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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Western Rite: Its Development and Rich History and Its Relevance for Our Worship Life Today
(2008)
Daniel Deutschlander offers in this presentation on the Western Rite that worship begins with a proper attitude on the part of the parishioners and their pastor–the focus must always be on Christ and the Means of Grace. ...
Reformed Theology and Its Threat
(2001)
“The reformed” is a term which refers to both Calvinists and Arminians. The differences between these two reformed camps and Lutherans are often reduced down to the view concerning the Lord’s Supper. However, there is more ...
Luther and the State
(1983)
Luther’s attitude toward the state can be easily misunderstood from his writings. The application of his statements can be even more difficult. In order to understand Luther’s statements one needs to understand the historical ...