Hymns of 1524
“It is good and God pleasing to sing hymns…so that God’s Word and Christian teaching might be instilled and implanted in many ways”
February 5, 2024
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“It is good and God pleasing to sing hymns…so that God’s Word and Christian teaching might be instilled and implanted in many ways”
This hymn was widely used from the early Middle Ages to the time of the Reformation, especially the opening verses
On this day we give thanks to God for preserving sound doctrine by His Word. The Gospel is our most valuable treasure, and we would gladly lose our lives for it because of the hope we have in Christ.
“I shall not die, but I shall live, and declare the works of the Lord.”
Whenever the devil pesters you with these thoughts, at once seek out the company of men, drink more, joke and jest…
Should you be mindful of what has been, the better you will plan for what will be. – Isocrates
As Christians, we educate our children so that they will learn to despise the fool’s gold of earth and store up treasures in heaven.
What is the goal of education? Not the acquisition of Mammon. The goal of education is Fides ad Deum, Charitas ad Vicinum, faith toward God, love toward the neighbor. Or as John Chrysostom very nicely sums it up: Χριστιανὸν αὐτὸν ποίησον: Make him a Christian.