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Dear Dr. Jackson: Yes, I was very impressed with your willingness to make your books available through PDFs.
Could you direct me to any discussions on your blog about Church & Ministry ("old Missouri" vs. WELS,) about what is apparently being taught at CTSFW about the Office of the Public Ministry (hyper-Euros, "Loehists,") and especially about how "confessional" Lutherans can avoid the charge of "adding tradition to Scripture" with their subscription to the Lutheran Confessions?
I was wondering if your book CATHOLIC, LUTHERAN, PROTESTANT might deal with the last subject, which is my most recent concern. I am left wondering at times why "confessional" Lutherans aren't "satisfied" with a "purely Biblical theology" along the lines of the Bible Passages in Small Catechism explanations together with PROOF-TEXTS OF THE CATECHISM, or A L Graebner's OUTLINES OF DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY.
I also wonder why later doctrinal statements, such as the BRIEF STATEMENT, aren't considered just as "confessional" as what is in the BOC, allowing for the fact that what is in the BOC is recognized by most all Lutheran church bodies in the world, while things like the BRIEF STATEMENT are "denominational doctrinal statements." -- Warren
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GJ - Warren gave me permission to use his name. He graduated from Concordia, Ft. Wayne, was in the CLC (sic), and is now a member of WELS.
There has been so much made out of WELS versus Missouri on the ministry. Some people think if they find the kernel of truth in Walther, they have their answer. Walther is unique in being a mere college graduate (in rationalism, no less) and yet an expert on everything.
Loehe was a much better person than Walther, but he was also a Pietist. I believe Loehe is now being used as a foil, to advance Romanism in the LCMS. However, Loehe founded Missouri and asked the Perryville kidnappers to join with his group. Missouri returned the favor by trashing Loehe, who founded two seminaries and five foreign missions from his hick church.
There is a big movement in Missouri to ape Rome in every possible way. Dave Scaer is one of the ring-leaders, but he is not alone by any means.
The Brief Statement does not have the credibility in world Lutheranism that you seem to think, Warren. The 1932 statement is treated as above the Book of Concord and the Bible, but it is really beginning of the end of the Synodical Conference. The Brief Statement accelerated the process of promoting Enthusiasm in the form of UOJ.
