Forde says that Theses 19-24 are most often the theses people point to when discussing the theology of the cross. What is the danger of taking these on their own without first looking at Theses 1-18?

		

	

Why does Luther address the topic of trying to see into the invisible things of God? In what way does the very phrase betray the presuppositions of the one doing so?

		

		

		

		

		

		

	

What inevitably happens when one tries to see the nature and logic of God through “earthly things”?  

		

		

		

		

	

How does this square with Romans 1 (which Luther uses as his proof-text)? How about Romans 11:33?

		

		

		

		

		

	

In what way does the theologian of glory undercut the proclamation of Christ by trying to see into the invisible things of God through earthly things?

		

	

In what way can trying to understand God’s action through Christ on the cross actually turn us away from dealing with the cross?

		

		

		

		

		

		

		

	

Pr. David A. Kind

	

February 19, 2003