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Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Missouri Synod in the By-Gone Days of Its Orthodoxy (1932) Still by God’s Grace the Scriptural Position of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Of the Holy Scriptures 1. We teach that the Holy Scriptures …

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 RESURRECTION OF ALL THE DEAD   § 181. The first 1 act of Christ on His second advent 2 and of the Holy Trinity, 3 at the last day, 4 will be the quickening or resuscitation of all the dead, 5 …

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Excerpts Regarding Baptism   Excerpt from: A Brief Sketch of the Doctrinal Position of the Concordia Lutheran Conference Baptism is the divinely-instituted application of water by any convenient mode, according to Christ’s command and connected with His Word. As a “washing of …

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From the May – June 1996 issue of The Concordia Lutheran [EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was written originally for a local church member for his private use.]   A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DOCTRINAL ERRORS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD For …

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The Vital Relationship of Orthodox Practice to Orthodoxy in Doctrine “Why call ye Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ and do not the things which I say?” —Luke 6:46 [This timely topic was thoroughly discussed at our Summer Plenary Pastoral Conference, June 19, 2007 and …

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PREAMBLE 1.In obedience to the Word of God (Romans 16:17; Titus 3:10), a number of our original members withdrew from the Missouri Synod [LCMS] in the year 1951 for the following reasons: a. Because of that Synod’s progressive deterioration in …

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THE NATURE OF A TRUE STATE OF CONFESSION    ESPECIALLY ON THE PART OF A CHURCH BODY Essay presented by Rev. Paul R. Bloedel to the Convention, Aug. 25, 1957 I. HISTORICAL MATERIAL CONCERNING “STATUS CONFESSIONIS“ II. SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR STATUS CONFESSION Admonition …

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“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 …

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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 …

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A Catechism on the Doctrine of the Church and its Ministryas it relates to the False Teaching of the*WELS, ELS, CoLC and their followers *WELS Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; CoLC Church of the Lutheran Confession; ELS Evangelical Lutheran Synod (The …

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