Vicarious Satisfaction in Liturgy: Worship in General
NOTE: This essay may be downloaded in a PDF here. Introduction Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of the mighty work that God has done in Christ is atonement…
Atonement in Our Circles and Church
NOTE: This essay may be downloaded in a PDF here. Introduction Twice this century Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne has held multi-day symposia prompted by issues about the teaching…
Vicarious Satisfaction in Lutheran Hymns
Note: The full article may be downloaded as a PDF here. Abstract Lutheran Orthodoxy teaches that an indispensable part of the mighty work that God has done in Christ is atonement…
Vicarious Satisfaction in Explanations of Luther’s Small Catechism
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Summary This article briefly sketches the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; briefly sketches…
Vicarious Satisfaction in the Lutheran Confessions
by T. R. Halvorson Note: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. Summary A prior article (“What Are You Taught About Redemption?”) briefly sketched the orthodox Christian doctrine…
What Happened to Augsburg and Fortress Publishing?
It was said in the late 1980 that Augsburg Publishing was some 11 million dollars in the black; Fortress also had significant holdings, both in properties and in an honor…
Nice Guys Ruin the Consolation of Christ’s Blood
by T. R. HalvorsonNote: This article may be downloaded as a PDF file. In Scripture and the Lutheran confessions, Christ works the atonement in his life of active obedience (Matthew…
The Saddest Chapter in the History of Mankind
We are now about to discuss the saddest chapter in the whole history of mankind.Think of it: man is unable to bring about his reconciliation with God, and so God…
“Faith Journey,” Baptism, Legalism, and Antinomianism
Properly explained in accord with Scripture and the Lutheran confessions, the phrase “faith journey” possibly could have a good meaning, and in that sense, I would be willing to say…
W and M Forms of “Worship”
Lutheran worship, when true to Lutheran faith, takes the shape or form of a W, so to speak. The W begins above with God who comes down to us —…