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L CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL Ei- 3% QUARTERLY n L.. - bzz ;C- Volume 48, Nwnber 1 JANUARY 1984 .... LutherandtheDoctrineofJustification RobertD.Preus 1 ....................... Luther and Music Daniel Reuning 17 Luther's Impact on the Universities - ................... and the Reverse. James M. Kittelson Luther Research in America and Japan .............. Lewis W. Spitz and Morimichi Watanabe The Import of the Two-Gospel Hypothesis. ....................... William R. Farmer Linguistic Nonsense about Faith ......... Theodore MueJler For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free Luther and Arlene Strasen ........................... Theological Observer ................................. Book Reviews. ...................................... BooksReceiv ........................................ CONCORDIA THEFLCGXAL SEMINAR1 LIBRARY "For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free" Galatians, Chapter Five The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Tune: 0 Grosser Gott Lutheran Worship 83 For freedom Christ has set us free To serve each other in His love. The Spirit calls that we may be Children of Him who reigns above. When works of Law would promise life, But yoke us into slavery, The cry goes forth to end the strife: Stand firm in Christ. Live free! Live free! The Law compels us to obey; All its demands we daily face. We try to justify our way; Thus spurning God's free gift of grace. By faith alone fiom sin we're freed; Christ's vict'ry crushed the tyranny; His death and life meet every need. Stand firm in Christ. Live free! Live free! We who belong to Christ our Lord Will crucify our base desires. Spirit-empowered we'll live the word "Love every one," as He inspires. His fruit is love and joy and peace And virtues more abundantly. Against such there's no law to cease. Stand firm in Christ. Live free! Live free! Luther and Arlene Strasen