Congregational Courses
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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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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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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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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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56 – Is there a proper way to honor the saints?
Dr. Arand discusses the use of saints to intercede for us and why Lutherans do not.
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42 – To what extent is the Augsburg Confession authoritative for Lutheran identity today?
Dr. Schulz explains why the Augsburg Confessions and the Book of Concord are still relevant today as when they were written.
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30 – What is the structure of the Augsburg Confession?
Dr. Schulz explains the structure of the Augsburg Confessions.
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54 – What principles guided the confessors on which parts of church practice to keep?
Dr. Arand explains how the confessors chose what practices to keep and which ones to change.
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10 – Do all denominations accept the creeds?
Dr. Schulz explains what it means to confess the ecumenical creeds.