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The Argument In Support Of The Hades Gospel, Th. Engelder
The Argument In Support Of The Hades Gospel, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Hades theologians deny that man's death puts an end to the period of grace and offer a lot of proof for their thesis that God provides opportunities for hearing the Gospel in Hades. Let us examine 21 of these arguments.
The Hades Gospel, Th. Engelder
The Hades Gospel, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Gospel of a second probation, of salvation in Hades, of the possibility of conversion after death, is very popular today. Most of the modern theologians, liberals and conservatives, have become its heralds. It has found its way into the Reformed churches. It has found its way into the Lutheran Church.
False Principia Cognoscendi In Theology, W. H. Dau
False Principia Cognoscendi In Theology, W. H. Dau
Concordia Theological Monthly
It is a fact, admitted also by scientists, that all theological knowledge, in the very nature of the case, must be derived from God Himself. It is a fact, furthermore, that God holds all who venture to speak for Him strictly to His Word when He declares: "To the Law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Is. 8:20. Lastly, it is a fact that God has issued a solemn warning by the first and the last writers of our Bible that no man shall dare …
Verbal Inspiration- A Stumbling-Block To The Jews And Foolishness To The Greeks, Th. Engelder
Verbal Inspiration- A Stumbling-Block To The Jews And Foolishness To The Greeks, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
Before examining three further objections against Verbal Inspiration, it will be well to pause a while and survey the disaster wrought by the contention of the moderns that the Bible contains a lot of (1) errors, (2) immoralities, and (3) trivialities. Amplifying previous remarks on this subject, we would here present a comprehensive view of the frightful consequences of the denial of Verbal Inspiration. The moderns do untold harm (1) to the Church and (2) to themselves.
Luther's Spiritual Martyrdom And Its Appeasement, Theo. Dierks
Luther's Spiritual Martyrdom And Its Appeasement, Theo. Dierks
Concordia Theological Monthly
Luther had entered the monastery in order to merit eternal life and was convinced that the life of a monk was the surest way in which to obtain the grace of God. Now, the way in which Luther sought to gain salvation was according to the Catholic doctrine of justification, with this difference, that as a monk he had taken upon himself the heaviest yoke of Christ and that he had given himself exclusively into the service of God.
Reason Or Revelation?, Th. Engelder
Reason Or Revelation?, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
"It will be seen from the above that our strictures of distinctive Reformed teachings can be summarized under the heads of rationalism and legalism, representing pernicious tendencies to which we all are prone and which seriously impair divine truth as revealed to us in the Holy Scriptures." (Popular Symbolics, p. 223.) We all are prone to rationalistic thinking. We Lutherans, too, need to guard against setting reason above revelation. We need it as much as any. What we have set down in the preceding articles was not addressed so much to the vulgar rationalists and the Reformed rationalists as to …
Lectures On Galatians, Wm. Dallmann
Lectures On Galatians, Wm. Dallmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
That majestic Lord gave Himself when He left His throne of glory in heaven for the lowly manger in Bethlehem in the days of Caesar Augustus, and Quirinius, the governor of Syria, and Herod the Great, the king of Judea.
Reason Or Revelation?, Th. Engelder
Reason Or Revelation?, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
There are more rationalists in the churches than go by that name. While the rationalists openly proclaim the sola ratio, the rule of natural reason, others market their wares under an alias. When the experience-theologians operate with the "enlightened reason" and the Roman Catholics make the church, or the Pope, their authority, they make natural reason a source and norm, the source and norm of theology. But that does not tell the whole story. Even among those who loudly proclaim the sola Scriptura there are many who have come under the sway of rationalism.
Why Preach?, John H. Fritz
Why Preach?, John H. Fritz
Concordia Theological Monthly
Preaching, if it is to serve its divine purpose, must have a very definite objective. This the preacher should not only know, but of this he should be conscious. What is the objective? Why preach?
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Gabriel Biel And Johann Von Palz, Theo. Dierks
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Gabriel Biel And Johann Von Palz, Theo. Dierks
Concordia Theological Monthly
"To understand Luther's spiritual development presupposes an understanding of what Luther was taught and what he later rejected” writes Dr. E. G. Schwiebert in his Reformation Lectures (a book which should be in every Lutheran pastor's library), and this understanding we have sought to give by these articles treating of the doctrine of justification as it was taught before the Reformation.
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, Alex Wm. Guebert
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, Alex Wm. Guebert
Concordia Theological Monthly
After having shown that the theory of open questions cannot be supported by assuming a gradual growth of dogmas through successive decisions of the Church, we shall prove In the following paragraphs that a doctrine must not first gain a so-called symbolical recognition before it can become a dogma of the Church and must not therefore be placed in the category of open question until such recognition has been achieved.
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, W. Arndt
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, W. Arndt
Concordia Theological Monthly
A further argument for this theory is the view that evidently for ecclesiastical unity not more is required than agreement in the teachings laid down in the public confession of the Church; that these are the only ones fixed by the Church itself; that on these only the Church has made pronouncements and decisions; and that everything else has to be considered as belonging to the category of open questions.
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, W. Arndt
The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, W. Arndt
Concordia Theological Monthly
In the foreword of the present volume of this journal we stated in which sense one may without hesitation speak of open questions. At the same time we declared that we reject the modern theory of open questions. It appears necessary, however, that we point out how untenable the arguments are which are advanced In support and justification of this theory.
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Duns Scotus, Doctor Subtilis, Theo. Dierks
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Duns Scotus, Doctor Subtilis, Theo. Dierks
Concordia Theological Monthly
In his book Die Theologie des Johannes Duns Scotus, Seeberg compares Duns Scotus with Luther and maintains that Luther's conflict with Rome was chiefly directed against Duns Scotus. This is true to some extent, especially in regard to the question of free will and grace.
Dr. Walther's Book ''That The Ev. Luth. Church Is The True Visible Church Of God On Earth", Paul Schulz
Dr. Walther's Book ''That The Ev. Luth. Church Is The True Visible Church Of God On Earth", Paul Schulz
Concordia Theological Monthly
We are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and we glory in that fact. We rejoice that so many of us can meet to consider the welfare, the work, and the needs of this Church, and we are again mapping out our work in this our dear Church in order then to go back and to devote ourselves to the service of this Church which we love and to which we have dedicated our gifts, our labors, our possessions, yea, ourselves. And we do this because we are divinely convinced that our Church, together with all churches and church-bodies agreeing …
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
A second reason why a certain class of theologians charges Luther with teaching predestinarianism in De Servo Arbitrio is because he so emphatically and uncompromisingly teaches the monergism of grace. What these theologians-the synergists mislike more than the "harsh, predestinarian" sayings of Luther is the sola gratia back of them. Because they do not like the sola gratia, they mislike Luther's teaching on election.
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
People are saying that De Servo Arbitrio is a dangerous book. We have heard them rail against it, first, because of Luther's teaching on the diacretio personarum, and, secondly, because of his statements concerning the Deus Absconditus. Usually the warning against De Servo Arbitrio takes this third form: It teaches Calviniatic determinism. If this charge is well founded, our book could not serve as a handbook for a course in Lutheran theology. It is therefore necessary to examine this sinister charge at some length.
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
The subject of our first study in De Servo Arbitrio was the sola Scriptura. The second deals with the sola gratia. De Servo Arbitrio is a powerful exposition of the fundamental truth that we owe our salvation exclusively to the grace of God, in no wise and in no degree to our own power and activity.
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
Those who feel the need of acquiring a deeper understanding of the saving truths of the Bible will do well to take up the study of Luther's De Servo Arbitrio. That will provide an excellent course in Lutheran theology. Study and restudy the weighty matters presented in this course, and you will become a proficient and efficient Christian theologian.
Notes On Chiliasm, Th. Engelder
Notes On Chiliasm, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
Chiliasm vitiates the Gospel principle. Salvation is by grace alone. Salvation is by the Gospel alone. This truth constitutes the principle of Christian theology and of all Christian thought. It dominates Christian theology. It is intolerant of the conception, in any form, that salvation can come to man by any other way than by the Gospel of grace.
De Servo Arbitrio, Th Engelder
De Servo Arbitrio, Th Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
A review of this book in the Concordia Theological Monthly does not call for a discussion of its contents. De Servo Arbitrio has been sufficiently reviewed along those lines for the past four hundred years. Since its publication in 1525 it has stood in the forefront of theological discussion. Luther himself reviewed it in 1537 and wrote to Wolfgang Fabricius Capito: "I am much averse to having a collection of my books published and do not care to lend a hand to it; rather would I, impelled by a Saturnian craving, have them all destroyed. For I do not recognize …
Brief Statement Of The Doctrinal Position Of The Missouri Synod Of The Holy Scriptures, F Pieper
Brief Statement Of The Doctrinal Position Of The Missouri Synod Of The Holy Scriptures, F Pieper
Concordia Theological Monthly
We teach that the Holy Scriptures differ from all other books in the world in that they are the Word of God. They are the Word of God because the holy men of God who wrote the Scriptures wrote only that which the Holy Ghost communicated to them by inspiration, 2 Tim. 3, 16; 2 Pet.1, 21. We teach also that the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures is not a so-called "theological deduction," but that it is taught by direct statements of the Scriptures, 2 Tim. 3, 16; John 10, 35; Rom. 3, 2; 1 Cor. 2, 13. Since the …