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Revelación Divina, Inspiración Y Autoridad De Los Escritos De Elena G. De White, Denis Kaiser
Revelación Divina, Inspiración Y Autoridad De Los Escritos De Elena G. De White, Denis Kaiser
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No abstract provided.
Vom Nichttrinitarier Zum Trinitarier: Meine Persönliche Reise, Denis Kaiser
Vom Nichttrinitarier Zum Trinitarier: Meine Persönliche Reise, Denis Kaiser
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Martin Luther: Master Of Paradoxes, Trevor O'Reggio
Martin Luther: Master Of Paradoxes, Trevor O'Reggio
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Martin Luther, the great German and Protestant reformer sees himself as following this biblical tradition of speaking in paradoxes. This paradoxical quality about Luther’s theological ideas evades easy explanation or simplistic interpretation. Some consider that Luther’s theological genius enabled him to view both sides of an issue. Others stumble over his paradoxical and apparently conflicting statements. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and critically evaluate some of Luther’s usage of paradoxes in his writings.
Justification By Faith According To The Old Testament: In The Footsteps Of The Reformers, Richard M. Davidson
Justification By Faith According To The Old Testament: In The Footsteps Of The Reformers, Richard M. Davidson
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Martin Luther asserted that “if we lose the doctrine of justification, we lose simply everything.” Luther believed that justification is “the article with and by which the church stands, without which it falls.” In the preface to his Forty-Five Theses drawn up in 1537, Luther makes this impassioned plea: “The article of justification is the master and prince, the lord, the ruler, and the judge over all kinds of doctrines; it preserves and governs all Church doctrine and raises up our conscience before God. Without this article the world is utter death and darkness.” John Calvin considered the doctrine of …
La Doctrina De La Justificación Por La Fe—Parte I: ¿En Las Huellas De Los Reformadores, Richard M. Davidson
La Doctrina De La Justificación Por La Fe—Parte I: ¿En Las Huellas De Los Reformadores, Richard M. Davidson
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"This is the first part of a series of three articles where the author examines the issue of justification by faith with emphasis on the Old Testament perspective. In this first part, the debate on justification in the context of the different Christian theological perspectives from the time of the Reformation to the present is reviewed in a panoramic way. In the second part, in the following article, the study focuses on the Old Testament perspective. Finally, the study concludes establishing a series of implications that the discussion of this topic in the Old Testament has for the understanding of …
Power Or Person: Nature Of The Holy Spirit, Joann Davidson
Power Or Person: Nature Of The Holy Spirit, Joann Davidson
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Scripture is the primary source for any knowledge of the God of heaven—and when dealing with issues of divinity, it must be studied attentively and listened to carefully. Within its sacred pages God reveals Himself with a triune identity. The nature of the biblical God cannot be fully explained without God the Holy Spirit, along with Jesus and the Father. God’s personal plurality, seen throughout Scripture, presents One of the Three of the divine Godhead as the Holy Spirit. Because the Spirit has never been incarnated as Jesus was, He is more inscrutable, making, to a greater extent, potential misunderstandings …
An Image Of Luther For Today: The Catechetical Luther, Mary Jane Haemig
An Image Of Luther For Today: The Catechetical Luther, Mary Jane Haemig
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Lutherans and other Protestants live with Martin Luther as a part of their heritage. Images of him are unavoidable. The image of Luther as catechist offers example and spur. His tireless efforts to teach the Christian faith to all people, not just the academic and learned, should guide us today. The message embodied in his catechisms offers to us purpose, reconciliation, consolation, and hope.
Leo The Great On The Supremacy Of The Bishop Of Rome, Denis Kaiser
Leo The Great On The Supremacy Of The Bishop Of Rome, Denis Kaiser
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Pope Leo the Great built his rationale for the supreme authority of the bishop of Rome on an existing tradition, yet with his additions he developed a theoretical rationale for later papal claims to absolute and supreme power in the ecclesiastical and secular realms. Previous bishops and church leaders had laid increasing stress on the unique role of the Apostle Peter as the founder of the Roman churches and episcopacy, the significance of the Roman bishop as Peter’s successor, and the apostolic significance of the city and episcopacy of Rome. Yet Leo’s rationale for the absolute control and power of …
[Book Review Of] American Protestant Theology: A Historical Sketch, By Luigi Giussani, Denis Kaiser
[Book Review Of] American Protestant Theology: A Historical Sketch, By Luigi Giussani, Denis Kaiser
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Many scholars in the field of American religious and theological history may never have heard the name of Luigi Giussani (1922-2005) because he spent most of his life in his home country Italy, his proficiency in English was limited to reading literacy, and the majority of his writings were not concerned with American religious history anyway. Giussani was a Catholic priest, theologian, high school teacher, professor, and founder of the international movement Comunione e Liberazione. He was closely acquainted with Pope John Paul II and the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. His influence on Italian and European religious life and culture …
Peter Abelard’S Theology Of Atonement: A Multifaceted Approach And Reevaluation, Denis Kaiser
Peter Abelard’S Theology Of Atonement: A Multifaceted Approach And Reevaluation, Denis Kaiser
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As a person trained primarily in philosophy, Peter Abelard employed an intense questioning mentality in fleshing out his theological ideas. His extreme debating style of totally deconstructing theological positions and then afterward including some of those same aspects into his own views made it easy for his religio-political enemies to take apparently heterodox statements and declare these as representative of Abelard’s entire atonement theology. However, many of his theological beliefs are supported in the New Testament and were already held by the church fathers. He frequently affirmed Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice as the ransom to redeem man. He rejected various contemporary …
Review Of Baptismal Imagery In Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, And Theological Dimensions, Robin M. Jensen, Denis Fortin
Review Of Baptismal Imagery In Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, And Theological Dimensions, Robin M. Jensen, Denis Fortin
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What Kind Of Confession Is The Augsburg Confession?: "I Shall Speak Of Your Decrees Before Kings, And Shall Not Be Put To Shame" (Psalm 119:46), Steven D. Paulson
What Kind Of Confession Is The Augsburg Confession?: "I Shall Speak Of Your Decrees Before Kings, And Shall Not Be Put To Shame" (Psalm 119:46), Steven D. Paulson
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What is the genre of the Augsburg Confession? Knowing this identifies the meaning and use of the document historically and presently. The confession is apocalyptic, despite the disparaging place this genre has held in recent theology. The case comes especially from Martin Luther’s own correspondence of the time and his later recollection of the events given in his 1542 Genesis lectures. In the Genesis lectures Luther connected Augsburg to the conflict Rebecca had come to in the case of primogeniture and Jacob. The first table of the commandments came into strange conflict with the second: the law of authority conflicting …
“He Spake And It Was Done”: Luther’S Creation Theology In His 1535 Lectures On Genesis 1:1–2:4, Denis Kaiser
“He Spake And It Was Done”: Luther’S Creation Theology In His 1535 Lectures On Genesis 1:1–2:4, Denis Kaiser
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[Book Review Of] Adventism And Ellen White: A Phenomenon Of Religious Materialism, By Thomas Mcelwain, Denis Kaiser
[Book Review Of] Adventism And Ellen White: A Phenomenon Of Religious Materialism, By Thomas Mcelwain, Denis Kaiser
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No abstract provided.
Setting Apart For The Ministry: Theory And Practice In Seventh-Day Adventism (1850-1920), Denis Kaiser
Setting Apart For The Ministry: Theory And Practice In Seventh-Day Adventism (1850-1920), Denis Kaiser
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The Seventh-day Adventist practice of ordination was specifically based on NT passages, yet the practice and its implications developed over time and were influenced by external necessities and the growth of the church structure and the mission of the church. While early on they did not want to go beyond the pattern outlined in the NT, they later modified this position and began to allow for adaptation of NT patterns in order to accommodate changing circumstances, insisting merely that all new developments be in harmony with the Bible even if they were not an exact reflection of biblical precedents. New …
The Word Of God And The Church: On The Theological Implications Of Three Summary Statements In The Acts Of The Apostles, Matthew L. Skinner
The Word Of God And The Church: On The Theological Implications Of Three Summary Statements In The Acts Of The Apostles, Matthew L. Skinner
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Jacob's Textual Legacy, John Hilton Iii
Jacob's Textual Legacy, John Hilton Iii
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Today, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints know what texts are considered authoritative—namely, the standard works. As members, we recognize a formal process for canonization; for example, at the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in April 1976, President N. Eldon Tanner announced that the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve had approved two revelations for inclusion in the Pearl of Great Price and called for a sustaining vote. This concept of canonization in the restored church has echoes from earlier Christian practices and councils.
The Reception Of Ellen G. White's Trinitarian Statements By Her Contemporaries, 1897-1915, Denis Kaiser
The Reception Of Ellen G. White's Trinitarian Statements By Her Contemporaries, 1897-1915, Denis Kaiser
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A Re-Examination Of Luther ’S View On The State Of The Dead, Trevor O'Reggio
A Re-Examination Of Luther ’S View On The State Of The Dead, Trevor O'Reggio
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No abstract provided.
Ellen White And The ‘Daily’ Conflict, Denis Kaiser
Ellen White And The ‘Daily’ Conflict, Denis Kaiser
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Confessions, Ecumenism, Ethnicity: A Lutheran Charism, Dirk G. Lange
Confessions, Ecumenism, Ethnicity: A Lutheran Charism, Dirk G. Lange
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An Investigation Into Luther's View Of The Bondage Of The Will With Implications For Soteriology And Theodicy, John C. Peckham
An Investigation Into Luther's View Of The Bondage Of The Will With Implications For Soteriology And Theodicy, John C. Peckham
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No abstract provided.
Absolute Theological Truth In Postmodern Times, Fernando L. Canale
Absolute Theological Truth In Postmodern Times, Fernando L. Canale
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"God Is A God Who Bears": Bonhoeffer For A Flat World, Gary M. Simpson
"God Is A God Who Bears": Bonhoeffer For A Flat World, Gary M. Simpson
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This is one of a series of articles in Word & World commemorating the 100th birthday of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer learned in his own time of crisis that “only the suffering God can help.” As God bears us in Christ, we are given the possibility of bearing the burdens of our brothers and sisters.
Sacramental Theology And Ecclesiastical Authority, Darius Jankiewicz
Sacramental Theology And Ecclesiastical Authority, Darius Jankiewicz
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He Ascended Into Heaven And Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God The Father Almighty, Lois E. Malcolm
He Ascended Into Heaven And Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God The Father Almighty, Lois E. Malcolm
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The Adventist Trinity Debate - Part 2: The Role Of Ellen G. White, Jerry Moon
The Adventist Trinity Debate - Part 2: The Role Of Ellen G. White, Jerry Moon
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The Adventist Trinity Debate - Part 1: Historical Overview, Jerry Moon
The Adventist Trinity Debate - Part 1: Historical Overview, Jerry Moon
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No abstract provided.
Ellen G. White's Conceptual Understanding Of The Sanctuary And Hermeneutics, Denis Fortin
Ellen G. White's Conceptual Understanding Of The Sanctuary And Hermeneutics, Denis Fortin
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Nephite Uses And Interpretations Of Zenos, Noel B. Reynolds
Nephite Uses And Interpretations Of Zenos, Noel B. Reynolds
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The allegory of the olive tree attributed to the ancient prophet Zenos and copied from the plates of brass into the small plates by Jacob was a source used by several Book of Mormon prophets. Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, and Alma seemed to be relying on the allegory at several points in the elaboration of their own visions, prophecies, and teachings. This paper provides a systematic documentation of this phenomenon, including passages that have not previously been linked to Zenos. It also demonstrates how the interpretations of the allegory by the earliest Nephite prophets advanced distinctive concepts and language that also …