Gospel Determinism Cases: Paul G. Bretscher, Part 2
Introduction Previously I presented “Gospel Determinism: A Preview.” Then we moved from preview to the first of some cases that illustrate gospel determinism:…
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Introduction Previously I presented “Gospel Determinism: A Preview.” Then we moved from preview to the first of some cases that illustrate gospel determinism:…
Introduction Previously I presented “Gospel Determinism: A Preview.” Now we move from preview to the first of some cases that illustrate gospel determinism:…
Introduction In Part 1 , we introduced a set of sermons by Martin Luther that answer many common questions about Baptism that are both…
Elements Gospel determinism has two elements. We know the Gospel. Gospel determines everything. The elements are simple. Together they are total. The Gospel…
Note: The following review is by Cory Westby, whose bio appears below the review. I have anxiously awaited the release of this hymnal…
Introduction In Part 1, we introduced a set of sermons by Martin Luther that answer many common questions about Baptism that are both…
Barrick, William D., “Exegetical Fallacies: Common Mistakes Every Student of the Bible Must Avoid.” (article, 12 pp.) (PDF, and online edition is here)….
UPDATE NOTE: Thanks to Eric Obermeyer for contributing links to online editions that we have added since the original publication of this bibliography….
Introduction This article provides a thumbnail sketch of what Kenneth Minogue calls the “pure theory” of ideology and applies it to destructive ideological…
Introduction You hear questions about Baptism. You have your own questions. Many of these questions are common and are asked repeatedly. Many…
Buchanan, Colin, A Case for Infant Baptism, rev. ed. (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 1984). Chemnitz, Martin, “Original Sin” in The Doctrine of Man…
In the last quarter of 1519, Dr. Martin Luther published three sermons on the sacraments of penance, baptism, and Lord’s Supper. He wrote…
Dr. Martin Luther lectured on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians from late October 1516 to March 1517. In addition to his earlier…
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod holds a synod-wide convention every three years. The convention receives reports, elects leaders, votes on proposed resolutions,…
Lay Lutherans and personal evangelism have a strained relationship. First, we are tempted to think that only pastors should witness for Christ. If…
Do I need church? Do you need church? Some say they are Christians, but don’t need the church. They worship at home or…
In this book (Jack D. Kilcrease, The Doctrine of the Atonement from Luther to Forde (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2018), Dr. Kilcrease…
[Photo of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold and child used by permission of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold. Thank you!] The child is with her father….
A voting delegate to a synodical convention has a duty to vote well. To vote well, one needs to study and understand the…
In the late eleventh century, a famous theologian wrote a book called: Cur deus homo (usually translated as Why God Became a Man). …
Many Lutherans sing the beloved hymn, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, (LSB 450) during Lent and especially on Good Friday. Paul Gerhardt wrote…
For many Christians, repentance is a confusing topic and a frustrating experience. Let’s take a look at: the secular background of the word…
Philip Melanchthon published his first major theological work, Loci Communes (Theological Commonplaces) in 1521. At the age of 21, in 1518 Melanchthon had come…
When I was a child, we already had the Small Catechism memorized before we entered confirmation instruction. We recited portions in Sunday School…
In 1519, Luther published an edited copy of his lectures on Galatians. This text represented his clearest exposition of the doctrine of justification. …