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No, he did not hold to that view most of his life. Just to note that we are not followers of Luther, rather we hold to the confession of faith, only four of the ten writings come from Luther's pen, with his crucial influence on two others (Augsburg Confession and Apology of the Augsburg...

While I live 80 miles from downtown LA, the next nearest Lutheran church is 45 miles away. We are the conservative, actually only Lutheran church in a 45 mile radius. We have people who drive 30+ miles every Sunday plus Bible Study during week. I serve a TAALC congregation (in altar/pulpit...

Just Words by J. A. O. Preus, III (available through CPH) Just and Sinner publications has been republishing some older Lutheran texts: An Introduction to Dogmatic Theology Revere Franklin Weidner A Summary of the Christian Faith Henry Eyster Jacobs Several others are available, and some...

Lutheran Bible Compamion, 2 volumes; excellent resources, and on sale right now. The Genius of Luther's Theology, by Robert Kolb and Charles Arand This is My Body, by Hermann Sasse.

What kind of lutheran church do you go to? Currently, TAALC (in fellowship with LCMS); I have served as pastor in both church bodies. How long have you been a member? I have been Lutheran my entire life, LCMS for 56 years, TAALC 10 years What do you like about your church, what not...

Here is one review: Audio reviewing Paulson's book

Paulsen, be very cautious about his theology. This particular book radically alters some theology. Don’t have time for more detail right, but later...

Keep in mind that LSJ, et al, are good for broader context. But BDAG (Bauer Danker Arndt Gingrich) is the standard dictionary for Koine Greek, which gives "obey" and "heed" as possible glosses. It might be helpful to examine GEL (Greek English Lexicon) by Lida-Nouw, which deals with semantic...

WELS is currently examining translations, including HCSB and others. As well, a group of WELS pastors have begun a new translation: http://wartburgproject.org/ .

Sadly the ESV is not without problems, too. John 20:23, Matthew 18:18, etc.

Here is one of many posts I have made about NIV 2011. https://exegete77.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/the-missing-saints-revisited/ There are improvements and some inconsistent translation issues. You can search my blog for the other posts.

Here is the statement from the Smalkald Articles, 1537 in the Book of Concord: Part III, Article VI. Of the Sacrament of the Altar. 1] Of the Sacrament of the Altar we hold that bread and wine in the Supper are the true body and blood of Christ, and are given and received not only by the...

I am not sure that you are correct about the Lutheran position regarding this. As a pastor, we have used gluten-free wafers for those who cannot eat wheat, but in 66 years I have not known of one pastor who has taught/accepted that concomitance was a valid doctrinal position within Lutheranism.

Election in Lutheran theology is best demonstrated in Paul's statements in Ephesians 1:3-14. Elected .. “in Christ”; predestined ... “in Christ.” Thus the issue is whether you are “in Christ” (Ephesians 2:4-9). If you are, then you know you have been predestined/elected.

Howdy. A couple corrections: 1) Zwingli died in 1531, long before there was contact between Lutherans and Calvinists. 2) Luther had a major problem with Zwingli and his theology (read “This is My Body” by Hermann Sasse to get the extent of the disagreements). Also, Luther would...

Jordan is one of our pastors. I had the privilege of teaching him in our seminary. If you read his work, you will discover that while there is some overlap with Orthodox, there are some fundamental differences. That is one reason he opted for "Christification" as the title rather than...

Ed, I am on the way to a hospital visit 70 miles away, so don’t have time for full reply. But, don’t be fooled into thinking your response is sufficient. YOM (יומ), when joined ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, etc.), is always 24 hour period in the entire OT. So, if you want it to...

We have two men who are serving in The AALC (in fellowship with LCMS). Both men came out of the Reformed side of Christianity. Jordan Cooper Just and Sinner. He has many articles and podcasts about the differences between Lutheran and Reformed confessions. He graduated from our seminary last...

I interpret it literally, but not literalistically. See another post (http://www.christianforums.com/t7866974-4/#post67197220) I made about Revelation and hermeneutics.

It appears as if there is some confusion about the term “literal.” What some call “literal” is really “literalistic.” This latter term is what happens when we try to flatten out a passage and demand that it be understood only in one sense, which would mean there is no difference between poetic...