heb 9:15 NIV) Those called are to receive the eternal inheritance. It goes without saying that not everybody is going to inherit this – even if … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Hebrews 9:14

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God! (Heb 9:14 NIV) If somebody would come around, who has some water or mixture, that could rinse and cleanse the deepest creaks and most serious cracks in our conscience, … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON HEBREWS 9:14

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ … cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!  (Heb 9:14 NIV) My dear friend! Have you not committed a sin, that … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON HEBREWS 9:13-14

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON HEBREWS 12:4

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. (Heb 12:4 NIV) Our Lord is prepared to instruct us to use his weaponry and with this armor triumph. However these weapons do … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 1.CORINTHIANS 4:16

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Therefore I urge you to imitate me. (1Co 4:16 NIV)  It is a stain on our protestant congregations otherwise impressive slate that they generally choose their examples from too lowly spheres. Many protestants have the idea that they are just … Continue reading →

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