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Augustana Ii: Of Original Sin, Martin H. Franzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

The very position of the article on original sin in the Augsburg Confession indicates the importance that the doctrine of original sin had for the consciousness of the Reformation. "We turn from God to man; here the peculiarity of the Lutheran Confession confronts us: we cannot speak of God without thinking also of ourselves. God and our ‘I’ belong intimately together." "Over against life as it should be there is life as it ought not to be." And so when the Augsburg Confession speaks of man, it speaks of sin, or better, of sinners, for it speaks personally and concretely …

Homiletics: Sermon Studies For The New Church Year, Alex Wm. Guebert

Concordia Theological Monthly

Sermon Studies for the New Church Year

Miscellanea, A. R. Kretzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

Miscellanea

Book Review. - Literatur, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, Paul M. Bretscher

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

Notes On The Consensus Tigurinus Of 1549, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

In the latter part of May, 1549, there was adopted at Zurich, Switzerland, a Calvinistic covenant of the greatest importance - the so-called Zurich Agreement or Consensus Tigurinus, so named after the Latin designation of Zurich and its environs.

To Professor William Arndt, Ph.D., D. D., J. T. Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

The Editorial Committee of the Concordia Theological Monthly herewith expresses its regret in losing Dr. William Arndt from its staff. He has been associated in various capacities with this journal and its predecessor for twenty-five years. In recent years he has been the managing editor.

Homiletics: Sermon Studies For The New Church Year, Richard R. Caemmerer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Sermon Studies for the New Church Year

Luther's Endorsement Of The "Confessio Bohemica.", Jaroslav Pelikan Jr.

Concordia Theological Monthly

As a result of the research that has been carried on in the past half century on the theology of the Reformation. we are now in an advantageous position for a historical and theological evaluation of the faith of the Reformers. What began as purely historical investigation has become instead a recovery of Reformation insights that had been lost in the intervening centuries. For this reason contemporary theological scholarship has been compelled to buttress its systematic presentations with historical material and to make its historical study relevant by drawing theological conclusions from it.

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, Paul M. Bretscher

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

Notes On Luther's Interpretation Of John 6:47-58, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Christ's discourse in John 6: 47-58 is no doubt one· of the most striking and challenging appeals from the lips of our Savior that are recorded in the Four Gospels.

It constitutes the climax in a long and earnest address delivered by our Lord when His Jewish followers, impressed by the amazing miracle of the feeding of more than five thousand in the wilderness with five loaves and two fishes, came to Capernaum to take Him by force and make Him their King, not indeed because they believed in Him as the promised Messiah, but, as Jesus frankly told them, …

Miscellanea, Mikkel Lono

Concordia Theological Monthly

Miscellanea

Book Review. - Literatur, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Homiletics: Sermon Studies For The New Church Year, E. J. Friedrich

Concordia Theological Monthly

Sermon Studies for the New Church Year

No Development Of Doctrine For Us, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

There is a third reason why we cannot engage in the development of doctrine. Our time and energies are so completely occupied with the study of the Word of God and the old doctrine of the Church that we have not a moment's time to expend on the business of further developing the doctrine. We read in the Proceedings of the Michigan District, 1897, page 36: "We all need to deepen our understanding of the doctrine. Let no man think that he has fully understood the whole doctrine. In this life we shall never reach that point. We know the …

Book Review. - Literatur, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

The Message Of The First Epistle Of Peter For Our Day, Eric R. Malte

Concordia Theological Monthly

The purpose of this essay is to interpret and illuminate one of the New Testament Epistles which focuses to a rare degree the interests, needs, and problems of the Church of the first century, and gives classical expression to the teachings of Christ and His Apostles in regard to them. These interests, needs, and problems are not greatly different from those which confront thoughtful Christian men and women the world over today. Of this First Epistle of Peter, Luther once said: “It is one of the noblest books of the New Testament, and the true, pure Gospel."

Homiletics: Sermon Studies For The New Church Year, Otto E. Sohn

Concordia Theological Monthly

Sermon Studies for the New Church Year

No Development Of Doctrine For Us, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

The second reason why we refuse to have anything to do with developing the doctrine is that the development of the Christian doctrine simply means the destruction of the Christian doctrine. "He who sets out to improve the Scriptural doctrines is losing the doctrines. 'Progress' is here only a euphemism for retrogression; 'development' is a misnomer for destruction." (Proc., Westena. District, 1897, p. 68.) Or, as Dr. Pieper puts it: "That there can be no development of the Christian doctrine is evidenced by the patent fact that whenever men set out to develop the doctrine, they invariably pervert and destroy …

Announcement Of Sermon Studies For The Next Church Year, Richard R. Caemmerer

Concordia Theological Monthly

For the next Church Year contributors are preparing a series of studies similar to the current type. Most comments from our readers have expressed approval, and we hope that these studies will prove increasingly stimulating. For the next Church Year we are offering texts on the Gospels. We have made the effort to provide texts which have not been treated in the CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY or the Concordia Pulpit during the past five years - at least not on that day. This year we propose to insert a paragraph concerning illustrations.

Sermon Study On 2 Kings 14:8-9, Walter R. Roehrs

Concordia Theological Monthly

This text contains one of the shortest parables of Scripture. One verse tells the story. Its brevity, however, does not impair its dramatic effectiveness. In one telling blow it delivers a graphic, cutting lesson on a deep-rooted evil of human nature.

Book Review. - Literatur, Walter R. Roehrs

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, F. E. Mayer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

Miscellanea, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Miscellanea

Theodore Engelder, 1865-1949, The Staff

Concordia Theological Monthly

On June 23, 1949, the rich and full life of Dr. Theodore Engelder came to a blessed end. We can probably pay him the greatest tribute by enrolling his name with those of his two illustrious predecessors in the chair of Dogmatics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Walther-Pieper-Engelder were the great dogmaticians who under God were largely instrumental in developing and preserving a Christ- and Bible-centered theology during the first century of our Synod's history (1847-1947, the year of Dr. Engelder's retirement).

Homiletics: Sermon Studies For The New Church Year, J. H. Fritz

Concordia Theological Monthly

Sermon Studies for the New Church Year

No Development Of Doctrine For Us, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

The popular theology of today stands for the development of doctrine. C. S. Macfarland declares: "Christian revelation is not confined to a closed canon, to a stereotyped letter, or a strictly defined confession." (Christian Unity in Practice and Prophecy, p. 27.) The Living Church, of Jan. 14, 1933, declares: "There has always been, and under God there always will be, a continual development of experience and doctrine as the Spirit guides the Church into more and more of the truth about Christ. . . Liberal Catholics believe that it is possible to develop a doctrine of Christ in line with …

An Outline Of The First Epistle Of John, Martin J. Hasz

Concordia Theological Monthly

The chief isagogical problem of the Epistle is its structure. Dr. R. C.H. Lenski states: “A curious circumstance about the letter is the fact that it seems to have no divisions. Commentators divide it in one way or in another, and state their reasons for such a division; but when one reads the letter, the proposed divisions do not satisfy. They are upset by the series of repetitions and reiterations that occur throughout the letter. That fact makes some interpreters complain about the lack of logic; but this letter has no formal parts, such as we commonly use and expect. …

Miscellanea, A. M. Rehwinkel

Concordia Theological Monthly

Miscellanea