We use the doctrine of the Church properly …when we take heed to be and remain members of the Invisible Church by sincere faith in the Redeemer; Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. …
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The Keynote Sermon delivered at the 59th Annual Convention of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Lebanon, Oregon • June 25, 2010 by President David T. Mensing I John 2:19 In the Name of Jesus Christ, our precious Redeemer, the …
The Evil of Sinful Separatism. CL July – August 2010 Read More »
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God; whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” — Hebrews 13:7 As we latter-day Christians continue to press onward in “the …
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been His …
Without Apology: The Mystery of the Holy Trinity. CL May – June 2010 Read More »
Related article: How the Holy Spirit Gives Us Utterance Today Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? —I Corinthians 12:29 To the Holy Ghost, the Bible especially (though not exclusively) ascribes the work …
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Our Declaration (Principles adopted at our Special Pastoral Conference, Tinley Park, January 18-19, 1956) I We acknowledge and declare that Dr. P. E. Kretzmann, by his declaration by his undated release received by our President and Vice-president on December 5 …
“It strikes us as a very important consideration in understanding the nature and the sovereignty of a Christian congregation that the New Testament never applies the term ekklesia to a corporate body acting as a unit, and particularly as a governing …
Excerpts from selected CLC documents on this Web site regarding Church and Ministry Dr. F. Pieper, (1852 – 1931; Professor, Missouri Synod): “We maintain that the formation of Christian congregations, and membership in them, is not a human but a …
Excerpt on the Second Article from Luther’s Large Catechism Here we learn to know the Second Person of the Godhead, how He has completely poured forth Himself and withheld nothing from us that He has not given us. Now, this …
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Consequences of Denying the Resurrection of the Body “For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised.” —I Corinthians 15:16 The resurrection of the body is something that human reason tends to reject, or at least to regard …
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