John F. Brug’s doctrinal brief “Is Homosexuality a Sin?” addresses the theological stance of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) on homosexuality, emphasizing both law and gospel. Brug affirms that Scripture ...

By examining the union of the two natures of Christ in this doctrinal brief, Professor Brug studies the question about if Jesus was able to sin or not. Jesus’ temptations were real and his divinity was also real. Both are ...

President Wendland takes a close look at two schools of thought in Bible translation work today: formal equivalence and functional equivalence. However, President Wendland does not state a preference between these two ...

John Brug’s doctrinal brief “Forms of Ministry” clarifies the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s (WELS) use of the term “forms of ministry,” emphasizing both the unity and diversity within the public ministry of the ...

In this doctrinal brief, Professor John F. Brug clarifies the meaning of the phrase “agreement in doctrine and practice” as used in discussions of church fellowship. He explains that “practice” refers not to customs, ...

In this paper Prof. Brug addresses six major issues: Issue 1: The Gospel of Christ Will an objective atonement and objective justification remain the focus of Lutheran preaching? Will Lutherans continue to preach one way ...

With this list, Professor Brug details different commentaries and loosely ranks the best commentaries available for each book of the Bible. This list is especially useful for its New Testament Treatment. A more updated ...

An excellent treatment on the topic of Objective Justification. Professor Brug carefully walks through the issues and Bible passages and illustrates how people end up denying such a comforting doctrine.

In this essay, Professor John F. Brug explores whether exceptions to regular church fellowship practices can be made without violating scriptural principles. He affirms the “unit concept” of fellowship—requiring full ...