Lutheran versus Calvinist (Reformed)

There is a big difference:

"To the Lutheran the sermon, as the preached Word, is a means of grace. Through it the Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth. It is a constant offer of pardon; a giving of life, as well as a nourishing and strengthening of life. In the Reformed churches the sermon is apt to be more hortatory and ethical. It partakes more of the sacrificial than of the sacramental character. The individuality of the preacher, the subjective choice of a text, the using of it merely for a motto, the discussion of secular subjects, the unrestrained platform style, lack of reverence, lack of dignity, and many other faults are common, and are not regarded as unbecoming the messenger of God in His temple. Where there is a properly trained Lutheran consciousness such things repel, shock, and are not tolerated."

G. H. Gerberding, The Lutheran Pastor, Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1915, p. 278.

 Mordor graduates, like Ski, take pride in copying the Calvinists word for word, calling it "spoiling the Egyptians." His peers love the sound of Calvinistic prancing.

Gerberding - An Excellent Author from the Old Days

G. H. Gerberding - A Biographical Sketch

Gerberding, George Henry

(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.

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G. H. Gerberding, Reminiscent Reflections of a Youthful Octogenarian (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1928).

The Way of Salvation In The Lutheran Church by George Gerberding

30 Apr 2019 
 Gerberding, George Henry 
 The Way of Salvation 
 Augsburg Publishing House   1919   Augsburg 
 Lutheran Library Publications   Gerberding, Salvation, Justification, Conversion, Catechization

“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
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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

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