| dc.description.abstract | This eleven-tract series, issued by the Wisconsin Synod’s Conference of Presidents in 1954, addresses doctrinal controversies threatening unity within the Synodical Conference. Topics include the history of Lutheran synods in America, the Common Confession, justification, conversion, inspiration of Scripture, election, Scouting, cooperation in externals, Antichrist, prayer fellowship, and the military chaplaincy. Each tract defends the Wisconsin Synod’s confessional stance against perceived doctrinal compromise, particularly in relation to the Missouri Synod’s negotiations with the American Lutheran Church. The series emphasizes objective justification, conversion by grace alone, verbal inspiration, election unto faith, and the identification of the Papacy as Antichrist. It warns against unionism in Scouting, joint worship, and chaplaincy practices, and insists that true Christian unity must be based on full doctrinal agreement. The tracts aim to inform and strengthen members in their commitment to scriptural truth and confessional integrity.
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