Augsburg Confession:
How do I get a copy of the Augsburg Confession
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Council Of Orange:
Does WELS hold the canons of the Council of Orange to be orthodox, whole or in part? If in part, which sections?
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Nicene Creed:
Concerning the Nicene Creed: According to the Da Vinci Code Book, it is the birth of Christianity. Where men made up the Christian faith. Belief in a Triune God,etc. Why did the ch...
Last Modified: 07/17/2005 14:21:24 |
Creeds:
It seems to be the practice in many churches to recite the Apostle's Creed on non-Communion Sunday's and the Nicene Creed on Communion Sunday's and the Athanasian Creed on Trinity ...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 14:53:34 |
Descent into Hell:
In the Apostles Creed it says that Jesus decended into hell. what scriptural evidence is there of this? And if there is no scriptural evidence of this, why do we continue to use th...
Last Modified: 05/09/2005 06:00:13 |
AC III, Christ returning openly:
The Tappert edition of the Book of Concord (and possibly others) concludes the third article of the Augsburg Confession by noting that Christ would return *openly*. Can you tell m...
Last Modified: 05/01/2005 15:04:41 |
Augsburg Confession X and Consecrationism/Receptionism:
I understand the WELS position on the question of when the real presence occurs in the Lord's Supper to be that this is an open question. However, as I consult Augsburg Confession...
Last Modified: 04/23/2005 10:52:15 |
Nicene creed:
I was asked about something and would appreciate your help - The Nicene Creed states ". . . He shall come again to judge the living and the dead". If we are "judged" at the time o...
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Lord's Prayer--Fifth petition:
I have a question regarding the Fifth Petition of theLord's Prayer--"forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those wh trespass against us." The part that is troubling is the second...
Last Modified: 02/28/2005 16:45:07 |
Interpretation of the Lutheran Confessions:
We were talking in Bible class about the Book of Concord. Who is the authorized interpreter to decide between conflicting opinions of how to take the various articles in the Book ...
Last Modified: 02/23/2005 13:44:28 |
The Communion of Saints/the pause that refreshes:
In Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal (CW), on p.19, the 3rd article of the Apostles' Creed begins: "I believe in the Holy Spirit,/the holy Christian Church,/ the communion of ...
Last Modified: 01/24/2005 07:25:25 |
Augustine: The Heart At Rest:
A Q&A reader wrote: Q: I read a long time ago that St. Augustine wrote, "That when God created man he made a place in man for Him". I don't know if I remember it just the way...
Last Modified: 01/12/2005 08:24:28 |
Christ's Descent into Hell:
Re: the recent answer to the question about Christ's descent into hell. The responder said "after Jesus was made alive again on Easter morning, he made an appearance in hell." ...
Last Modified: 12/20/2004 07:36:04 |
Christ descending into hell:
I have always firmly believed and professed the Apostles' Creed. After watching Mel Gibson's Passion focusing more directly on this happening I needed to affirm this profession. ...
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Nicene Creed:
What does it mean when it says, "God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God," in the Nicene creed?
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Is the Anthanasian Creed universal?:
If the Anthanasian Creed was never accepted via a chucrh council, why is it called an ecumenical creed?
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The First Council of Nicaea:
Peace in Christ! Please assist me in my struggle to understand the historical split of the Lutherans from the Roman Catholics. I cannot figure out if Lutherans confess themselves...
Last Modified: 06/01/2004 07:51:22 |
Office of the keys:
I had always understood that the office of the keys were given to the church. However, in the Book of Concord, article 28, section 12 in the apology to the Augsburg Confession it ...
Last Modified: 05/24/2004 06:57:50 |
Confessional Luitheranism:
Why would a confessional body need to make doctrinal positions on fellowship in the last 100 years if it is an already apostolic practice? The documents from the ELS,WELS and Mis...
Last Modified: 05/12/2004 14:17:55 |
"Catholic":
For instance to say "the Holy Christian Church" or "the Holy Catholic Church" is to say the same thing. No, it isn't. Christian does not mean catholic, it means Christian. On...
Last Modified: 03/30/2004 07:45:40 |