The Great Divide: A Lutheran Evaluation of Reformed Theology by Cooper Jordan

Author:Cooper, Jordan [Cooper, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Published: 2015-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

221 . Fred L. Precht, “Confession and Absolution: Sin and Forgiveness,” in Lutheran Worship , 322 – 86 .

222 . This, along with several other historic Reformed liturgical elements, can be found online at Reformed Worship Resources .

223 . 1 John 1 : 9 is probably the most common.

224 . This is the absolution used throughout the Lutheran Service Book .

225 . See Chemnitz, Loci Theologici 3 : 1198 – 200 .

226 . See Baker, Fundamentals of Catholicism 2 : 316 – 33 .

227 . See Wengert, Priesthood, Pastors, and Bishops .

228 . 1 Tim 2 : 5 .

229 . Forde makes a distinction between two modes of discourse: One talks about a thing; the other is a direct address. This is helpful when discussing absolution. See Forde, Theology Is for Proclamation .

230 . 1 John 1 : 9 .

231 . Many Lutherans are also recently promoting the ancient practice of private confession as well, which has much pastoral wisdom and patristic backing. I am unaware if such a practice exists in any Reformed churches.

232 . See Eire, War against the Idols , and Wandel, Voracious Idols and Violent Hands .

233 . Kretzmann, Christian Art .

234 . Writings of John of Damascus on this topic have been helpfully compiled in John of Damascus, On the Divine Images .

235 . The best treatment of this subject is from Chemnitz, Examination 4 : 55 – 141 .

236 . For a short introduction to the Orthodox perspective on this, see Cavarnos, Orthodox Iconography .

237 . This is the purpose of Hebrews 11 , for example, a favorite text to use on All Saints Day. For the Confessional basis for this, see Apol XXI. 4 – 6 .

238 . The Lutheran Service Book contains a list of celebrated feast days in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod ( Lutheran Service Book , xxii–xxiii).

239 . The numbering of the commandments in the two respective traditions likely affects the piety of the people. The Reformed, having a separate commandment regarding the worship of images, tend to be much more sensitive to images, whereas the rejection of image worship is included within the first commandment in Lutheran catechesis.

240 . J. I. Packer, Knowing God , 48 .

241 John of Damascus, On the Divine Images .

242 . See Parker, Calvin’s Preaching , and Lawson, Expository Genius of John Calvin .

243 . See Gangi, Great Themes in Puritan Preaching .

244 . Stout, New England Soul .

245 . The best modern treatment of this approach to preaching is Clowney, Preaching Christ in All of Scripture .

246 . This is expounded upon in Forde, Theology Is for Proclamation .

247 . Forde does, however, divorce these two modes of speech from each other in a manner that is not tenable. In a sense, no statement is purely active without any content behind the statement. Such a phrase as “you are forgiven,” has several presuppositions behind it about sin, grace, Christ, and the cross. Thus “secondary discourse” is more important than Forde is willing to admit.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.