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Scripturality of Instrumental Music in the New Testament Church
The thesis gives a detailed history of instrumental music in worship before the Church began, as well as the use of instrumentation, or lack thereof,…
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Psalm 93: An Exegetical Study of the Psalm and its Relationship to Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Does the Bible depend upon ancient Near Eastern l literature? Does it need to? If so, how much? If not, why not? These questions evoke…
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The Role of The Holy Spirit in Old Testament Salvation
How were people saved in the OT? Has there been more than one way of salvation throughout history? What was the Holy Spirit’s role in…
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What is Expected of Pastoral Care in the Twenty-first Century Lutheran Church its Measures and its Myths: A Confessional Lutheran Perspective
Ever since the post-modem Christian Church began to look for ways in which to seek ways to bring in the lost and unsaved masses of…
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Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Islam in the United States
The starting point of this research has been to have a clear understanding of the seven different approaches Christian missiologists have developed in an attempt…
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Household Worship
Prevailing social and cultural changes in America today influence the family life and their life in the church. Often our values, ethics and behavioral norms…
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The Development and Place of the Notae Ecclesiae in Luther and the Lutheran Confessions
Our thesis will be guided by the following outline. First, we will explore the consequences of Luther’s initial discovery of justification for his understanding of…
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A Biblical Understanding of Women in Ministry: An Investigation of I Timothy 2:8-15
One of the continuing hotbeds of debate affecting a broad spectrum of denominations during the last half century has been the nature and scope of…
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The Heart of the Lutheran Church: Developing a Pietist Ecclesiology from its Lutheran Roots
This study of Pietism, and specifically the development of Pietist ecclesiology, several important questions will be considered. How and where did German Pietism emerge, and…