One hundred couples or individual attenders of the Faith of Our Fathers conference on “The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace” will receive for free the first two titles in the Atonement in Confessional Lutheran Theology series: Franz Pieper and Chorus of Voices.
The proper understanding of the Law of God is essential for a Christian. Unfortunately, there has been much disagreement in American Lutheranism concerning the role of the Law in the Church. Last year’s conference focused on the dangers of antinomianism, the importance of the third use of the law, and how these topics have impacted the Missouri Synod’s preaching and teaching in recent years.
This year’s conference will focus on the beautiful harmony of God’s Law and Gospel and how His promises shape the Christian life. As recently sainted John Warwick Montgomery said, “The answer to antinomianism, social-gospel legalism, and existential relativism lies not only in the proper distinction between Law and Gospel, as C. F. W. Walther so effectively stressed, but also in the proper harmony of Law and Gospel, as set forth in the classic doctrine of the Third Use of the Law.”
Over two days at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville, IL, February 28-March 1, 2025, conference-goers will learn about and discuss God’s Law and Gospel, preaching, growth, and struggle in the Christian life, and what the Lutheran Confessions have to say about all these matters. The conference is for both laity and pastors.
Speakers and preachers include: Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. Ball, Rev. Dr. John S. Bruss, Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Egger, Rev. Dr. Gifford A. Grobien, Rev. Andrew J. Preus, Rev. William C. Weedon, Rev. Andy Wright, Rev. Andrew L. Packer, Rev. David P. Ramirez, and Rev. Joshua V. Scheer.
Synoptic Text™ is producing a series of books on Atonement in Confessional Lutheran Theology. So far the series includes:
- Atonement in Confessional Lutheran Theology: Franz Pieper
- Atonement in Confessional Lutheran Theology: Chorus of Voices
One hundred sets of Franz Pieper and Chorus of Voices will be given away on a first-come-first-served basis, by couple or individual, arriving at the conference.
The Franz Pieper title includes biographical sketches of Pieper by Theodore Graebner and W. H. T. Dau, three of Pieper’s writings on atonement, a foreword by Jack D. Kilcrease, and bibliographies of Pieper’s works and on atonement.
The Chorus of Voices title includes writings on atonement and reconciliation by, in alphabetical order by last name: W. H. T. Dau, Theodore Engelder, George O. Evenson, Martin H. Franzmann, Johann Gerhard, A. L. Graebner, David Hollaz, Leonhard Hutter, Leander S. Keyser, E. W. A. Koehler, Johann König, Robert D. Preus, Rolf D. Preus, Johannes Quenstedt, Heinrich Schmid, and George Stoeckhardt. Their writings include citations and quotations of Johann Gerhard, David Hollaz, Leonhard Hutter, Johann Köenig, and Johannes Quenstedt.