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Key 73: A Case Study In The Doctrine Of Church Fellowship, Curtis Peterson
Key 73: A Case Study In The Doctrine Of Church Fellowship, Curtis Peterson
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
This study is presented with the hope that it can help establish confessional Lutheran evangelistic and missiological practice on the bedrock of sound, Biblical and Confessional doctrine. The specific theological concern of this presentation is the doctrine of church fellowship. Key 73 is an excellent place to begin such a study because it is especially in evangelism and mission practice that the pressure to unite without prior doctrinal agreement is the greatest. "Conservatives” are particularly vulnerable to these temptations, because of their zeal for reaching the lost with the Gospel. Those who believe that there is salvation in no other …
The Development And Significance Of Confirmation In The Lutheran Church, Richard Rist
The Development And Significance Of Confirmation In The Lutheran Church, Richard Rist
Master of Divinity Thesis
In the past few years it has come to the attention of many people that the practice of confirmation in the Lutheran Church may need some revision, or At, least some restudy, in order for it to remain in a proper perspective that would be a clear witness to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. The purpose of this study is to explore the rite of confirmation as practiced in the Lutheran Church. Much emphasis will be given to the development of confirmation from the early Church until the present practice of Lutheran confirmation in the United States. This …