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Studies In Discipleship, Martin H. Franzmann
Studies In Discipleship, Martin H. Franzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
There is probably no balder piece of narrative in all literature than Matthew's account of the calling of the first four disciples (4:18-22). There is not an adjective in it, and only one adverb, and the style is so completely nondramatic that at least one scholar has spoken of its "casualness." But this sparse and lean simplicity of narrative is anything but an indication that the event here recorded is of minor or subordinate importance, for this same Matthew records the birth and the resurrection of Jesus in subordinate clauses and devotes to the act of the crucifixion a single …
Editorial Comment, Charles L. Hill
Editorial Comment, Charles L. Hill
Concordia Theological Monthly
In this issue we are continuing the observance of the 400th anniversary of the death of Philip Melanchthon. To the articles appearing in the August issue of our journal, we are adding two more which likewise were read as a commemorative symposium at Concordia Seminary on April 2-21 of this year. In calling these articles to the attention of our readers, we have chosen to let Melanchthon speak to us directly from bis Loci communes, selecting some of his 33 theses, which conclude his treatise on law and Gospel.
Luther's Christ, Paul M. Bretscher
Luther's Christ, Paul M. Bretscher
Concordia Theological Monthly
For Luther, Christianity centered in the Lord Jesus Christ. First of all, in Christ as the Son of God. For no one else, he says, can overcome the wrath of God, destroy the power of death and devil, and grant eternal life. Whoever, therefore, sells short anything of this article "will in course of time lose all of Christianity and ultimately become a Turk." One may nor, therefore, tamper with the divine Word.
The Doctrine Of Justification And Reconciliation In The Theology Of Karl Barth, Robert D. Preus
The Doctrine Of Justification And Reconciliation In The Theology Of Karl Barth, Robert D. Preus
Concordia Theological Monthly
The doctrine of reconciliation is among the last subjects Barth has spoken on. This doctrine is presented in Vol. IV of his Church Dogmatics and embraces three parts. In Barth's dogmatics reconciliation includes not only the doctrine of the atonement and justification but also the work and person of Christ and the application of salvation (conversion and sanctification).
The Theological Implications Of Confirmation, Arthur C. Repp
The Theological Implications Of Confirmation, Arthur C. Repp
Concordia Theological Monthly
Since the Christian's whole life is a continuous spiritual Baptism, what is the relationship of the Word and the Lord's Supper in Baptism? Are they subordinate to it? Not at all. As Regin Prenter points out, it is just because the baptismal covenant, God's promise of man's salvation and man's faith in God's promise, implies the necessity of a lifelong exercise of man's faith in that covenant that there is a need for a continuous sanctifying activity of the living Word, not in competition with, but in consequence of the regenerating activity of the living Word in Baptism. ln this …
Wesleyan-Arminianism And Mild-Calvinism Distinctions, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop
Wesleyan-Arminianism And Mild-Calvinism Distinctions, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop
Wesleyan Holiness Books
(Transcribed from tape recordings.) Lectures given in Taiwan about the distinctions between the many types of Calvinism and Arminianism.
The Theological Implications Of Confirmation, Arthur C. Repp
The Theological Implications Of Confirmation, Arthur C. Repp
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Lutheran practice of confirmation can hardly be described as uniform during its long history. The differences varied greatly both in number and in kind as many accretions attached themselves to this practice. Because there was no Biblical basis for confirmation, the Lutheran Church did not hesitate to warrant new emphases and directions with changing circumstances and needs. As confirmation is practiced today, especially in the United States, it is cluttered with the remnants of such additions, the origins of which are rarely recognized. Just as the Reformation Church thought it was restoring confirmation in accord with the tradition of …