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Theologian Of Sin And Grace, Robert Kolb
Theologian Of Sin And Grace, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
This volume is a must for anyone seeking an understanding of the transition from the Wittenberg Reformation to seventeenth-century Lutheran theology as well as the developments in hermeneu- tics, history, and biblical exegesis shaped by this unique figure, Matthias Flacius, the Illyrian.
Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19 • October 11, 2015, Joel Okamoto
Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19 • October 11, 2015, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
The promise is eschatological, a promise of life with God and all his people in the new creation, enjoying the life of the age to come.
Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19, Joel Biermann
Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19, Joel Biermann
Concordia Journal
Sin becomes altogether too common and familiar and so “safe.” The writer to the Hebrews screams the contrary alert: Sin kills.
Proper 22 • Hebrews 2:1–13 (14–18), Charles Arand
Proper 22 • Hebrews 2:1–13 (14–18), Charles Arand
Concordia Journal
Not only did God honor us with the role of being responsible over creation, he now honors us by becoming a human creature so that in him, that right dominion would be restored.
Proper 18 • James 2:1–10, 14–18, Joel Fritsche
Proper 18 • James 2:1–10, 14–18, Joel Fritsche
Concordia Journal
For faith alone can justify; Works serve our neighbor and supply The proof that faith is living.
Proper 15 • Ephesians 5:6–21, Joel Fritsche
Proper 15 • Ephesians 5:6–21, Joel Fritsche
Concordia Journal
The Christian Life, A Wake up Call.
Sanctification, David Scaer
Sanctification, David Scaer
Concordia Journal
Sanctification and the Third use of the Law.
Who Is The Church?: An Ecclesiology For The Twenty-First Century. By Cheryl M. Peterson, Theodore Hopkins
Who Is The Church?: An Ecclesiology For The Twenty-First Century. By Cheryl M. Peterson, Theodore Hopkins
Concordia Journal
Peterson appropriates insights from communion ecclesiology, the missio Dei movement, and the Lutheran tradition, particularly Luther’s Large Catechism, in order to offer an account of the church’s identity for this time after Christendom.
A Christian In Toga: Boethius— Interpreter Of Antiquity And Christian Theologian. By Claudio Moreschini, Robert Kolb
A Christian In Toga: Boethius— Interpreter Of Antiquity And Christian Theologian. By Claudio Moreschini, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
How the world of thought fostered by Neoplatonists, pagan and Christian, was being integrated into theology by leading Christian thinkers of the early sixth century, among whom Boethius’s works have won him high standing.
Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 24, 2015, Kent Burreson
Pentecost • Acts 2:1–21 • May 24, 2015, Kent Burreson
Concordia Journal
The gift of the resurrection comes to fruition in the Gentile Pentecost as peoples of all the nations die and rise in the baptismal bath of the Holy Spirit.
Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying In The Courtroom, Leopoldo Sánchez
Easter 7 • 1 John 5:9–15 • May 17, 2015 Testifying In The Courtroom, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
In true Johannine fashion, the apostle offers us a contrast between two opposing principles at war with each other, namely, the way of the Son that leads to life and the way of the world that leads to death.
Can Anything Good Come Out Of _____? Come And See! Faithful Witness In Marginality And Hospitality, Leopoldo Sánchez
Can Anything Good Come Out Of _____? Come And See! Faithful Witness In Marginality And Hospitality, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
Christ who is suffering with us becomes a sign that, in light of the Latin American experience of suffering, reminds an often individualistic North American church that is more focused on victories than bearing crosses to embody a ministry of accompaniment with those who experience hostility and alienation.
Living In The Promises And Places Of God A Theology Of The World, Charles Arand, Erik Herrmann
Living In The Promises And Places Of God A Theology Of The World, Charles Arand, Erik Herrmann
Concordia Journal
In this discourse mutual witness is possible as the lives of both Christians and non-Christians function as a testimony to part of the story of God.
Case For Character: Towards A Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann, Mark Mattes
Case For Character: Towards A Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann, Mark Mattes
Concordia Journal
Over all, Biermann’s contribution is significant, timely, and a remarkable achievement that will alter current discussions of ethics among Lutherans and other Christians.
Lent 2 • Romans 5:1–11 • March 1, 2015, Robert Kolb
Lent 2 • Romans 5:1–11 • March 1, 2015, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
Suffering does not save, but those who have found salvation and peace in Christ can expect the hostility of Satan in the midst of daily life as it manifests itself in attacks and temptations of various kinds.
Making Sense Of Confessionalism Today, Joel Okamoto
Making Sense Of Confessionalism Today, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
Okamoto states that problems with confessionalism come from taking the Confessions for granted. He suggests making the confessions our own by seeking to explain and defend them for our time and place. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession should remain in force, but a twenty-first Apology could provide a contemporary explanation for current circumstances. This would be a way to appropriate the confessions as confessions, not merely as doctrinal standards, and would be a constructive rather than defensive approach.
“I Make These Confessions My Own” Lutheran Confessional Subscription In The Twenty-First Century Robert Kolb And Charles P. Arand, Robert Kolb, Charles Arand
“I Make These Confessions My Own” Lutheran Confessional Subscription In The Twenty-First Century Robert Kolb And Charles P. Arand, Robert Kolb, Charles Arand
Concordia Journal
The spirit of Augsburg and the method of the Wittenberg theologians carry the content of the Lutheran confessional documents into the many societies and cultures of the twenty-first century in which God calls Lutherans to repeat their confession of faith for the benefit of church and world.
The Nicene Creed In The Church, David Maxwell
The Nicene Creed In The Church, David Maxwell
Concordia Journal
“Let us confess our Christian faith in the words of the Nicene Creed.” But what do we mean when we identify the content of the faith with the words of the creed.
Introduction From The Chair, Joel Okamoto
Introduction From The Chair, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
I propose that we think of “confessionalism” as understanding our identity and life as Christians in terms of the basic confession “Jesus is Lord.”
Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014, Quentin Wesselschmidt
Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014, Quentin Wesselschmidt
Concordia Journal
The unrepented sins of Israel received their due; so the sins of our age will not go unpunished by God unless people confess their sins and cast themselves upon the mercy of God that is offered in Christ Jesus.
Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
Through the baptismal covenant, we are united with Christ and receive his blessings.
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014, Leopoldo Sánchez
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
Who are those in our neighborhood who have yet to be drafted into Jesus, the new Israel, brought into the light of the Lord, so that they too may be saved and worship him?
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013, Joel Biermann
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013, Joel Biermann
Concordia Journal
Deluded by the illusion of self-mastery and bolstered by the culture’s eager affirmation of the supremacy of the individual, autonomous man is as resistant to the incursion of a new ruler as was Herod of Jerusalem.
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013, Wally Becker
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013, Wally Becker
Concordia Journal
The sign of Immanuel is a sign of hope and promise, of grace and mercy, for Jesus has come to be with us, with forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
God, our faithful God, keeps his word and covenant in redemption and forgiveness.
Back To The Beginning Creation Shapes The Entire Story, Charles Arand
Back To The Beginning Creation Shapes The Entire Story, Charles Arand
Concordia Journal
So creation is more than a stage or scenery for God’s story. It is integral to the entire story. After all, the entire story is about God’s relationship to his creation, especially to those extraordinary creatures that he had formed from the ground to look after and cultivate his creation.
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor, Theodore Hopkins
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor, Theodore Hopkins
Concordia Journal
Only Carty’s introductory essay is necessary in order for the reader to understand Luther from Carty’s perspective, which enables the reader to read any selection of interest with a lessened chance of confusion.
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith, John Bombaro
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith, John Bombaro
Concordia Journal
By making a compelling argument that christocentrism, not bibliocentrism, is the truly evangelical response to theological liberalism and cultural caricaturing, The Bible Made Impossible warrants mandatory reading by all thoughtful Christians and thorough discussion by Lutheran pastors, professors, and seminarians.
Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014, Joel Okamoto
Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
Psalm 118:22, “The stone the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” Some who saw and heard Jesus firsthand did not believe but instead killed him.
Lent 4 • Isaiah 42:14–21 • March 30, 2014, Robert Kolb
Lent 4 • Isaiah 42:14–21 • March 30, 2014, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
Turn to the execution of his promise in Christ, the one who opens our ears to God’s communication, his torah, and who opens our eyes to his concern for us, both in his anguish over our sins and in his love that delivers us from evil.