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The Myth Of “Righteous Anger” What The Bible Says About Human Anger, Jeffrey Gibbs
The Myth Of “Righteous Anger” What The Bible Says About Human Anger, Jeffrey Gibbs
Concordia Pages
It is hard not to draw the conclusion that we live in a society that is characterized by constant anger and outrage. While it may not be unique to our current age, what is new is the way in which social media has provided a megaphone for expressing our anger, often to shame others into thinking and acting in ways we find acceptable. Of course, Christians are not immune either to feelings of anger (in so far as we are shaped by original sin) or the use of social media to express our outrage (in so far as we are …
Sa Lenten Devotions 2018 “The Beloved On The Cross” Week 5, Jared Townley, Sam Handschke, Brad Singer, Cameron Harms
Sa Lenten Devotions 2018 “The Beloved On The Cross” Week 5, Jared Townley, Sam Handschke, Brad Singer, Cameron Harms
Other Student Publications
During the fifth week we take a turn in our meditations, returning again to the cross from our thoughts on discipleship last week. Instead of the foolishness of the cross, we see the beloved Son of God on the cross. We are invited to consider its foreshadowing in the Old Testament. We note the seemingly stark contrast between the beginning of His ministry when he had been called "my beloved Son" by the Father, and this day of his death.
Examine, Understand, And Address The Attitudes The Fathers Of St. John's Lutheran Church Of Durand, Wisconsin Have Toward Worship, Daniel M. Pfaffe
Examine, Understand, And Address The Attitudes The Fathers Of St. John's Lutheran Church Of Durand, Wisconsin Have Toward Worship, Daniel M. Pfaffe
Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project
Therefore, the purpose of this MAP is to examine, understand, and address the attitudes the fathers of St. John's Lutheran Church of Durand, Wisconsin have toward worship.
Killing And Making Alive As The Vital Work Of The Spirit In Preaching According To Martin Luther, Peter Kirby
Killing And Making Alive As The Vital Work Of The Spirit In Preaching According To Martin Luther, Peter Kirby
Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers
The Protestant Reformation involved a recovery of just this distinction between primary and secondary discourse, and not only the distinction, but the priority of "primary" discourse, that is, the necessity of Gospel as the Word that forgives in the here and now.
Sin, Sickness, And Salvation From Nazareth To Lake Woebegone, David Schoessow
Sin, Sickness, And Salvation From Nazareth To Lake Woebegone, David Schoessow
Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers
Ours is the ministry of bringing the prayers of the saints to God on behalf of the afflicted. Ours is the ministry of bringing to the afflicted God's healing gifts of absolution and Holy Communion. Our culture of death has little respect or appreciation for claims that such 'common medicines' bestow wholeness and life. So be it, we could expect little else. Let us not doubt the efficacy of these divine gifts in the lives of His people.
The Interior Warfare, Harry N. Huxhold
The Interior Warfare, Harry N. Huxhold
Concordia Theological Monthly
In a recent bulletin of the Academy of · Religion and Mental Health a psychiatrist quotes a Harvard junior, "Many students turn into themselves and become preoccupied with their own thoughts and emotions to the point of obsession.'' We should not be surprised. Your generation has been more sensitive to the nature of man and his interior struggle than most generations. The era of Freudian psychology and existential philosophy has exposed the depths of man's psyche to the point of nausea. It was not too long ago that we greeted the Freudian view of man as the clinical evidence of …
The Doctrine Of Man In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies, Howard W. Kramer
The Doctrine Of Man In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies, Howard W. Kramer
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
Since Lord of the Flies is so frequently found on the required reading list of English literature courses, it is to be expected that the theme of the novel is the subject of frequent discussions in literary circles and perhaps even in gatherings of much less sophisticated readers. One would, then, be inclined to examine seriously the theme of a novel as widely read and discussed as is Lord of the Flies. Since the theme of the novel involves so fundamental a concept as the doctrine of man, one may surmise that the average reader finds an unusual attraction in …
The Correlation Of Selected Malady Concepts Of Psychotherapy With Their Theological Counterparts, As Evidenced In The Pastoral Counseling Literature Of 1945-1957, Robert E. Rediehs
The Correlation Of Selected Malady Concepts Of Psychotherapy With Their Theological Counterparts, As Evidenced In The Pastoral Counseling Literature Of 1945-1957, Robert E. Rediehs
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
The basic concern of this paper is whether or not psychotherapy and theology have anything to do with each other. There is much feeling in Christian tradition about the extent to which extra-theological studies relate to theology. The present paper will not deal with the efforts which have been made to point out a dissimilarity between these fields. Rather it hypothesizes that psychotherapy and theology are, in some sense, related, and that this can be demonstrated in the terminology and meanings of pastoral counseling.
The Gospel And Its Freedom Today: A Foreword, Carl S. Meyer
The Gospel And Its Freedom Today: A Foreword, Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The proclamation of the gospel with its message of freedom in Christ Jesus is the compelling drive of the churchman's life. To say that the unifying principle of his life's work is the furtherance of the gospel is to say that he is conscious of the basic specification of his task. But it is saying more than that. It postulates a commitment, a conscious program, and the ability to carry out the task. It permeates the churchman's being and total personality, his dealings with his fellow servants, and his conscious evaluation of them and of self.
The Gospel And Life In Preaching, Andrew M. Weyermann
The Gospel And Life In Preaching, Andrew M. Weyermann
Concordia Theological Monthly
With a twinkle in his eye and skepticism in his voice a clergyman asked recently, "What, in your opinion, is a good sermon?" One almost despairs of giving an answer. There are so many styles of preaching and so many different kinds of people listening that it appears hopeless to try to give a definition of good preaching which would hold true for everyone in every situation. Even the so-called experts often do not agree. Every seminary has its tales of students who submit the same sermon to two homiletics professors and receive contradictory criticisms from them. The faithful often …
Basic Considerations In Understanding The Goal Of Faith In The Sermons Of John Donne, Carlton Riemer
Basic Considerations In Understanding The Goal Of Faith In The Sermons Of John Donne, Carlton Riemer
Master of Divinity Thesis
This study comprises an examination of a specific aspect of the art of preaching and a particular preacher who practiced the art of preaching with an unusual amount of success. The preacher is John Donne, an Anglican homiletician of the 17thCentury. He was chosen as a valid object for study in the general field of homiletics because his sermons are receiving renewed attention and analysis in the 20th Century. Contemporary homileticians and theologians are able to study Donne’s sermons because all of his 160 extant sermons have been published in a ten volume edition prepared by George R. Potter and …
Congregational Renewal Through Adult Education, Lester Nilson
Congregational Renewal Through Adult Education, Lester Nilson
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
The problem expressed in the title of this thesis is not a new one. Ever since man rejected fellowship with God the need for renewal has been a concern of God's people. The exploration of the basis for and the possibility of such renewal among and within God's people has been studied in every generation, but the need for restatement and reevaluation will remain a necessary procedure as long as man lives in the world.
"In The Likeness Of Sinful Flesh", Martin H. Scharlemann
"In The Likeness Of Sinful Flesh", Martin H. Scharlemann
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Incarnation is without question the most profound mystery in the universe. That the Creator should condescend to become a creature is an event that defies logical analysis and rational explanation. "This cannot be," said the Greek of ancient days. ''The infinite can not become finite without denying itself. God is God, and man is man. One cannot be the other." But God did become flesh, man, a full human being, and there is every reason in the world to call this, as Kierkegaard has done, the Great Paradox. It cannot be comprehended. It can only be received in grateful …
Preaching In Lent, Richard R. Caemmerer
Preaching In Lent, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
In one sense Lenten preaching needs no special focus. Preaching should be just that in every season of the Christian year, the good news of the grace of God in Jesus Christ. In the weeks which the church through many centuries has set apart for the special consideration of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, this preaching should be especially vigorous and explicit.
Are We Preaching A Gospel Free From Law?, Everard Hinrichs
Are We Preaching A Gospel Free From Law?, Everard Hinrichs
Concordia Theological Monthly
Let us state the question which heads this paper more specifically: When we speak of the Gospel (grace, forgiveness of sin, Cross of Christ, Christ Crucified), is it permissible to mix elements of the Law into this concept? One would like to view this question as rhetorical, having for its answer the strongest possible negative. In view of its subject matter, however, one is left with a sense of that kind of interrogative which anticipates a negative answer yet searches deeply for whatever reason may motivate it.
The Message Of Law And Gospel In The Old Testament, Alfred Von Rohr Sauer
The Message Of Law And Gospel In The Old Testament, Alfred Von Rohr Sauer
Concordia Theological Monthly
In treating this topic the writer purposes to approach his task neither from the systematic, nor from the historical, nor from the practical point of view. He intends to let the Scriptures of the Old Testament speak for themselves. In fact, he will restrict the scope of his work by directing the reader's attention not to the entire Old Testament, but rather chiefly to the Prophets and Psalms; not to all the Prophets and poets, but chiefly to the Prophets of the eighth and seventh centuries B. C. and to those poets who sing especially about God's judgment and grace.
Some Anti-Pelagian Echoes In Augustine's "City Of God.", Jaroslav J. Pelikan
Some Anti-Pelagian Echoes In Augustine's "City Of God.", Jaroslav J. Pelikan
Concordia Theological Monthly
Among the solutions which Christians have offered to the problem of the origin of evil in God's good world, St. Augustine’s City of God is still classic. The political development of the fifth century presented a situation which demanded some answer to this problem, and the Augustine who addressed his great apologetic treatise De civitate Dei to that development had been dealing with the problem of evil in a number of polemical treatises as well, namely, in those directed against the Pelagian heresy.
The United Testimony On Faith And Life, F. E. Mayer
The United Testimony On Faith And Life, F. E. Mayer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Lutheran Church bodies making up the American Lutheran Conference have now walked and worked together for a period of more than twenty years. They have learned to know one another both as to doctrine and as to manner of life. They have been associated as brethren serving the Lord. Coming out of varying backgrounds as to national origin and as to distinctive trends in church life and practice, they have learned to cherish one another's contributions to the fulness of the Church's life in Christ. Through closer acquaintance and deepening fellowship they have found that the common roots of …
The Blessed Results Of Justification, H. J. Bouman
The Blessed Results Of Justification, H. J. Bouman
Concordia Theological Monthly
In human affairs the results often are not in proportion to the preparations. There the old saying "The mountain labors and brings forth a ridiculous mouse" is frequently true. It is never thus in divine affairs. There the results always are commensurate with preparations, even though our limited vision and understanding fails to see it. Let us remember this as we study the blessed results of justification according to Rom. 5:1-5.
The Practical Application Of Matthew 18:15-18, Walter H. Bouman
The Practical Application Of Matthew 18:15-18, Walter H. Bouman
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Lord Jesus Christ has wonderfully endowed His Church upon earth. To His Church, to the Christians, He has given the power to open and to close heaven, to bind and to loose sinners. And this is no empty gesture on the part of the Lord of the Church, for the Lord Jesus very specifically says: “Verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Matt.18:18. And just as our congregations in their constitutions provide that all things are to be …
Leading Thoughts On Eschatology In The Epistles To The Thessalonians, L. Fuerbringer
Leading Thoughts On Eschatology In The Epistles To The Thessalonians, L. Fuerbringer
Concordia Theological Monthly
In his First Epistle St. Paul had directed the Thessalonians not to concern themselves about the exact time and hour of the return of Christ. Chap. 5: 1, 2. But that was just the thing in which many within the congregation were particularly interested. Already from the First Epistle we see that the return of Christ had become so live a question within the congregation that many had become disturbed over it; some had gone so far as to neglect their daily work, idly depending on others to support them, and in their fanatical zeal many regarded spiritual matters as …
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Thomas Aquinas, Theo. Dierks
The Doctrine Of Justification According To Thomas Aquinas, Theo. Dierks
Concordia Theological Monthly
Before the Reformation there were two streams of thought within the Christian Church. The one was evangelical; the other was legalistic. The one confessed and restated (though not always clearly) the truth of Scripture; the other was a development of that moralism which was so prevalent in the Post-Apostolic Age. The one may be compared with an underground stream sometimes reaching the surface as in Bernard of Clairvaux (cf. C. T. M., Oct., 1937); the other may be compared to a deep and broad river flowing above the ground and carrying in it all the contamination and filth which it …
The Shifting Sands Of Science, Th. Engelder
The Shifting Sands Of Science, Th. Engelder
Concordia Theological Monthly
Men are colling upon the Christian Church with increasing insistence that it adjust its teachings to the findings of science. The Western Christian Advocate of December 22, 1027, declared: "New discoveries have necessitated new statements of our faith. Our views of the Bible, our ideas as to God's relationship to the world, have got to be reconstructed. . . . The heterodoxies of one day have become the orthodoxies of the next." w. K. Wright, in A. Student’s Philosophy of Religion, demands that he, the student, draw no conclusions in conflict with the dicta of present-day mental and physical science. …