The 59th Annual Convention, held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Oregon, officially began at 9:30 a.m. with a Divine Worship Service of Convocation in which the local Pastor, the Rev. M. L. Natterer, served as the liturgist, and the …
Category: The Concordia Lutheran Issues 2010-Present
When do we use the doctrine of the Church properly?
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 Evil of Sinful Separatism. CL July – August 2010
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 …
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Just Who Was Athanasius? CL May – June 2010
“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 …
Without Apology: The Mystery of the Holy Trinity. CL May – June 2010
“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 …
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The Truth about the Baptism of the Spirit. CL May – June 2010
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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Excerpt on the Second Article from Luther’s Large Catechism – CL Mar – Apr 2010
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 – CL Mar – Apr 2010
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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Jesus’ Appearance on Easter Afternoon
Jesus’ Appearance on Easter Afternoon What does the resurrection of Christ mean to us? It should mean everything, for it is pivotal to the Christian faith, as St. Paul points out so forcefully in I Corinthians 15:14-20. It definitely proves …
Why It Behooved Christ to Suffer – CL Mar – Apr 2010
Why It Behooved Christ to Suffer “Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day.” — Luke 24:46 Shortly after Peter’s clear confession, “Thou art the Christ, the Son …
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