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The Means Of Grace In Roman Theology, Theodore Graebner Apr 1939

The Means Of Grace In Roman Theology, Theodore Graebner

Concordia Theological Monthly

That things are not what they seem is an observation elicited frequently by a course of study in Roman Catholic dogma. At no point is this caution more necessary than in an attempt to comprehend the Roman Catholic idea of Grace and of the Means of Grace.

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The False Arguments For The Modern Theory Of Open Questions, C. F. Walther, W. Arndt Apr 1939

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.

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Christi Selbstzeugnis Von Seiner Person Und Seinern Amt, F. Pfotenhauer Mar 1939

Christi Selbstzeugnis Von Seiner Person Und Seinern Amt, F. Pfotenhauer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Christi Selbstzeugnis von seiner Person und seinern Amt (Christ's self-testimony of his person and office)

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The Doctrine Of Justification According To Duns Scotus, Doctor Subtilis, Theo. Dierks Mar 1939

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.

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The Means Of Grace As Viewed By The Reformed, J. T. Muller Mar 1939

The Means Of Grace As Viewed By The Reformed, J. T. Muller

Concordia Theological Monthly

When we speak of the means of grace, we have in mind certain divinely appointed media by which God earnestly desires to, and actually does, offer, convey, and seal to sinners the merits secured for all men by His dear Son, our divine Mediator and Redeemer. That is the Lutheran definition of the means of grace. And concerning this definition there is no doubt or discrepancy among our Lutheran dogmaticians.

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Wie Die Rechte Stellung Zur Heiligen Schrift Die Amtstaetigkeit Des Pastors Bestimmt, F. Pfotenhauer Feb 1939

Wie Die Rechte Stellung Zur Heiligen Schrift Die Amtstaetigkeit Des Pastors Bestimmt, F. Pfotenhauer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Wie die rechte Stellung zur Heiligen Schrift die Amtstaetigkeit des Pastors bestimmt (How right attitude to the Scriptures determines the ministry of the pastor)

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Dr. Walther's Book ''That The Ev. Luth. Church Is The True Visible Church Of God On Earth", Paul Schulz Jan 1939

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 …

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Dec 1938

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.

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The U.L.C.A. And The Doctrine Of Inspiration, W. Arndt Dec 1938

The U.L.C.A. And The Doctrine Of Inspiration, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

The reaction of the U. L. C. A. commissioners to this statement Is the following: "Our commission was unable to accept the statement of the Missouri Synod that the Scriptures are the infallible truth 'also in those parts which treat of historical, geographical, and other secular matters.' We find the words quoted not in accordance with our Lutheran Confessions (see Formula of Concord, Epitome, Introd.) nor with the Scriptures themselves.''

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Nov 1938

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.

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What About The Field Of Christian Art?, P. E. Kretzmann Oct 1938

What About The Field Of Christian Art?, P. E. Kretzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

The study of the humanities, as included in the course of study at our junior colleges, will do much toward establishing and developing an appreciation of the best products of the human mind through the centuries. The students are now being introduced to the masterpieces of ancient and modern literature, to the drama of the Greeks and Romans as well as that of modern times, to music from primitive times to our own day, to history from the standpoint of economics and the social relationships, to the effect of scientific research in our daily lives, and specifically in the fine …

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Was Lehrt Die Schrift Ueber Iuatitia Civllis?, G. Huebener Oct 1938

Was Lehrt Die Schrift Ueber Iuatitia Civllis?, G. Huebener

Concordia Theological Monthly

Was lehrt die Schrift ueber iuatitia civllis? (What does Scripture teach about iustitia civilis?)

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What Was Written On The Two Tables Of The Covenant?, Th. Laetsch Oct 1938

What Was Written On The Two Tables Of The Covenant?, Th. Laetsch

Concordia Theological Monthly

In the year 1773 Goethe published a small pamphlet entitled Was stund auf den T.feln, des Bundes? After referring briefly to the establishment of the covenant narrated Ex. 24:1 ff., he continues: ''Then the Lord said unto Moses, Come up unto Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee tables of stone and a law and commandments which I have written. Moses ascends to the Lord and is given the specifications for the Tabernacle. Finally we are told, And when the Lord had made an end of communing with him, He gave him the tables. What …

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Aug 1938

A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

The third and final chapter of our study in De Servo Arbitrio deals with the question, What portions of this treatise must be discarded by good Lutherans? The Catholic and the thoroughgoing synergists feel bad over the entire book. They will never forgive Luther for his mighty vindication of the thesis that salvation is by grace alone. They have put the whole book on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. But there are others, who are not necessarily synergists, who would like to put certain portions of the book on the Index. They strenuously object to certain teachings or at least to …

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Jul 1938

A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

We have not exhausted the subject of sola gratia as treated by Luther in De Servo Arbitrio. There is the all-important matter of the sinner's justification before God. And the sola gratia is the heart of the doctrine of justification. That is the blessed truth which comforts the heart of the despairing sinner. That is the glorious truth which the minister of the Gospel needs to study and restudy, to study every day of his life.

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Jun 1938

A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

Luther points out that the "free-will" heresy has "gained so much ground," p. 362.) Indeed, in what period of history and in what part of the Church did it not make its baneful influence widely felt? It had and it has a strangle-hold on philosophy and theology. It is "the myth of all ages,") accepted and proclaimed as God's truth. The keenest philosophers have succumbed to it. Kant embraced it and Fichte and the rest.

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The Inspiration Question, Th. Engelder May 1938

The Inspiration Question, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

On November 1, 1937, Lutheran pastors of Washington, D. C., discussed the doctrine of Inspiration on the basis of two essays on “The Inspiration Question," one presented by Dr. H. W. Snyder of the U. L. C. and the other by Rev. Th. P. Fricke of the A. L C. Dr. G. E. Lenski of Washington was asked ''to forward copies of these essays to the theological journals of different bodies for publication."

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder May 1938

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.

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An Introductory Study Of The Terms Used Of Idols In The Old Testament, Roland Dede Apr 1938

An Introductory Study Of The Terms Used Of Idols In The Old Testament, Roland Dede

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of this thesis, as is implied in the title, is to present an introductory study of the terns used of idols in the Old Testament. It is needless to say that no attempt has been made even to approximate an exhaustive presentation of all, or any single one of the forty-eight terms which cone into consideration. Indeed, almost any one of the terms would be found upon thorough study in itself to provide sufficient material for an acceptable thesis. We have, therefore, confined our attention to just those facts which we thought were strictly essential for at least …

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A Course In Lutheran Theology, Th. Engelder Apr 1938

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.

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When Does The New Testament Economy Begin?, W. F. Beck Mar 1938

When Does The New Testament Economy Begin?, W. F. Beck

Concordia Theological Monthly

Jesus, the Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 3:5, 6; 8:6-13; 12:24), set aside the Old Covenant by means of His work of redemption during the thirty-three years of His humiliation (Gal 4:4, 5). In this period He fulfilled the Moral Law by keeping it (Rom. 5:19; 10:4), and by His suffering He freed us from its curse (Gal. 3:13). In this time He also substituted the reality of His atonement for the shadow of the Ceremonial Law and thus made the observance of its ordinances unnecessary (Col. 2:16, 17).

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Recent Manuscript Discoveries, R. T. Du Brau Mar 1938

Recent Manuscript Discoveries, R. T. Du Brau

Concordia Theological Monthly

The keeper of the manuscripts in the British Museum, Mr. H. ldris Bell, has announced the more or less recent acquisition, all within the last three years, of still more fragments of Greek papyri relating to the gospels and antedating any of the New Testament manuscripts hitherto known. He described the first of these acquisitions in an article in the London Times of January 23, 1935. Our own American news weekly Time considered this find of new papyri of sufficient newsworthy import to refer to it promptly in its issue of February 4, 1935, and with refreshing accuracy.

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Growth In Exegesis, W. Arndt Mar 1938

Growth In Exegesis, W. Arndt

Concordia Theological Monthly

In continuing the series of discussions having to do with a pastor's professional development we come to exegesis, the exposition of the Bible. That Lutheran theologians, while not hostile to any legitimate field of theology, lay particular stress on exegesis has as solid and venerable a historical basis as one may wish for.

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Abgoetterei Unter Dem Volk Israel Im Alten Testament, P. E. Kretzmann Jan 1938

Abgoetterei Unter Dem Volk Israel Im Alten Testament, P. E. Kretzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

Abgoetterei unter dem Volk Israel im Alten Testament (Idolatry among the people of Israel in the Old Testament)

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Das Verhaeltnis Der Schmalkaldischen Artikel Zur Augsburgischen Konfession, O. F. Hattstaedt Oct 1937

Das Verhaeltnis Der Schmalkaldischen Artikel Zur Augsburgischen Konfession, O. F. Hattstaedt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Das Verhaeltnis der Schmalkaldischen Artikel zur Augsburgischen Konfession (The relationship between the Schmalkaldic Articles and the Augsburg Confession)

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What The Liberal Theologian Thinks Of Verbal Inspiration, Th. Engelder Jun 1937

What The Liberal Theologian Thinks Of Verbal Inspiration, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

This is what J. S. Whale thinks: ''The modem man is not impressed by the mere citation of texts; he rightly wants to understand them, in their context. His very certainty that the Scriptures are the fount of divine wisdom - that it is indeed the Word of God which is spoken to him in the words of the Bible - has set him free from the bondage of the letter, the prison-house of verbal infallibility. It is no use shilly-shallying here; loyalty to truth in the shape of literary and historical criticism forbids it.

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What The Liberal Theologian Thinks Of Verbal Inspiration, Th. Engelder May 1937

What The Liberal Theologian Thinks Of Verbal Inspiration, Th. Engelder

Concordia Theological Monthly

He thinks it is an obnoxious thing. He abhors the doctrine that the whole Bible is given by inspiration of God, every word of it absolutely infallible. He execrates verbal inspiration. J. S. Whale, a Congregationalist, president of Chesunt College, Cambridge, takes occasion to speak of it in his treatise The Christian Answer to the Problem of Evil, published 1936. He speaks of it in this wise: "The modern man is not impressed by the mere citation of texts; he rightly wants to understand them in their context.

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The Concept Of God's Holiness According To The Old Testament, Victor Schulze Apr 1937

The Concept Of God's Holiness According To The Old Testament, Victor Schulze

Bachelor of Divinity

For all practical purposes there are but two ways or thinking about God. The one is based upon Divine revelation, the other spun from the speculations of men. Unprejudiced thinkers may find God's creative activity revealed in the works of nature, His righteousness in the moral law engraved into the heart of every mortal. And, finally, God is revealed in Scripture as possessing both personality and attributes.

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Die Selbstbezeichnung Jesu Der Menschensehn, Werner Wadewitz Apr 1937

Die Selbstbezeichnung Jesu Der Menschensehn, Werner Wadewitz

Bachelor of Divinity

Der Zweck, das Ziel und die Aufgabe dieser Arbeit besteht darin, die Selbstbezeichnung Jesu: "der Menschensohn", zu eroertern nach allen den Seiten hin, die Licht darauf werfen koennen. Dabei ist gleich von vorn herein zu beachten, dass die Bezeichnung an sich ganz klar ist, denn die Worte an sich stellen kein Problem dar und bieten keine Schwierigkeiten. Worum es sich aber hier vor allem handelt, ist die Entzifferung und Deutung des Ausdrucks. Und hier treffen wir auf Schwierigkeiten, die auf sehr Tersehiedene Weisen angegriffen und geloest wurden Ton Auslegern aller Art, vom Konservativen bis zum Radikalen. Werden wir nun auch …

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Die Lehren Des Novatianismus Und Des Donatismus, P. E. Kretzmann Feb 1937

Die Lehren Des Novatianismus Und Des Donatismus, P. E. Kretzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

Die Lehren des Novatianismus und des Donatismus (The Teachings of Novatianism and Donatism)

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