One scholar sent this -
Tonight I was reading the conclusion of the outline of the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Article XII Penitence (drawn from the Tappert edition, Book of Concord, #178, page 211,) when I read this passage, which seemed to be about the modern confessors of JBFA and their opponents, the teachers of UOJ:
"If devout men will compare our teaching with the complicated discussions of our opponents, they will see that our opponents have neglected to teach the faith that justifies and consoles hearts. (178)"
"If devout men will compare our teaching with the complicated discussions of our opponents, they will see that our opponents have neglected to teach the faith that justifies and consoles hearts. (178)"
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| Clyde Manschreck |
Manschreck wrote about the Apology of the Augsburg Confession in Melanchthon: The Quiet Reformer:
"He supported the evangelical doctrines and practices with scriptural references and diligently traced the origin and development of the opposing views to expose them as human, scholastic additions. He showed that the Lutheran practices were not innovations at all but in complete conformity with the ways of the primitive church. For all the polemic in the writing, it was also dignified and respectful. A sense of deep feeling permeated the entire book, as if Melanchthon had experienced everything about which he wrote. Justification by faith keyed the contents, for not only was this itself copiously treated, but every topic was inevitably brought back to this central doctrine. No other document of the time affords a better view of the theology of the Reformation nor a better explanation of the Augsburg Confession than the Apology of Melanchthon." p. 212 [underlining added for the synodicals]
Free online version of The Apology of the Augsburg Confession can be downloaded here... soon.
And no, Luther did not disagree with Melanchthon about the Chief Article.
"He supported the evangelical doctrines and practices with scriptural references and diligently traced the origin and development of the opposing views to expose them as human, scholastic additions. He showed that the Lutheran practices were not innovations at all but in complete conformity with the ways of the primitive church. For all the polemic in the writing, it was also dignified and respectful. A sense of deep feeling permeated the entire book, as if Melanchthon had experienced everything about which he wrote. Justification by faith keyed the contents, for not only was this itself copiously treated, but every topic was inevitably brought back to this central doctrine. No other document of the time affords a better view of the theology of the Reformation nor a better explanation of the Augsburg Confession than the Apology of Melanchthon." p. 212 [underlining added for the synodicals]
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| The Apology of the Augsburg Confession - the print version can be ordered here. |
Free online version of The Apology of the Augsburg Confession can be downloaded here... soon.
And no, Luther did not disagree with Melanchthon about the Chief Article.
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| Roland Bainton earned his PhD at Yale and never left, adding to its fame in research and publishing church history. |
In contrast, we have these clowns teaching - and no one objecting within their abusive sects - that Luther taught their favorite, their only dogma - Objective Justification.
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| Why was nobody laughing or throwing vegetables at Webber and Buchholz for falsely claiming Objective Justification is Biblical and exactly what Luther taught? That is how dummified Lutherdom is today. (Emmaus Debacle) |
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| "Thrivent Builds...muttering morons. |
