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Righteous Deceit: An Implicit Doctrine of Scripture
(2016)
The Bible explicitly prescribes deceit as being sinful, and yet there are a variety of descriptive accounts in which deceit seems to be presented implicitly in a positive and even commendable light. This presents the reader ...
Training a Congregation to Support Those Grieving a Loss Cause by Death
(2016)
Death is a reality that every human has to experience even before his or her own death. One of the hardest events anyone could experience is the loss of a loved one through death. A pastor and the congregation will be ...
Music as a Tool for Outreach: A Look at Its Historical and Modern Use for Reaching Non-Christians with the Gospel
(2016)
The Word of God is all that is needed to convert people from unbelievers to
believers. But throughout the history of the Christian Church, music has been used as a tool to
aid the proclamation of the Gospel. This thesis ...
Speaking Bold Words Carefully to a Society Sensitive to Words
(2016)
Freedom of speech is the subject of intense discussion in our society and the world in general. There are many who may come to similar conclusions to where we will be led by Scripture, but we must recognize where they are ...
Islamic Hermeneutics in Action
(2016)
In our Lutheran circles, Islam remains largely a misunderstood religion. That hermeneutics and exegesis are practiced consciously among Muslims with the sacred text of the Qur’an (also spelled Koran) does not seem logical, ...
Fatherly Concern: A Study of the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers with Emphasis on Christology, the Trinity, and the Authority of Scripture
(2016)
There is a common thread found in writings of the earliest Christian theologians. In the years leading up the Council of Nicaea in 325 a substantial amount of Christian literature was produced. This paper will look at ...
Effectively Using the Multiple Roles of the Missionary
(2016)
This thesis investigates the proper use of the various roles of the missionary. These roles are the missionary as pastor and the missionary as mentor. Used appropriately, the missionary can proceed with his goal of ...
Evaluative Continuing Education
(2016)
Continuing Education (CE) is an effective means by which pastors can grow spiritually,
professionally, and personally. Survey results find that 100% of Wisconsin Evangelical
Lutheran Synod (WELS) pastors have participated ...