I was looking over my library when I found The Lord's Supper in the Theology of Martin Chemnitz, by B.W. Teigen.
That reminded me of an old LCMS-ELS-WELS obsession about Holy Communion. One person explained it to me this way, "The bread is not the bread until it is placed in the mouth. That is what I was taught."
It made perfect sense, coming from the Pietistic Enthusiasm established by Bishop Martin Stephan, STD, and CFW Walther, BA.
The missing element was - and still is - for that dim group of sects - the efficacy of the Word.
I sometimes get into discussions where the key error is the fallacy of emphasis (an informal fallacy). One can fashion anything from stressing one thing to disguise and remove the main point.
"That is what I was taught" is not a clear statement about Holy Communion, where Jesus' words are "This is My body" and "This is My blood."
The title of Teigen's book includes the almost forgotten Martin Chemnitz. I noticed that the Bob Preus Cult considered the Second Luther their personal property - the copyright held by the private publishing of the Preus family (I am not kidding - they really have that).
The Little Sect on the Prairie treated Teigen like dirt, so it is normal for them to honor the name they despised while he was alive and being pushed out. The book is a reminder of the vacuum in the LCMS, ELS, WELS, and CLC (sic). Therefore, one can easily discern the massive problems - rejecting
- The Efficacy of the Word
- Justification by Faith
- The King James Version.
Instead they grovel for
- Thrivent money and Irrevocable Annuities
- Cuddling Up with ELCA, Its Crafts and Assaults
- The Latest Fads, Like Unstuck
