 |
| G. H. Gerberding - A Biographical Sketch |
(August 21, 1847–March 27, 1927). B. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; educ. Thiel Coll. and Muhlenberg Coll. (see Ministry, Education of, VIII A 7, 11); ordained 1876; pastor and miss. in Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Dakota; founder and 1st pres. Syn. of the Northwest, pres.Chicago Syn. (see United Lutheran Church, Synods of, 20, 8); prof. Chicago Luth. Sem. and Northwestern Luth. Sem. (see Ministry, Education of, XI B 6, 10). Works include The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church; Life and Letters of W. A. Passavant, DD; The Lutheran Pastor; The Lutheran Catechist; The Lutheran Church in the Country; Lutheran Fundamentals; R. F. Weidner.
G. H. Gerberding, Reminiscent Reflections of a Youthful Octogenarian (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1928).
The Way of Salvation In The Lutheran Church by George Gerberding
“Yes, the Lutheran Church does believe in salvation, in the absolute necessity of its personal application, and in eternal perdition to every one who will not come to God in His own way of salvation – through Jesus Christ.
“And thus the Lutheran system is a complete system. It takes in everything revealed in the Word. It teaches to observe all things that Christ has commanded. It declares the whole counsel of God.
“Whatever may have been the effect of reading these chapters, the writing of them has made the Church of the Reformation, her faith and practices, more precious than ever to the writer. He has become more and more convinced that what Rome stigmatized as “Lutheranism” is nothing else than the pure and simple Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Table of Contents
Chapters
- Introduction. The Story Of The Book.
- Achievements Of The Book
- Preface
- Prefatory Scripture Passages
- 1. All are Sinners.
- 2. All That Is Born Of The Flesh Must Be Born Of The Spirit.
- 3. The Present, a Dispensation of Means.
- 4. Baptism, a Divinely Appointed Means of Grace.
- 5. The Baptismal Covenant Can Be Kept Unbroken. Aim and Responsibility of Parents.
- 6. Home Influence and Training in Their Relation to the Keeping of the Baptismal Covenant
- 7. The Sunday School in Its Relation to the Baptized Children of Christian Parents.
- 8. The Sunday School – Its Relation To Those In Covenant Relationship With Christ, And Also To The Unbaptized And Wandering.
- 9. Catechization.
- 10. Contents, Arrangement and Excellence of Luther’s Small Catechism.
- 11. Manner and Object of Teaching Luther’s Catechism.
- 12. Confirmation.
- 13. The Lord’s Supper – Preliminary Observations.
- 14. The Lord’s Supper – Continued.
- 15. The Lord’s Supper – Concluded.
- 16. The Preparatory Service; Sometimes Called The Confessional Service.
- 17. The Word As a Means of Grace.
- 18. Conversion, Its Nature and Necessity.
- 19. Conversion – Varied Phenomena or Experiences
- 20. Conversion (Concluded)
- 21. Justification.
- 22. Sanctification.
- 23. Revivals
- 24. Conclusion.
- The Reformation Church
- Reader’s Guide Questions
