I understand what you are saying, Chris. However, Lutherans and Christians are born sinners. They are redeemed by the precious body and blood of our Lord Jesus through baptism, hearing the Word of Truth, and taking Holy Communion.
The only temporal promise Christ gave to Christians is that they would suffer and be persecuted. We have had it very easy by every comparison to history. So, in one sense, we are born to lose because victory here is meaningless and the grandest scheme.
That does not mean we are free to keep our sleeves rolled down and ignore what is obviously going on to reduce the Christian church to a husk. So, we recognize, we realize, we fight.
I understand what you are saying, Chris. However, Lutherans and Christians are born sinners. They are redeemed by the precious body and blood of our Lord Jesus through baptism, hearing the Word of Truth, and taking Holy Communion.
The only temporal promise Christ gave to Christians is that they would suffer and be persecuted. We have had it very easy by every comparison to history. So, in one sense, we are born to lose because victory here is meaningless and the grandest scheme.
That does not mean we are free to keep our sleeves rolled down and ignore what is obviously going on to reduce the Christian church to a husk. So, we recognize, we realize, we fight.