Browsing by Author "Gawrisch, Wilbert R."

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    • Man and Woman in God's World 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1975)
      While women are subordinate to men, this subordination is commonly misunderstood. Subordination describes a person’s role, not their quality. God made clear through the order of creation the relationship men and women were ...

    • The Meaning of the Hebrew Word Torah with Special Reference to Its Use in the Psalms 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      In general, God’s torah is his instruction or teaching. But torah also has some narrow meanings. Torah can refer to specific ordinances and groups of regulations. Torah can refer to the instructions God gave Moses on Mt. ...

    • The Ministry of the Keys with Special Emphasis on the Power of the Christian to Forgive and to Retain Sins 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      Christ gave great authority to his church in the ministry of the keys. In this ministry the church acts in Christ’s name to forgive penitent sinners their sins, but to retain the sins of the impenitent as long as they do ...

    • Old Testament Exegesis at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1986)
      Presented in 1986, Gawrisch offers an overview of the Old Testament exegesis curriculum offered at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. There are three Old Testament exegesis courses offered. One for each year spent on campus: ...

    • The Place of Women in the Life and Work of the Church 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1966)
      Adam spoke highly of woman the first time he saw her, “Bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.” The writer of Proverbs 31 sings the praises of the godly wife and mother. In fact, “Her price is above rubies.” God has indeed ...

    • The Practical Application of the Doctrine of the Two Natures of Christ 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1984)
      Whenever the person of Christ is attacked, man is robbed of the assurance of the atonement. Jesus was like us in every way, except one: he was without sin. He needed to be like us, he had to live under the law and he had ...

    • A Reaffirmation of the Synodical Conference Teaching on the Real Presence 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      When Jesus commanded, “Do this in remembrance of me,” he was referring to the sacrament actions of the consecration, distribution, and reception of the Lord’s Supper. However, there are still questions concerning when the ...

    • Romans 16:17,18 and Its Application to Individual Fellowship 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1980)
      Gawrisch opens by pointing out the discrepancies between the “Statement of the Forty-four” and the “Brief Statement.” The “Statement” openly contradicted the “Brief Statement” in that it denied Romans 16 applied to all ...

    • The Royal Priesthood 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R.; Guse, John R.; Jacobs, Paul S.; Vogt, John F. (1978)
      The reintroduction of the teaching of the priesthood of all believers offered the church great comfort in the fact that they could go to God’s throne directly without fear or mediator. By God’s grace, through the work of ...

    • A Royal Priesthood Proclaiming God's Praise 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1978)
      The reintroduction of the teaching of the priesthood of all believers offered the church great comfort in the fact that they could go to God’s throne directly without fear or mediator. By God’s grace, through the work of ...

    • The Separation of Church and State 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1986)
      Though both the Church and State are divinely created, their purpose and the means by which they carry out their purpose are completely different. The Christian is a citizen of two kingdoms. He is a citizen of the spiritual ...

    • The Separation of Church and State as it Relates to our Christian Schools 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      The church is to make disciples of all nations by using the gospel. The state, on the other hand, has the purpose of preserving a certain measure of peace and order in human society. There is a certain separation between ...

    • Systematic Theology at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1986)
      Overall the systematics curriculum has not changed much since this paper was written in 1986. WLS accepts the Bible as the inherent word of God and this reflects itself in dogmatics classes as the entire fields of dogmatics ...

    • TEE - Theological Education by Extension 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1975)
      “The Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program is designed to train African lay workers in theological studies and in practical church work in the village setting.” The TEE program has a special curriculum based on ...

    • Three Advent Sermon Studies: Isaiah Pictures the Coming Messiah 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R.; Jeske, John C.; Mueller, Wayne D. (0000)
      This series of Advent sermon studies will let the prophet Isaiah speak. Seven centuries before the birth of Christ, Isaiah pictured the coming Messiah for his hearers and readers. The three Isaiah texts chosen for this ...

    • The Twentieth Century Crucifixion of Christ 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1970)
      The professed goal of twentieth century theology is to persuade modern man to accept the Christian faith. Twentieth century theology speaks to man’s reason. Not only does modern theology reject the inspiration, inerrancy, ...

    • The WELS' Walther Heritage 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1987)
      Written in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death, Professor Gawrisch shows the impact of Walther through his students who taught on Wisconsin Synod campuses as well as ...

    • What About Women Visitors? 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      The purpose of school visitors is to evaluate the curriculum of the school, encourage Christian education, and to help the individual teacher do his job as best as he can. If a woman were to become a school visitor, would ...

    • What Church Do You Mean? 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (1967)
      The picture the New Testament gives of ekklesia is an assembly which possesses the keys of the kingdom of God. This assembly administers these keys by Christ’s authority and according to his will. Luther saw only one church, ...

    • What Is Heresy? 

      Gawrisch, Wilbert R. (0000)
      This paper was written is response to a 1965 revision of an LCMS document entitled Theology of Fellowship. After a thorough word study of the usage of the New Testament word for heresy, the author examines heresy as defined ...