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Lesson 21: Conclusion

Lesson 21: Conclusion

Bob suggested another challenge to Christian Ethics might be that people who certainty. I got that all the time during my ministry. Many said they missed the old days when you were told what was right and what was wrong. “At least, you knew what you were supposed to believe in those days,” they said. […]

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Lesson 38 – How Do We Determine God’s Word – Clergy

Lesson 38 – How Do We Determine God’s Word – Clergy

Christians often check their inspiration with clergy. I was always being asked questions such as “Is it all right to cremate?” or “Will the Lutheran Church support my conscientious objection to the war?” At the beginning of my ministry people were seeking continuity with tradition they regarded as the wisdom of the past. I was […]

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Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?

Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?

Throughout our history the Church has determined what it accepts as the Word of God by balancing many elements of tradition: charisma, canon, creed, clergy, ceremony, custom, and community. She is constantly correcting the problems that develop when one or more of these gets out of balance. For instance, the Reformation attacked the Roman Church’s […]

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Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words?  Part 2

Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 2

Last week Bob commented, “How do we separate these false prophets from those who truly proclaim the word of God? I think to do so we have to have a conception, an overall picture, of what Christianity truly is… So from the Bible, other religious writings, sermons, prayer, discussions, etc. each of us must decide […]

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