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An Evaluation of "The Nature and Implications of the Concept of Fellowship"
(0000)This evaluation, prepared by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Commission on Inter-Church Relations (CICR), critiques the Missouri Synod’s 1981 CTCR document on church fellowship. While affirming many doctrinal ... -
Johannes Bading's Kollektenreise
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A Study of Marriage, Divorce, Malicious Desertion and Remarriage in the Light of God's Word
(1989)This document presents a detailed review and theological analysis of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s 1983 “Theses on Justification,” affirming its fidelity to Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. The WELS CICR ... -
Controversy Surrounding the Question of the Moment of the Real Presence in the Lord's Supper and the Proper Scriptural Attitude
(1978)When does the bread and wine also become Christ’s body and blood in the sacrament of Holy Communion? Does it happen when the elements are consecrated? Does it happen when the recipient eats and drinks them? Or does it ... -
A Statement of Excommunication and Suspension from Membership in a Congregation
(1975)This 1975 statement, evaluated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Conference of Presidents, clarifies the biblical and doctrinal distinctions between excommunication and suspension from congregational membership. ... -
An Exegesis of 2 Timothy 1
(0000)Timothy was a new pastor. He led a congregation during a time when Christians would be hated and persecuted. How was he supposed to handle such a situation? Thankfully, God had given Timothy a great spiritual mentor in ... -
"A Fraternal Word" Examined
(0000)This 1953 document, prepared by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Standing Committee in Matters of Church Union, critically examines the Missouri Synod’s pamphlet A Fraternal Word on the Questions in Controversy. ... -
The Moral Implications of Attempts to Control Human Reproduction
(1985)Have you ever wondered what it might be like to play the role of God? John Covach says this is exactly what people today are doing when it comes to discussions of birth control and non-natural means of reproduction. God ... -
Marriage/Divorce/Remarriage According to the Bible
(1981)Marriage is a life long union between one man and one woman instituted by God himself. It is a union that isn’t to be broken by man. Divorce on the other hand is the breaking of that marriage union, something that God says ... -
The History of Spanish Language Ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Falls Church, Virginia
(2009)Ryan Cortright, through interviews with Grace’s current pastors and utilizing his own experiences as a vicar a Grace, walks through the history of the Hispanic ministry of Grace in Falls Church, Virginia. He begins with ... -
Wasn't Muhlenberg a Pietist?
(1981)A critical review of the life and pietism of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in the light of R. F. Scholz's review article: "Was Muhlenberg a Pietist?" -
Luther and Erasmus: The Debate on the Freedom of the Will
(1988)How big is the role of a person’s free will when it comes to gaining salvation? Luther said free will plays no part—it is solely an act of a gracious God. Erasmus, on the other hand, could not accept this teaching. The ... -
Key Words in Lutheran Liturgical Worship
(1994)Words can have different meanings associated with them based on their use in context, culture, and groupings. With that in mind, Cortright breaks down what is meant and what is not meant by the phrase “Lutheran liturgical ... -
Ego Te Baptizo: The Church's Liturgy as Instrument of the Baptizing God
(2002)The key component to the rite of holy baptism is the sacrament itself: the washing with water combined with the word, which offers the forgiveness of sins. Throughout the centuries after Christ, other aspects surrounding ... -
Church Growth and Its Implications for the Use of the Means of Grace in a Confessional Liturgical Church
(1989)The church growth movement is more than Christian sociology. The movement has a theology of it’s own, a theology that needs to be recognized and critiqued. While there are many aspects of church growth that confessional ...