tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7571646256175886737..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Prooftexting our way to minimalism...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-20465589866642710412013-11-08T08:17:57.585-06:002013-11-08T08:17:57.585-06:00I have read an account by an early student of Conc...I have read an account by an early student of Concordia Seminary that the Dietrich Catechismus which eventually became the "Explanations" in the 1941 Missouri Synod Small Catechism was primarily used for teaching seminarians. This was when no one had a Book of Concord and pastors only went into the field with a Small Catechism w/ Explanations, a Luther Bibel, a Hebrew OT, a Greek NT, and a Hebrew-to-English and Greek-to-English dictionary.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-92065403663113234122013-11-08T08:16:29.917-06:002013-11-08T08:16:29.917-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-74628806433088362442013-11-08T08:14:09.548-06:002013-11-08T08:14:09.548-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-73736489880098212792013-11-04T07:51:15.537-06:002013-11-04T07:51:15.537-06:00I have always found it interesting that Luther'...I have always found it interesting that Luther's catechism had no such passages while the catechism editions that followed added additional questions and answers as well as the Scriptures under each point. In defense of those who added them, it could be said that the American experience required us to show the original sources, the Scriptures, who reveal such answers. But it does sound a lot like proof texting even though I think that proof texting the catholic position is far different than proof texting your way out of it...Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-75284582322741925472013-11-04T01:16:11.484-06:002013-11-04T01:16:11.484-06:00But...but...!
Our entire synodical explanations t...But...but...!<br /><br />Our entire synodical explanations to the Small Catechism is "proof-texting."Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-22527216338327017032013-11-03T19:37:59.031-06:002013-11-03T19:37:59.031-06:00Along with what the two gentlemen have said, one o...Along with what the two gentlemen have said, one other thought:<br /><br />Lutherans believe that we meet with the eternal God in the Divine Service. We also believe we are there to receive God's gifts, not offer Him our paltry, moth-eaten "worship." The minimalist worship we see in the non-denominational and mega churches is more about self-worship.<br /><br />Let's be honest. We've coveted God's chair since Adam and Eve fell. We will always put ourselves (read: personal preferences in worship-style) above the true worship in Spirit and Truth Jesus said would be His.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-84224573338527588692013-11-03T13:46:03.223-06:002013-11-03T13:46:03.223-06:00Dr. D is right. If you'll wear a tie to meet ...Dr. D is right. If you'll wear a tie to meet the President but not when you worship the King of Kings you've got something wrong. And if you won't wear a tie to meet the President you have a different problem. Broadly speaking.David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-15355563396490981172013-11-03T13:24:08.800-06:002013-11-03T13:24:08.800-06:00When you go to see someone of great importance, yo...When you go to see someone of great importance, you dress and act differently than you do when simply lounging around the house by yourself. How you dress and act reflects the importance of (1) the person you are meeting, and (2) the business that you have with that person.<br /><br />Suppose you decide to go to court to fight a traffic ticket. Do you go, wearing cutoff jeans, a sloppy sweat shirt, and slouching your way into the chamber? Some do exactly this, and they usually loose their cases. If you want to win your case, you dress your best, act alert and respectfully, and try to make a good impression on all around you. This will not enable you to win if you have no case, but it will certainly get you further than looking like a slob.<br /><br />Or suppose you go to a job interview. Do you go to the interview, looking like you have just returned from a two-week camping trip in the wilderness? You qualifications for the job presumably were not diminished during such a camping trip, but your unkempt appearance will not help you secure the position.<br /><br />How can anyone be so self-possessed and casual as to sip coffee and slouch in the seat when meeting with Almighty God? How can we say that we want the music that please us, that talks about our likes, rather than what pleases and praises God? Whether we accept it or not, God is truly present when two or three of true faith gather. <br /><br />In the Old Testament, God laid down rather explicitly just how He wanted to be worshipped. He spelled out the surroundings (first the Tabernacle, then the Temple), and He spelled out the acts of worship. We are not bound by OT ceremonial Law, but we should certainly be guided by it.<br /><br />Fr. D+<br />Anglican PriestDr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.com