Congregational Courses: Confessions 1
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57 – Why were the Smalcald Articles needed?
Dr. reviews the history that lead up to the writing of the Smalcald Articles and why they were written.
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50 – What guidance does Melanchthon give for persuing a righteousness of works without giving up the righteousness of faith?
Dr. Arand explains how to live in both kinds of righteousness.
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48 – How does the Two Kinds of Righteousness help to diagnose the fundamental flaw in the theology of Melanchthon’s opponents?
Dr. Arand explains the difference between the Catholic and Lutheran view of righteousness.
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15 – What were the theological issues which helped to form the creeds?
Dr. Schulz explains some of the heresies that the creeds were written to remove from Christianity.
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60 – What is role or the first chief article of the Smalcald Articles?
Dr. Arand explains why the Smalcald Articles were laid out and why they were laid out in that manner.
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25 – What was the relation of Luther to the Augsburg Confession?
Dr. Schulz gives an explanation why Luther not write the Augsburg Confession.
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13 – How can the language of the creeds vary when translated into English?
Dr. Schulz explains how translations of the creeds can cause issues and that care must be taken to not allow misconceptions to appear in the…
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33 – How can one effectively teach what the confessions say about the human condition?
Dr. Schulz explains the human condition and how it is affected by original sin.
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34 – How are we delivered from the sinful human condition?
Dr. Schulz explains that through baptism we are saved from our sinful human will.