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Melanchthon And Luther's Translation Of The New Testament, H. O. Keinath
Melanchthon And Luther's Translation Of The New Testament, H. O. Keinath
Concordia Theological Monthly
When Philip Schwartzerd changed his German name to Melanchthon, this act might have been considered symbolic of the linguistic interest which was to be dominant throughout his life: Greek. As a student of Greek he proved to be the ready helper who enlisted much technical knowledge of the language in the service of Luther's translation of the New Testament. True it is, Luther was the translator, but he was a translator who did not hesitate to draw upon reliable information wherever he found it in order to produce an adequate version. Melanchthon therefore became one of the great colaborers of …
The Church Reform Of Henry Viii A Product Of The Rennissance, Theo. Hoyer
The Church Reform Of Henry Viii A Product Of The Rennissance, Theo. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
This paper is very frankly on attempt-an attempt to show, by an example taken from history, what kind of reformation the forces of the Renaissance were capable of producing and thus to illustrate, and help to establish, the truth of our assertion, so frequently made and rightly insisted on, that a real and actual reformation of the Church could not be produced by the Renaissance.
What Is Conscience?, A. W. Meyer
What Is Conscience?, A. W. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Luther does not offer a clear-cut theoretical definition of conscience, but he speaks very perspicuously on the functions of conscience, and we shall take occasion to quote him repeatedly. Hauff, in his Real- konkordanz, calls conscience "das deutliche Bewusstsein von der sittlichen Guete unserer Gcsinnungen und Handlungcn, den inneren Richter, den jeder im Busen traegt" Standard Dictionary: "Conscience is the activity or faculty by which distinctions are made between the right and wrong in conduct and character." The Schaff- Herzog Encyclopedia defines conscience as "the moral sense of the individual applied to his own conduct."
The Catechism In The Christian Home, T. Laetsch
The Catechism In The Christian Home, T. Laetsch
Concordia Theological Monthly
Luther and his faithful colaborers in the work of Reformation owed their success, next to the grace of God, to the fact that they used the only means whereby a reformation of the Church could possibly be effected, the preaching of the pure and unadulterated Word of God in simple, straightforward manner. The simple truths of the Catechism, those basic facts laid down in the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, were reintroduced by these men of God into church and home and school.
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
In his thirteenth sermon on the life of Luther, Mathesius remarks: ''In my youth I saw on un-German German Bible, undoubtedly translated from the Latin, which was very dark indeed; for at that time the learned men did not have much regard for the Bible. My father also had a German postil, in which, besides the Gospels of the Sundays, several passages from the Old Testament were explained in postil form, from which I often read to him with great delight." At the same time the father of this pupil of Luther often expressed the wish that he might sec …
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
For the student of the Bible and its various translations and versions it is most stimulating to be told by scholars who know the field that, in addition to more than a score of Psalters which have till now been found complete or in parts, and at least a dozen renderings of other parts of Holy Scripture, as we have seen, there is an immense field of study in the history of the German Bible whom possibilities arc not yet exhausted.
A Defense Of Luther Against Edgar A. Mowrer, Theo. Buenger
A Defense Of Luther Against Edgar A. Mowrer, Theo. Buenger
Concordia Theological Monthly
Mowrer does not write very much about the relation of Hitlerism to Church and religion; still he does permit himself a digression on Luther. which is one of the most unfounded and bitter attacks on the Reformer that has come to my attention. It is such a gross misrepresentation of historical truth that it brought doubts into my mind as to the reliability of Mowrer in other matters.
Predestination And Human Responsibility, Theo Graebner
Predestination And Human Responsibility, Theo Graebner
Concordia Theological Monthly
The assertion of an irrational factor in the doctrine of predestination has been the reply of our Church both to the Calvinistic and the synergistic antitheses. Reason is incapable of bridging the gulf between special election and universal grace.
Luthers Eigene Verbesserungen An Seiner Bibeluebersetzung, P. E. Kretzmann
Luthers Eigene Verbesserungen An Seiner Bibeluebersetzung, P. E. Kretzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
Luthers eigene Verbesserungen an seiner Bibeluebersetzung (Luthers eigene Verbesserungen an seiner Bibeluebersetzung)
Indulgences, Theo. Hoyer
Indulgences, Theo. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
"One of the stock charges against the Catholic Church is that she sells indulgences for money. First hurled by Luther against the Dominican friar John Tetzel, authorized by Leo X to preach indulgences, this charge has persisted to the present day. While Luther’s blunt assertion that 'Tetzcl sold grace for money at the highest price' has long since been disproven, the impression is still conveyed by many historians that the Church at least in the Middle Agee engaged in wholesale traffic in indulgences… In the minds of vast numbers of our non-Catholic fellow-citizens, the word indulgences stands as the symbol …
The Catechism In Public Worship, Theo. Laetsch
The Catechism In Public Worship, Theo. Laetsch
Concordia Theological Monthly
In the year 1516 Luther had been called as pastor of St. Mary's, or the City Church of Wittenberg, and at once began to expound the catechism to his congregation. Beginning in June and continuing to February, 1517, he preached on the Ten Commandments, following up this series by another on the Lord's Prayer, February till April.
Denifle Redivivus, Theo. Hoyer
Denifle Redivivus, Theo. Hoyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Romanists like to create the impression that the great "Protestant revolt" of the sixteenth century did not, after all, harm the "Church" much, that they can well afford to look down upon the Protestants with calm disdain and assume the attitude of "Let the dogs bark at the moon." But sometimes the tension becomes too great, and somebody cracks under the strain, and then the world may see that the wound is there, deep and sore. Such an outburst of hatred and fury was Denifle's work, 1904, on Luther and Lutheranism according to his own statement in the introduction. We …