lutheranism

Somewhere else, someone posted a question on Reformed Churches in Sweden, resulting me in typing a bunch of stuff which may be helpful for reformed Swedes and for people visiting or directing others. Most of this information comes from previous research, most of it done in Swedish and for the...

For some time now, I’ve been studying Roman Catholicism, and I wanted to recommend a few books that, in my opinion, best address this controversy. At the beginning, the Roman Catholic opponents—though fierce (e.g., Eck, Sadoleto, etc.)—were weak in terms of argumentation. The main works from...

How do we define trinitarian and christological errors as heresy? As damnable? Those who hold them as wolves? As being outside the faith? Are the boundaries strictly theological or also ones of attitude, context, consistency and soteriological implication? How harshly do we define the following...

The late-seventeenth century reformed Dutch theologian Peter van Mastricht wrote Theoretical-Practical Theology (RHB). It is in my opinion the best systematic theology existent in English. Volume 4 is out, on Christ’s Person, filled with wonderful material. Three topics in the volume...

Howdy friends! Let’s talk about the topics included in the thread title! I will start by giving a brief overview of by confusion/dilema. So to begin, I have been very influenced by R. Scott Clark and his emphasis on the Gospel//Law distinction. I have received some push back in the form of “it’s...

In the Marburg colloqui, it was agreed that: Did Zwingli and Bucer mean by this a rejection of regulative worship, or strictly refer to circumstancial traditions? Is there such a thing as circumstancial traditions?

Happy Labor Day! In celebration here are Martin Luther’s 82 volumes of Works in English, most of which are fully online, including his many commentaries on Biblical books: Martin Luther’s Works at ReformedBooksOnline Rejoice and be glad; these are days of thanksgiving! “Let all those that...

How is it said that God purchased the Church with his blood (Acts 20:28), when God does not have blood? The answer is that it was Christ who bled, who is both God and man. The attribution of the properties of one of Christ’s natures to the other (such as in Acts 20:28) is called the doctrine...

I've dipped into both Berkof's and Hodge's Systematic Theologies. I have both in my library. Are there other good authors one should consult like Geerhardus Vos's Reformed Dogmatics. Does he treat Lutheranism in those books. Or besides Systematic Theologies what should one read to get a good...

My family attends a Lutheran church (LCMS) in Alabama. It’s a solid church that preaches the Gospel boldly. Obviously, I respectfully disagree with several doctrinal issues, but I’m ultimately happy that my parents and sister are in a good church (especially my dad who I think is coming to the...

I watched this video by a Lutheran Pastor who claims that 2nd and 3rd generation Calvinism had a lot of anti-trinitarianism due to the supposed "logic with Scripture" he supposes we try to hold onto dogmatically. Watch this video starting from 8:50 to hear his argument. What do you guys think...

How different, or is there a difference between the theology of modern Lutheran churches and what Martin Luther actually wrote and taught himself?