A Sketch of Francis McGee Thompson: A Founder of Montana
“Perhaps no single pioneer left such a lasting mark on Montana as Francis M. Thompson.” (Rich Aarstad, Senior Archivist, Montana Historical Society). He came to Montana as an investor, adventurer, and explorer, and settled in Bannack where gold was being mined. He had deep involvement with many people. He figures prominently in Bannack events and the foundation of Montana...
Atonement in Lutheran Orthodoxy: Abraham Calov
Atonement by vicarious satisfaction is at the center of all Christian doctrine. It is the foundation of the forgiveness of sins, justification, and faith. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession says, “We are justified only when we receive Christ as the Atoning Sacrifice and believe that for Christ’s sake God is reconciled to us. Neither...
Atonement in Lutheran Orthodoxy: Baier-Walther
C. F. W. Walther selected Johann Wilhelm Baier’s Compendium Theologiae Positivae as the basis for the first dogmatics used to prepare pastors for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Walther edited Baier’s Compendium and annotated it with excerpts from Luther and orthodox Lutheran theologians.
Baier-Walther’s “On the office of Christ” (Vol. III, Cap. II. Sectio III, De officio Christi) is both an antidote...
Atonement in Lutheran Orthodoxy: Johannes Quenstedt
Johannes Quenstedt’s De Officio Christi is an antidote to errors about atonement in Lutheran circles. Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of atonement is vicarious satisfaction. Adversaries deny vicarious satisfaction. Their errors existed already in Quenstedt’s time. While teaching the orthodox truth, Quenstedt thoroughly refutes the adversaries from Scripture...
Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper
Evangelism springs from Luther’s Small Catechism into the newspaper. This book shares from the author’s experiences in writing religion articles published in his local newspaper. It presents ideas about the Catechism and evangelism, and about newspaper evangelism. It explains an approach to writing catechetical newspaper articles and includes three dozen of the author’s published articles...
Luther’s Liturgical Criteria and His Reform of the Canon of the Mass
Luther reformed the Canon of the Mass, the way the Sacrament of the Altar is administered. He has been branded a liturgical hack.
Was he a hack or a surgeon? What part did Jesus' own words have in Luther's reform. Is the Lord's Supper a sacrifice we are to offer to God, or is it a testament and gift that Christ...
Second Edition of Atonement in Lutheran Orthodoxy: Johannes Quenstedt
Johannes Quenstedt’s De Officio Christi is an antidote to errors about atonement in Lutheran circles. Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of atonement is vicarious satisfaction. Adversaries deny vicarious satisfaction. Their errors existed already in Quenstedt’s time. While teaching the orthodox truth, Quenstedt thoroughly refutes the adversaries from Scripture. Robert D. Preus says, “Quenstedt...
Vicarious Satisfaction in Lutheran Catechisms, Confessions, and Hymns
Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that a vital part of the work of God in Christ is atonement by vicarious satisfaction. Vicarious satisfaction is attested in Scripture, the Lutheran confessions in the Book of Concord, explanations of the Catechism, Lutheran hymns, the liturgy, the Sacraments, and so on.
Nevertheless, the atonement is in controversy in Lutheran circles. The adversaries deny vicarious satisfaction. They...