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Concordia Theological Monthly

1931

Doctrine

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Brief Statement Of The Doctrinal Position Of The Missouri Synod Of The Holy Scriptures, F Pieper Jun 1931

Brief Statement Of The Doctrinal Position Of The Missouri Synod Of The Holy Scriptures, F Pieper

Concordia Theological Monthly

We teach that the Holy Scriptures differ from all other books in the world in that they are the Word of God. They are the Word of God because the holy men of God who wrote the Scriptures wrote only that which the Holy Ghost communicated to them by inspiration, 2 Tim. 3, 16; 2 Pet.1, 21. We teach also that the verbal inspiration of the Scriptures is not a so-called "theological deduction," but that it is taught by direct statements of the Scriptures, 2 Tim. 3, 16; John 10, 35; Rom. 3, 2; 1 Cor. 2, 13. Since the …


Concerning The Doctrine Of Inspiration, J T. Mueller Mar 1931

Concerning The Doctrine Of Inspiration, J T. Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Under the heading "The Place of the Holy Spirit in Biblical Inspiration" J. Huebner of Lincoln, Nebr., in the Lutheran Church Quarterly, presents to his readers for renewed consideration and study the doctrine of the inspiration of the Bible. The article is clearly written and challenges the Lutheran Church of to-day to express her mind on "the question of the place of the Holy Spirit in the creation of the sacred Scriptures.'' In spite of the author's efforts to remain conservative, the essay is somewhat imbued with the spirit of modern German theology. While space does not permit a detailed …