Christianity, Culture, Vocation
July 28th, 2008 | Bible
Something else I learned at the CIRCE conference: In the heyday of Soviet Communism, the penalty for possessing a Bible was 3 years in prison. Think of that the next time you dare to read that dangerous book.
Gene Edward Veith is the Provost and Professor of Literature at Patrick Henry College, the Director of the Cranach Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, a columnist for World Magazine and TableTalk, and the author of 18 books on different facets of Christianity & Culture.
Lucas Cranach was the great artist of the Reformation. He was a close friend of Martin Luther. He was a businessman, who first printed Luther's translation of the Bible; a politician, who served on the Wittenberg town council and served the city as its mayor; a chemist, who operated a pharmacy; a teacher, who trained a host of apprentice artists; a family-man, who helped arrange Luther's marriage with the two men serving as the godfathers of each other's children; and an active layman in his church, who gave his pastors important personal and material support.
As a Christian who lived out his faith in his many different callings, Cranach thus embodies the Reformation doctrine of vocation, using the gifts God had given him in service to Christ and his neighbor in the church, the family, the workplace, and the culture.
In the spirit of Lucas Cranach, this blog will discuss wide-ranging issues of Christianity and culture with a Lutheran twist.
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6 comments ↓
Dear Dr. Veith,
I think of that kind of thing often. How comfortable we have become in assuming our present possession of the scriptures but somehow believing we will always have them.
Commit the Word written to memory and thank God for the Bible in our language everyday.
And don’t forget to support the ongoing work of Bible translation through prayer and financial giving.
Thanks.
Craig
Yes, memory work among our children (and ourselves) is extremely important and the very best way to “inwardly digest” the Word of God.
If these laws were in place today with all the Bibles next door at church and here in my library in the parsonage, they could put me away for a long long time.
Glory to God for all those who did not fall under such crosses and may the Christ keep us steadfast in His Word”.
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Soon to be 5 years in Huy Brasail. . .
…and I’ve met a guy who made dozens of trips into the USSR with every nook and cranny of his car stuff with ‘em. Praise God for people willing to risk this….
Dr. Veith
Are you aware that there are libraries across the U.S. which are getting rid of all offensive books and there is a warehouse full of these books in Wisconsin? By offensive I mean those that have anything to do with Christianity, any that speak negatively about gays etc. Scary, isn’t it? My proof is I know a homeschool mom who buys books from the warehouse.
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