Category Archives: Lutheran World

Interview mit Heinz Schilling

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Wäre Luther heute Lutheraner? (Schilling): Der Luther-Biograf Martin Brecht war der Auffassung, ein Mann wie Luther könne niemanden zum Freund gehabt haben. Ich sehe das anders: Luther pflegte enge Verbindungen mit seinem Wittenberger Kollegen Philipp Melanchthon und mit dem Maler … Continue reading →

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LTS News

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Thanks to Dr. Carl Rockrohr for posting the latest LTS News. Read more about what is happening at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: LTS_News_Feb2013

Posted in LTS in Tshwane, Lutheran World | Tagged Adriane Dorr, Africa, Bible, Deaconess, Dr. Collver, Dr. Rockrohr, Ethiopia, Ghana, LTS News, Lutheran, President Dr. Paul Fynn, Prof. Dr. Timothy Quill, Seminary, St. James Mission Society, Student representatives 2013 | Leave a comment

VELKD Texte 166: “Magnus consensus”

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, in der Anlage übersende ich Ihnen den Link zum Download der aktuellen Ausgabe “Texte aus der VELKD”, Nr. 166, die unter dem Titel “magnus consensus” erscheint. Im Inhalt finden Sie u. a. eine Stellungnahme zur … Continue reading →

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Mekane-Yesus-Kirche: Bruch mit ELCA und Staatskirche Schwedens

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Addis Abeba, 12.2.2013 – selk – Wie aus einer Pressemeldung der äthiopischen evangelisch-lutherischen Mekane-Yesus-Kirche (EECMY) vom 11. Februar hervorgeht (EECMY_ELCA_and_Cos), hat die 19. Generalsynode der EECMY am 11. Februar den Abbruch der Partnerschaftsbeziehungen zur Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche von Amerika (ELCA) und … Continue reading →

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Excerpts from the Apology

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Melanchton writes in his foreword: “I have instead assembled their principal arguments in order to bear witness to the entire world that we hold to the gospel of Christ correctly and faithfully. We take no pleasure in discord, nor are … Continue reading →

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Luther on learning the Catechism

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Many regard the catechism as a simple, trifling teaching, which they can absorb and master at one reading and then toss the book into a corner as if they are ashamed to read it again. Indeed, among the nobility there … Continue reading →

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Bischof Voigt (SELK) eröffnet Bausteinsammlung 2013

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Sammeln für „geistliche Beregnungsanlage“ SELK: Bausteinsammlung 2013 in Bleckmar eröffnet Bergen-Bleckmar, 4.2.2013 – selk – „Wir sammeln hier für eine ‚geistliche Beregnungsanlage’“, so Bischof Hans-Jörg Voigt (Hannover) in seiner Predigt im Eröffnungsgottesdienst der diesjährigen Bausteinsammlung der Selbständigen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (SELK) … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 2. PETER 1:20

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. (2Pe 1:20 NIV) Just as no true prophecy has a human origin, so too its true interpretation is not dependent on human will … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 2. PETER 1:21

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2Pe 1:21 NIV) No prophecy is the fruit of human deliberation. Even if a natural … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Psalm 138:8

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Your love, O LORD, endures forever– do not abandon the works of your hands. (Psalm 138:8 NIV) The Lord reveals his face to those striving forward and he enables and empowers them to recognize the clear ocean of his good … Continue reading →

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