References to C.F.W. Walther’s Kirche und Amt (Church and Ministry)
in Franz Pieper’s Christliche Dogmatik & Christian Dogmatics.
Prepared by BackToLuther; Last update 2017-05-30.
Christliche Dogmatik v:ppp:nnnn | Christian Dogmatics ppp:nnn | Kirche und Amt 1875 pg | Church and Ministry 1987 | Church & Office CPH 2012 | Notes | |
1:192n610 | — | — | Walther branded a “citation theologian” for citing Lutheran dogmaticians | |||
3:485n1542 | 68 | Every Christian is obliged, for the sake of his salvation, to profess allegiance and adhere to orthodox congregations and their orthodox preachers wherever he finds such | ||||
3:489n1555 | 424n33 | 095-113 | 65 | The Fathers of the Missouri Synod declare it a calumny when the Lutheran Church is accused of identifying the Church of God with the Lutheran Church | ||
3:508n1586 | 71,73 | The ministry of preaching is not an arbitrary office, but its character is such that the Church has been commanded to establish it and is ordinarily bound to it till the end of days | ||||
3:513n1600 | — | ...in view of those who make a means of grace of the public ministry and co-ordinate it with the Word and the Sacraments and assert that it is absolutely necessary for salvation to every man | ||||
3:517n1611 | 281 ff | — | Walther “proves that all Lutheran theologians teach that without the election, at least the consent, of the congregation no one can become the pastor of a congregation | |||
3:522n1628 | 457 | 73 | "The public ministry is not a special order, distinct from and holier than the common order of Christians, as the priesthood of the Levites was, but is an office of service” | |||
3:523n1632 | 458n22 | 327 ff. | — | the term “committed” of the public office is used frequently by our old Lutheran theologians | ||
3:527n1645 | 342 ff. | 78 f. | "The Ministry the Highest Office in the Church, from Which All Other Offices in the Church Stem" |
References to other books of Walther, other old Missourians:
Sermons, Law and Gospel;
Other books: Günther’s Populäre Symbolik, C.F.W. Walther: Lebensbild, Brauer’s Lebensbild, Stoeckhardt’s Commentar über den Brief Pauli an die Römer; Epheser, etc. (Romans, Ephesians, etc.); Bente’s Historical Introductions, American Lutheranism, A.L Graebner’s Outlines of Doctrinal Theology; F. Pieper’s Zur Einigung (2nd ed), Das Wesen des Christentums 1903,
Christliche Dogmatik v:ppp:nnnn | Christian Dogmatics ppp:nnn | Book title | pgs | German | English | Notes |
1:003n8 | F. Pieper Das Wesen des Christentums 1903 [English translation: What Is Christianity?, 1933] | 5 6 ff. | Monier-Williams (not Max Müller) quote on world religions vs. Christianity | |||
1:004n8 | ||||||
1:020n62 | G. Stoeckhardt | Romans 1:32 - the ri | righteous judgment = God’s legislative, judicial righteousness | |||
1:020n64 | G. Stoeckhardt | Romans 1:32 – “worthy of death” | Sins of pagans “worthy of death” | |||
1:044n161 | F. Bente Concordia Triglotta – Historical Introduction [BookOfConcord] | On catechisms in general and Luther's Catechism in particular | ||||
1:104n381 | F. Bente | False principle that no doctrine can be universally binding until it has gained universal consent – General Synod, General Council, etc. | ||||
1:109n400 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) [Ref. Popular Symbolics 1934] | 3rd. Ed. 394 f. [148 ff., 162] | Dogma of the supremacy and infallibility of the Pope | |||
1:110n401 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 3rd. Ed. 394 f. [162] | Decrees of the Vatican Council | |||
1:174n574 | F. Bente Concordia Triglotta – Historical Introduction [BookOfConcord] | 128 ff. Here, #154 | Melanchthon became the father of synergism | |||
1:184n602 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung (2nd ed) [English translation: Conversion and Election] | [sic 654] 90 f. | 17th century Lutheran dogmaticians – not merely recorders of tradition and Confessions, but thoroughly Scriptural (Gerhard, Quenstedt, Calov, etc.) | |||
1:195n614 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung (2nd ed) [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 17th century Lutheran dogmaticians – already a pollution of crystal purity of the 16th century (Luther) | ||||
1:213n635 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | 34 ff. | Conversion, synergism | 25 canons of Synod of Orange (529) – defending against Pelagian and Semi-Pelagian errors | ||
1:213n635 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung (2nd ed) [English translation: Conversion and Election] | Synod of Orange (529) - mystery remains why only some are converted | ||||
1:220n650 | F. Bente | 217 f. | Dr. Schmauck, the president of the General Council, sought to eliminate synergism, he was censured by members of his own church body | |||
1:221n653 | F. Bente | 220 f. | H.E. Jacobs rejects inspiration of Scripture. | |||
1:222n654 | F. Bente | C.P. Krauth – strictly confessional principle | ||||
1:222n655a) | F. Bente | Krauth – denounced every church union without doctrinal unity | ||||
1:223n655b) | A. L. Graebner | “an English dogmatics which is entirely correct and Biblical in doctrine” | ||||
G. Stoeckhardt Kommentar über den Brief Pauli an die Epheser [Ephesians, English edition] | ? | On Eph. 2:20 | The Apostles come into consideration here not as persons, but according to their office, as Apostles | |||
1:251n725 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 3rd ed. 93 ff. 4th ed. 90 ff. 378 ff., | Deniers of sole authority of Holy Scripture: Quakers, Labadists, Swedenborgians, Irvingites, Amana Society, Mormons, etc. | |||
1:316n873 | Fürbringer, L. Einleitung in das Neue Testament (1914) | 71 | Ancient Church has therefore, without hesitation or opposition, granted the Epistle to Philemon a place in the canon | |||
1:329n906 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 3rd ed. 93 ff. 4th ed. | Socinians and the Arminians assume Bible errors in "minor matters." | |||
1:329n906 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 3rd ed. 4th ed. 96 f. | Modern theologians same doctrine of Scripture as Unitarians | |||
1:329n906 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 4th ed. | Armenian Simon Episcopus asserts that “holy writers were fallible and suffered lapses of memory in unimportant matters not pertaining to salvation” | |||
1:330n907 | – – – | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 4th ed. | Quakers, Robert Barclay low view of Scripture | ||
1:331n907 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 4th ed. | Barclay: the Bible “is not properly and without qualification the Word of God” | |||
1:331n907 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (sic 1898 3rd ed.) | 4th ed. | Hicksite Quakers minimized the importance of the Bible | |||
1:415n1140 | Fürbringer, L. Einleitung in das Neue Testament (1914) | 14 f. | The Church, from its beginning, made it a point to furnish translations of Scripture into foreign languages | |||
1:417n1143 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 4th ed. | Papal condemnation of Bible Societies. | |||
1:428n1166 | 355n158 | F. Bente | 39 ff. | General Synod did not embrace all the Lutheran symbols (Confessions), “only the doctrines held in common by evangelical churches of Protestantism” | ||
1:494n1298 | F. Bente | 9 ff. Here, esp. #16 | 3 Ecumenical creeds, Athanasian Creed on the Trinity | |||
1:504n1321 | —— Not referenced 415n50 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 4th ed. 131 f. | The Filioque became one of the points which caused the schism between the Eastern (Greek) and the Western Churches. | ||
1:613n1525 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 4th ed. 266 f. | Angels and saints – not to worship them | |||
1:623n1546 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. | Divine image created in man, not externally supperadded | |||
1:646n1580 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. 152 ff. | American sects deny original sin or hereditary sin. | |||
1:646n1580 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 4th ed. 153 f. | Original sin | Quakers do not believe original sin in man | ||
1:650n1594 | 542n28 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. 396, | Unitarians / Socinians deny hereditary depravity, like the heathen. | ||
1:650n1595 | 542n29 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.) | 4th ed. 152 ff. | American sects & Methodists deny original sin; Wesley specifically denied it. | ||
1:651n1596 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. 159 ff. | Arminian sects: Methodists, Mennonites, Free-Will Baptists, etc. – all teach same as Catholic – that man cooperates in his conversion. | |||
1:659n1607 | F. Bente | 144 f. | Flacian Controversy – “that original sin is the substance of fallen man” | |||
1:668n1626 | F. Bente | 124 ff. Here, | Luther's controversy with Erasmus, synergism (Bondage of the Will) | |||
1:680n1661 | 568n57 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. | Romanists teach certain actual sins are venial – only temporal punishments. – satisfactions, indulgences, purgatory | ||
1:680n1661 | 568n58 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 4th ed. | Arminians hold essentially the same view as the Catholics | ||
2:002n8 | F. Pieper Das Wesen des Christentums 1903 [English translation: What Is Christianity?, 1933] | 5 6 ff. | (no WorldCat listing for this published book?) | See 1902 Missouri Synod Convention essay “The Nature of Christianity” here. T | Monier-Williams quote on world religions vs. Christianity (not Max Müller) | |
2:004n8 | F. Pieper Vorträge über die Lehre von der Rechtfertigung (1889) [see also Vorträge über die Lutherische Lehre Von Der Rechtfertigung (1916) English translation: The Church and Her Treasure: Lectures on Justification and the True Visible Church.] | 3 ff. | ||||
2:031n83 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | 16 f. | 2 Cor. 4:6: “God … hath shined in our hearts [in conversion] to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ | |||
2:034n90 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | 19 ff. | Conversion: does not depend on the “self-decision” made possible by grace, the proper “conduct” of man, the yielding to grace, the refraining from willful resistance | |||
2:034n91 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | crux theologorum: whoever is lost, is lost through his own fault, and not through a lack of the grace of God or of the gracious operation of God | ||||
2:068n59 | —— Not referenced | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1881 2nd ed.) [1898 3rd ed.] | Sects claim Christ not a true man, but had a celestial humanity. | |||
Not referenced in German ed. 2:072n28 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik (1898 3rd ed.); [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. | Schwenkfeld, “ideas influenced Anabaptism, Pietism on mainland Europe, and Puritanism in England.”) denied the human nature of Christ is a creature. | |||
2:380n893 | C.F.W. Walther Amerikanisch-Lutherische Evangelien Postille | 160 ff. 230 ff. | Rechtfertigung! | Objective Justification - Walther stressed anew in America! | Objective Justification! | |
2:529n1234 | 441n75 | C.F.W. Walther Amerikanisch-lutherische Epistel Postille | “Work” of faith | Epistel Postille p. 246: James 1:22 ff. | ||
2:544n1266 | F. Pieper Grundbekenntnis (350th - 1880 ed.) Grundbekenntnis (400th - 1930 ed.) | 46 ff. 50 ff. | During Luther’s lifetime, Melanchthon was about ready to surrender the doctrine of justification. | |||
2:553n1281 | 461n10 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 75 ff. 104 ff. | Conversion: the term actus praeparatorii (preparation) has been used in the right and in the wrong sense | ||
2:554n1284 | 462n13 | Martin Günther | 9 ff. | Walther’s struggle against teaching of “conversion takes place through a lengthy process (status medius)” | ||
2:568n1319 | 474n35 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 86 ff. 119 ff. | Conversion: “as soon as the inward change has been effected by which he can accept the Gospel, he is a new man, a converted man | ||
2:577n1346 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | Modern Synergism | ||||
2:579n1349 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 28 f. 36 ff. | Conversion, self-decision: the assumption that conversion is due not to the gracious operation of the Gospel, but to the natural powers of man | |||
2:582n1359 | 484n60 | E.A. Brauer’s Lebensbild | Walther to Brauer on Synergism : “ … a piece of that Gospel which will not let us be saved by grace” | |||
2:589n1369 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 37 ff. 51 ff. | Old Lutheran dogmaticians of 17th century – attempt to solve mystery: “Why one and not the other is converted?” by intuitu fidei formula | |||
2:590n1372 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 14 ff. & 22 ff. | Conversion and Election: The dissimilar conduct and the unequal guilt on the one hand, and the equally wicked conduct and the equal guilt on the other hand, remained the pivotal question in the controversy on conversion and election which began in 1880 | |||
2:591n1373 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. English translation: Conversion and Election | 32 ff. 45 ff. | “Assent of All Christians to the Presentation of Doctrine Made by the Formula of Concord” | Conversion: Lutheran theology rejects both the Calvinistic and the synergistic answer to the question why, since God’s grace is universal and all men are equally corrupt, not all men are converted and saved. | ||
2:602n1390 | Kommentar über den Brief Pauli an die Epheser [Ephesians, English edition] | ? | On Eph. 2:5 | “a state of death from which the readers are now actually delivered” | ||
2:612n1421 | G. Stoeckhardt | 262 f. 213 f. | „allgemeine oder sogenannte objektive Rechtfertigung” | “General or so-called objective justification” | Universal, Objective Justification | |
2:615n1429 | F. Pieper Vorträge über die Lehre von der Rechtfertigung (1889) [see also Vorträge über die Lutherische Lehre Von Der Rechtfertigung (1916) English translation: The Church and Her Treasure: Lectures on Justification and the True Visible Church.] | 97 | “Grace can be found only in the Word of the Gospel, and a man obtains grace when a Gospel passage is told him and he believes it.” | |||
2:634n1482 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 4th ed. 224 ff. 261 ff. 385 f. | Mennonites and Quakers deny “forensic act”; William Penn quote. | |||
2:668n1574 | 553n107 | F. Pieper Vorträge über die Lehre von der Rechtfertigung (1889) [see also Vorträge über die Lutherische Lehre Von Der Rechtfertigung (1916) English translation: The Church and Her Treasure: Lectures on Justification and the True Visible Church.] | 65 f. 79 ff. Ref. 79 | The Papacy anathematizes the Christian doctrine of justification | ||
3:003n1 | G. Stoeckhardt | 298 ff. | On Romans 6:15-23 | On Sanctification | ||
3:037n112 | ——— Not cited | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [see “Perfectionism” in Popular Symbolics] | 255 ff. | Enthusiasts, Schwenkfeld, Methodists, Inspirationists (Amana) etc . teach perfectionism. | ||
3:151n578b | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | Quakers hold so-called “silent meetings” | ||||
3:254n896 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | Methodists: errors on means of grace; prayer is not a means of grace in the strict sense of the term. | ||||
3:257n901 | C.F.W. Walther Die rechte Unterscheidung von Gesetz und Evangelium (1897) (1901) Gesetz und Evangelium (1893) English translation by Dau: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel Law & Gospel (2010) | sic: 118 ff. – 131 ff. 140 ff. 156 ff. | Fifteenth Evening Lecture | See here, 15th Evening Lecture beginning with “Let me illustrate this by the example of Dr. John Philip Fresenius…” | Revivalists & pietists point to prayer for grace instead of to the Word and Sacraments. (Fresenius – pietist) | |
3:296n1016 | F. Bente Gesetz und Evangelium: Buße und gute Werke, 1917 [English translated text file here] | Law and Gospel, Repentance and Good Works - Bente’s major work on this subject | ||||
3:297n1019 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | Salvation Army denies Baptism | ||||
3:323n1096 | 275n32 | G. Stoeckhardt Kommentar über den ersten Brief Petri (1 Peter, Koehlinger English ed.) | 1 Peter 3:21 - Baptism | Baptism gives a good conscience before God [Koehlinger English ed. - p. 82] | ||
3:328n1121 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | 295 f. | Calvinists assert that Baptism may be performed only by duly called pastors | |||
3:341n1158 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | Quakers, reject the Lord’s Supper as well as Baptism as a permanent divine ordinance | ||||
3:485n1542 | C.F.W. Walther Von der Pflicht der Christen, sich an eine rechtgläubige Ortsgemeinde gliedlich anzuschließen (1880) English translation: Of the Duty of Christians to Join an Orthodox Congregation | – | The Local Church a Divine Institution | |||
3:497n1570 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | Reformed ascribe to their assemblies, synods, authority to enact laws/ordinances binding on the conscience. | ||||
3:525n1640 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | Episcopalians / Anglicans teach a hierarchy in the Church by divine right | ||||
3:526n1641 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | Irvingites (Romanizing Protestants) teach a fourfold office instituted by Christ: Apostles, bishops, priests, deacons | ||||
3:526n1641 | 4 | |||||
3:541n1678 | G. Stoeckhardt | The “elect are only those actually saved,...none of the elect can be lost” | ||||
3:561n1708 | 497n26 | G. Stoeckhardt | On Romans 9:22-23 - Vessels of wrath | Eternal Election: “God endured the vessels of wrath with much long-suffering before venting His wrath on them…” | ||
3:563n1709 | G. Stoeckhardt | 432 ff. | On Romans 9:14-29 | Eternal Election: “eternal preparation for glory or for salvation, but no eternal preparation for destruction [Schade/Stahlke p.325 ff] | ||
3:568n1718 | 503n30 | F. Pieper Die Grunddifferenz in der Lehre von der Bekehrung und Gnadenwahl (1903) | 12 ff. | Formula of Concord: Article XI on Election opposes rationalism, even that of believers. | ||
3:568n1718 | 503n30 | F. Pieper Zur Einigung 2nd ed. [English translation: Conversion and Election] | 29 ff. 40 ff. | Article XI of Formula of Concord: opposed to even subtlest rationalism of even believers – Doctrine of Election of Grace | ||
3:572 | 509n10 | G. Stoeckhardt | Rom. 5:12 | Death passed upon all mankind | ||
3:583n1776 | G. Stoeckhardt Die biblische Geschichte des Neuen Testaments : kurze Auslegung der Evangelien und Apostelgeschichte [English ed. – The Biblical history of the New Testament] | On Matt. 16:27-28 – | Signs of End Times, Destruction of Jerusalem | |||
3:595n1804 | G. Stoeckhardt | 542 f. | Romans 11:26 | General, still future conversion of Jews? – “all Israel shall be saved” – means spiritual Israel. | ||
3:604n1819 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik [Engelder (1934) Popular Symbolics] | 422 f. | That the unbelievers will rise is denied by many. – Socinians, Adventists, Russellites, Christadelphians. | |||
3:613n1854 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | “Hypothetical damnation” of the sects | ||||
3:624n1892 | Martin Günther Populäre Symbolik | Unitarians teach honorable heathen saved on the basis of their civic righteousness. |
References to C.F.W. Walther’s lectures
Christliche Dogmatik v:ppp:nnnn | Christian Dogmatics ppp:nnn | Walther lectures. | Essay pgs | Article title (German) | Article title (English) | Notes |
1:177 | ? Lectures to students? | Walther Pflegte in Vorlesungen zu sagen: „Die analytische Methode sucht die Sache gleichsam zu finden. …” | Walther used to say in his lectures: “The analytical method attempts to find the truth. But in theology we cannot deduce the means from the purpose.” | |||
2:124 | Lectures to Students, Vorlesungen die Studenten | ? | „Wenn Sie in der Lehre von Gott nicht alle Gedanken aus der Schrift nehmen, sondern auch eigenen Gedanken Raum geben, so wissen Sie nicht, ob Sie nicht Gott aufs erschrecklichste lästern.” | "If, in the doctrine of God, you take not all thoughts from Scripture, but also give your own thoughts room, you do not know whether you are not blaspheming God in the most frightful manner." | Theology only from Scripture – Sola Scriptura! | |
2:205 | 186 | ? Lectures to Students | ? | „Wir müßten bei der Annahme, daß die Welt im Raum sei, die Unendlichkeit der Welt lehren.” | “If we assumed that the universe is in space, we would have to teach the infinity of the universe.” | Infinity, space |
2:358 | 301 | ? Lectures to Students | ? | D. Walther pflegte zu sagen: Der Teufel wollte durch Anrichtung von Ärgernissen das gottselige Geheimnis „Gott ist geoffenbaret im Fleisch" verächtlich machen. Selig ist, der sich nicht ärgert! | Dr. Walther used to say: The devil wanted by presentation of offenses with the mystery of godliness "God is revealed in the flesh”. Blessed is he that is not offended! (Matt. 11:6) | |
2:479 | 402 | ? Lectures to Students | Then faith often will be engendered, as Walther used to remind us, even before the word “faith” has been mentioned. | “preach the objective reconciliation, or justification, of the whole world” | ||
2:528n1232 | 441n74 | ? Lectures to Students | Walther used to tell the story of a man who was troubled by the expression “obedience of faith.” | “obedience of faith.” | ||
2:605n1402 | 503n87 | ?? unknown – Lectures to Students ? | ? | “Den Papisten ist die contritio nicht etwas, was Gott durch das Gesetz tut, sondern was der Mensch selbst tut. Ihnen ist Buße so viel als Büßung, Genugtuung.” | “To the papists the contritio is not something that God does through the Law, but what man himself does. To them repentance is so much a penance, a satisfaction.” | Contrition, repentance; Pieper’s source for Walther not identified – could it be unpublished lectures, or perhaps Baier-Walther? |
3:420n1338 | Lectures, 1874 | Sehr richtig sagt Walther: „Die Gegenwart des Leibes und Blutes Christi im Abendmahl ist nicht auf das Verklärtsein des Leibes Christi zu gründen. …” | Walther (Lectures, 1874) is entirely right in saying: “The presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Lord’s Supper must not be based on the glorification of the body of Christ. … But this is a false support, and false supports are just as dangerous as open denial.” |