Comments on: Time Out, Episode 31 http://lutherantimeout.org/2009/09/time-out-episode-31/ Authentic Christianity, for both sides of the brain. Fri, 28 May 2010 05:07:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: IggyAntiochus http://lutherantimeout.org/2009/09/time-out-episode-31/comment-page-1/#comment-40 IggyAntiochus Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:06:14 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/?p=4162#comment-40 It's interesting that the last verse links confession and absolution to the Sacrament. It falls between Baptism at the end of verse 3 and Communion at the end of verse 4, so it appears that this hymn favors Confession and Absolution as one of the sacraments. The question is, where is the visible means? One might consider the laying on of hands as the visible means, as the pastor may lay hands on the individual and absolves his sins. A bit of irony: the LCMS website states that Confession and Absolution is not a sacrament by the historic Lutheran definition (no visible means), yet the Small Catechism, LW and LSB place the Confession and Absolution between Baptism and the Lord's Supper. It’s interesting that the last verse links confession and absolution to the Sacrament.

It falls between Baptism at the end of verse 3 and Communion at the end of verse 4, so it appears that this hymn favors Confession and Absolution as one of the sacraments.

The question is, where is the visible means? One might consider the laying on of hands as the visible means, as the pastor may lay hands on the individual and absolves his sins.

A bit of irony: the LCMS website states that Confession and Absolution is not a sacrament by the historic Lutheran definition (no visible means), yet the Small Catechism, LW and LSB place the Confession and Absolution between Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

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