dannyhyde
Puritan Board Sophomore
Of course, Luther was not bound to a fixed BCO/catechism practice as the URCNA binds their ministers. As you note, he even wrote his own catechism(s). Writing one's own catechism, and then using it in teaching in the church would probably be decried by a some as "teaching the commandments of men", and would most likely be frowned upon as a practice, since it would have been produced by an individual interpreter of the Scriptures. Catachetical sermons have been found throughout the history of the church, from the fathers through the Reformation, but most of them were written and taught of the minister's own volition, not as an enforceable practice.
Hi Adam,
I hope I am not missing the force of your words, but are you saying it is permitted to preach "catechetical" (i.e., sermons dealing with the fundamentals of the Christian faith) sermons so long as they are organized by the local pastor and as long as he is not required to do so?