Browsing Essay File by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 4187
-
Luther's Small Catechism and the Heidelberg Catechism- The Continuing Struggle: The Catechism's Role as a Confessional Document
(0000)Ulrich Asendorf’s essay, Luther’s Small Catechism and the Heidelberg Catechism—The Continuing Struggle, explores the theological and confessional distinctions between Lutheran and Calvinist traditions. He contrasts Luther’s ... -
Teaching the Sixth Commandment
(0000)The author addresses a teacher’s conference and urges everyone to speak about sex in the way the Bible does—with frankness and understanding that it is a blessing from God and with propriety and age awareness. He commends ... -
God Manifest in Flesh: The Mystery of the Personal Union
(0000)Professor Becker explains the focus of this paper, “The apostle Paul in his first letter to Timothy says that the manifestation of God in flesh is a mystery which is great beyond controversy, or, as we might also paraphrase ... -
2 Corinthians 9
(0000) -
Can There Ever Be Exceptions to Our Regular Fellowship Practices That Do Not Violate Scripture's Fellowship Principles?
(0000)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 ... -
Dogmatics and Piety - An Introduction to Johann Gerhard's Meditationes Sacrae
(0000)John F. Brug introduces Johann Gerhard’s Meditationes Sacrae, highlighting the deep connection between Lutheran dogmatics and personal piety. Gerhard, a leading 17th-century Lutheran theologian, authored this devotional ... -
Exegetical Brief: 2 Thessalonians 3:6,14,15 - Admonish Him As a Brother
(0000)John F. Brug examines 2 Thessalonians 3:6,14,15 to clarify whether Paul’s instructions refer to a partial or complete break of fellowship with an impenitent Christian. Brug analyzes the Greek terms and context, concluding ... -
An Exegetical Brief: A Puzzling Verb Form
(0000)John F. Brug explores the puzzling passive verb form μοιχευθῆναι in Matthew 5:32, which has significant implications for the biblical doctrine of divorce. He questions the traditional interpretation that a man who unjustly ... -
Mary Today According to the New Catholic Catechism
(0000)John F. Brug critically examines the portrayal of Mary in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, highlighting its reaffirmation of doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception, perpetual virginity, bodily assumption, and ... -
Scripture According to the New Catechism of the Catholic Church
(0000)John F. Brug’s essay surveys the treatment of Scripture in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, highlighting both affirmations and concerns. The Catechism upholds the divine inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture, yet ... -
Exegetical Brief: They Pierced My Hands and My Feet (Psalm 22:17)
(0000)John F. Brug investigates the textual variant in Psalm 22:17 (“they pierced my hands and my feet”), a verse often linked to Jesus’ crucifixion. The Masoretic Text reads “like a lion my hands and my feet,” but Brug presents ...