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Series: A Laymen's Commentary on the Smalcald Articles

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Human Traditions

Part III, Article XV. Of Human Traditions. 1] The declaration of the Papists that human traditions serve for the remission of sins, or…

Posted On 14 Feb 202013 Feb 2020

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Monastic Vows

Part III, Article XIV. Of Monastic Vows. 1] As monastic vows directly conflict with the first chief article, they must be absolutely abolished….

Posted On 30 Jan 202030 Jan 2020

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: How One is Justified before God and Does Good Works

Part III, Article XIII. How One is Justified before God, and of Good Works. 1] What I have hitherto and constantly taught concerning…

Posted On 20 Jan 202017 Jan 2020

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Church

Part III, Article XII. Of the Church. 1] We do not concede to them that they are the Church, and [in truth] they…

Posted On 2 Jan 202031 Dec 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Marriage of Priests

Part III, Article XI. Of the Marriage of Priests. 1] To prohibit marriage, and to burden the divine order of priests with perpetual…

Posted On 5 Dec 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary of the Smalcald Articles: Ordination and Call

Part III, Article X. Of Ordination and the Call. 1] If the bishops would be true bishops [would rightly discharge their office], and…

Posted On 26 Nov 201925 Nov 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Excommunication

Part III, Article IX. Of Excommunication. The greater excommunication, as the Pope calls it, we regard only as a civil penalty, and it…

Posted On 14 Nov 201913 Nov 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Confession

Part III, Article VIII. Of Confession. 1] Since Absolution or the Power of the Keys is also an aid and consolation against sin…

Posted On 24 Oct 201923 Oct 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Keys

Part III, Article VII. Of the Keys. 1] The keys are an office and power given by Christ to the Church for binding…

Posted On 11 Sep 20199 Sep 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Sacrament of the Altar

Part III, Article VI. Of the Sacrament of the Altar. 1] Of the Sacrament of the Altar we hold that bread and wine…

Posted On 22 Aug 201921 Aug 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Baptism

Part III, Article V. Of Baptism. 1] Baptism is nothing else than the Word of God in the water, commanded by His institution,…

Posted On 15 Aug 201914 Aug 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Gospel

Part III, Article IV. Of the Gospel. We will now return to the Gospel, which not merely in one way gives us counsel…

Posted On 1 Aug 201929 Jul 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Repentance

Part III, Article III. Of Repentance. 1] This office [of the Law] the New Testament retains and urges, as St. Paul, Rom. 1:18…

Posted On 9 Jul 20197 Jul 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Law

Part III, Article II. Of the Law 1] Here we hold that the Law was given by God, first, to restrain sin by…

Posted On 27 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Sin

THE THIRD PART OF THE ARTICLES. Concerning the following articles we may [will be able to] treat with learned and reasonable men, or…

Posted On 20 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Papacy

Part II, Article IV: Of the Papacy. 1] That the Pope is not, according to divine law or according to the Word of…

Posted On 13 Jun 201912 Jun 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Chapters and Cloisters

Part II, Article III: Of Chapters and Cloisters. 1] That chapters and cloisters [colleges of canons and communistic dwellings], which were formerly founded…

Posted On 5 Jun 201930 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Mass

Part II, Article II: Of the Mass. 1] That the Mass in the Papacy must be the greatest and most horrible abomination, as…

Posted On 22 May 201921 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Chief Article

THE SECOND PART Treats of the Articles which Refer to the Office and Work of Jesus Christ, or Our Redemption. Part II, Article I:…

Posted On 15 May 201914 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: The Awe-Inspiring Articles on Divine Majesty

THE FIRST PART Treats of the Sublime Articles Concerning the Divine Majesty, as: I. That Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three distinct persons…

Posted On 8 May 20198 May 2019

A Laymen’s Commentary on the Smalcald Articles: Preface

Note: This is the third series of posts providing commentary on the Book of Concord adapted from my Lutheran Essentials Class Notes.  I…

Posted On 1 May 201930 Apr 2019

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