Full Text for CTM Theological Observer 5-4 (Text)

arnurnr~tu UJ4rnlngtrul !lnut41y Continuing LEHRE UNO ~EHRE MAGAZIN FUER EV.-LUTH. HOMILETIK THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLy-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY Vol. V April, 1934 No.4 CONTENTS P age Die rechte NItte in der Liturgie und Ordnung des Gottes- dienstes. L. Fuerbringer. . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . • • • . . . • . . • • . • 257 The Story of the German Bible. P. 1-:. Krctzmann . • • • • • • • •• 265 A Defense of Luther against Edgar A. Mowrer. Thea. Buenger .••••••• 296 Predigtstudie ueber 2 Tim. 2. 8-13. T. La.t5ch ••••••••• 305 Sermons and Outlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 313 Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches . . .. 322 Book Review. - Literatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 329 Bin Predlger mua. moot alleln wridm, &00 duJ er die Schafe untenrel8e, wle lie rechte 0hristeD sollen rein, IODdem ancb daneben den Woelfen wehr_, duJ lie die Behafe nlcbt angreifen und mit faJacher Lehre verfuehren und Irrtum eln· fuehren. - Lulh r . Es 1st keln DIDg, du die Leute meIIr bel der Klrche behaelt denn die gute Predlgt. - Apologie, Art. ~. If the trumpet gin an I1DCertatn 8OUDcl, who shall prepare himaelf to the battle, lOor. lJ, 8. P ublished for the Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE, St. Louis, Mo. 322 Theological Observer. - .lhtd}(id}.3eitllefd}idjmdje~. ment, which the deceased from his childhood days faithfully used, preserved him in faith, even in the sad state of mind in which he was. Eternal life is the gift of God, a free gift of His grace and favor. We cannot earn it; we receive it without any merit or worthiness in us, by grace alone, through Jesus Ohrist, our Lord. But God earnestly de- sires to give us all this precious gift, 1 Tim. 2,4; 2 Pet. 3, 9. Exhortation to accept God's grace in Ohrist which He offers us in His Word; then we have eternal life already here in the valley of death and will come to enjoy it forever when this life is past. God grant us all true repentance and faith in our I,orri and Savior Jesus Ohrist, preserve us from an evil death, and finally receive us into glory I F. H. EGGERS. Theological Observer. - ~irdjlidj~geitgefdjidjtlidje~. I. ,2(merika. !lgerllen lIie UetgelUnrtigten &Hebet bet ;t)entfdien G:unngelifdien Slitdie fidi fe"nrieren? $Der meticljterftattet bet Living Ohuroh (13. ;sanuat) fcljreilit: "The expiration of the ultimatum which a number of the bishops in Ger- many made to the Reichsbishop came January 4. The day was dramatic. The bishops were meeting in Halle and three times during the day were in communication with the Reichsbishop over the long-distance telephone, the Reichsbishop himself making the calls. His plea was that he wanted an extension of time to afford opportuiIity to reconstruct the church cabi- net, all of whose members have resigned in accordance with the stipula· tions of the opposition. His insistence upon having at least one 'German Christian' leader in the cabinet was not agreeable to the bishops, who remained in session until January 5. Then Reichsbishop Mueller seems to have brought to bear his heaviest offensive by stating to them that the chancellor was greatly angered by their announced intention of seoed,ing from the United, Evangelical Ohu1'oh and that he regarded their desire to replace Reichsbishop Mueller and themselves appoint a church cabinet as evidence of inadmissible controversy within the Church. Outwardly at least the bishops seem to have capitulated, although the Pastors' Emergency Federation (which has been rapidly growing) has not seemed disposed to accept this defeat passively. Their representatives made a strong presentation in the interest of an aggressive policy to the assembled bishops at Halle, but they were forced to return to Berlin without any promises from the bishops, although they are reported not to have lessened in their determination to carryon the struggle for a Church that is free from nationalistic domination and race distinctions." $Die ~ummet bom 17. Be~ limar fcljteilit: "It may yet be that the prediction made to me in Germany last summer will be fulfilled, i. e., that there would be many forced out of the National Church into the Free Churches." $Die ,,~IIg. (§b.d3nt!j.llitcljen~ Beimng" llDm 12. ;sannat lieticljtet: ,,$Der meidy~bifcljof !jat am 4, ;sanuat folgenbe !8erotbnung iilier .bie ,jilliebet!jetftellung geotbneter 8uftiinbe' in bet $Deutfcljen (§bangeIifcljen SHtclje erIaffen: ,$Die fitcljeni'olitifcljen ~iiltt.i'fe Betftoren Brie.ben unb <§inigung in bet ~irclje; fie Betftoten bie nottoenbige Theological Observer. - .Ritd)1id).8eitgefd)id)tUd)e~. 323 ~erbunbenljeit ber ebangelifdjen ~irdje mit bem nationaIfoaiaHfttfdjen !Staat. . .. ~dj berorbne baljer, § 1. . .. stler mif3braudj be~ @lotte~bienfte~ aum 2tuecfe firdjenpoIitiidjer ~u~einanberfetungen, gleidjbie1 in tueIdjer lYorm, ljat au unterbleiben ... , § 2. .ltirdjIidje ~mgtriiger, bie ~ ~irdjen. regiment Dber beffen maf3naljmen offenUidj Dber burdj f8erbreitung bon !Sc9riften, insbefonbere burdj lYlugbIiitter ober !Runbfdjreiben angreifen, madjen fidj ber ~erIetung ber iljnen o&Iiegenben ~mgpf!idjten fdjulbig .... § 3. @legen firdjIidje ~mg±riiger, bie ben f80rfdjriften ber !lSaragrapljen 1 unb 2 auMberljanbefn, ift un±er fofortiger bodiiufiger (2;n±ljebung bom ~mte unberaugIidj ba~ formIidje stlisaipIinarberfaljren mit bem 2ide ber (2;ntfemung aus bem ~rmt einaulei±en .... ' mJiU ber !Reidjsbifdjof bie ,stleut. fdjen [ljrif±cn' treffen Dber Me 6,000 @lIieber be~ ,!lSfarremofijunbes'~" 26. ~anuar: ,,(2;rfliirung bon 72 Uniberfitiitsleljrern an ben !Reidjsbifdjof: ,~Is ebangeIifdje 5tljeologen erfIiiren ltJit au ber f8erorbnung bes ~errn !Reidjsbifdjof~ bom 4. ~anuar folgenb~ .. " stlie f8erorbnung gefiiljrbet bie !lSfIidjt be~ !lSfarrer~, bai3 lautere (2;bangeIium oljne menfdjenfurdjt au ber. ffinbigen unb ber @lemeinbe au ljeIfen, audj bie firdjIidjen jRote im 2idjie be~ (2;bangenum~ 3U feljen. . .. !Sie fett fidj in !Sadjen ber bifdjoflidjen Wu±oritiit in mliberfprudj aum @leif! ber \Belenntnisfdjriften (bgL Conf. Aug., Wrl. 28, § 76-78 WpoL, ~rl. 7, § 27 f.)'" "stler !lSfarrernotbunb \Braun. fdjtucig fanbte forgenbe~ !Sdjreilien an ben .I.lanbe~liifdjof 18e~e: ,... mJir muffen e~ ablel)nen, in ~l)nen, ltJie es ba~ mJefen be~ 18ifdjof~amtes erfor. berle, ben !SeeIforger, gciftIidjen lYul)rer unb 18erater ber !lSfarrer au fel)en .... ~ljre firdjIidje ))Radjtftellung lierulj± aUf ciner mJaljl, liei ber innerer unb iiuf3erer 2ltJang geuli± ttJorben ift. . .. mJir muffen feftftellen, baf3 !Sie uuf3e. rungen ge±an l)alien unb fur S{unbgeliungen beran±ttJorlIidj finb, bie :;Srr~ Ieljren en±ljaHen.''' "S\'irdje in jRot. Un±er Diefer ~uffdjrift ltJirb in !Sadjfen eine lYIugfdjrift berlirei±e±, bie au etner !Sammlung bon 18efenn±nisgIiiu. big en unter bem jRamen ,(2;lJangelifdje ~olfsfirdje' auffJ)rberl." (2;s ljeif3t ba unter anberm: "mJai3 ltJollen bie ,stleutfdjen [!jriften'? . .. @lana allgemein rann gefag± werben, baf3 bie 18eltJegung auf reIigiofem @leliiet einen !Rucffall in ben mberalismlts bebeu±et. ~ljr ±ljeJ)logif dje~ @lebanfengu±, bor allem iljre 18ibelftitif, ift aumeift !Reftbeftanb ber uberIebten Iiberalen 5tljeologie .... mJir ltJollen bas ebangeHfdje ~rdjenbolf nidjt aufs neue bem ~orltJurf a~. feten laffen, baf3 es in einer !Stunbe ltJeltgefdjidjtridjer (2;ntfdjeibung ge. fdjlafen ljat." 2. lYeliruar: "iilier bie in letter mJodje gepf!ogenen, mit ljodjfter !Spannung erltJar±eten f8erljanbIungen ber 18ifdjofe mit bem !Reicljs. bifdjof ift bi~ljer nidjts in bie ,offentricljfeit gebwngen aIs fJ)lgenbe bollig unburdjfidjtige mitteilung: ,18erlin, 28. ~anuar. . .. lYolgenbe gemein. fame (2;rWirung ttJUtbe abgegeben: . . . stlie berfammelten ~rdjenfuljrer ftellen tidj gefdjIoffen ljin±er ben !Reidj~bifcljof uub finb geltJiUt, feine maf3. naljmen unb f8erorbnungen in bem bon iljm geltJiinfdjten !Sinne burdj. aufiiljren, bie fitdjenpolitifdje Dppofition gegen fie au berljinbem unb mit allen iljnen berfaffung~miif3ig suf±eljenben mit±eIn Die ~u±ori±iit bes ffieidjs. bifdjofs au feftigen. '" stlie 5tagespreffe bericljtete am 23. lYebruar: "Ac· cusing Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller of establishing a 'dictatorial reign in the Protestant Church,' preachers and elders from thirty of the thirty· three Rhenish districts urged their congregations to·day to disobey the bishop's orders. 'He is governing in violation of God's Word,' said their manifesto. Representatives of the Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches attended." 824 Theological Observer. - SCitd)lid)~.seitgefd)id)t!id)elL man ~at ben Un ion i £l m u £l ber ;;Deuifdjen (tlJangeIifdjen .llirdje ~in~ genommen. ;;Dariioer fdjreiOt bie ,,(tbAJutfj. iSreifirdje" bom 7. ~anuar: i,~ir Iefen im ,(tb.~2utfj. ,3eiiolatt': . . . ,mag audj bie oefenntni~firdjHdje ~aI±Ung inner~aIO ber meidj£lfirdje amiefpartig erf djeinen, ba£l e in e ift fidjer: jeber iSerfudj dner gemartfamen 20fung ~atte ba~in gefil~rl, Me gefamtbeutfdje SNrdjengeftartung fUr ®egenmarl unb aofe~oare ,3ufnnft einer odennmi£lIofen (tntmidlung au iioedaffen. ®ana geroit mul3 audj ba~ in statu confessionis gemagt merben; e£l fann ba~ @Sdji§ma aur unau§~ meidjHdjen llSfIidjt merben. ~er mer mill fidj aum ®etl.1iifen£lridjier wer bie Iut~erifdjen lBifdjofe am 11. ~uIi madjen unb oe~aupten, fie ~atten biefe mot oerei±£l fUr bor~anben edennen mufien? @Separation roate gIeidj~ ocbeutenb gemefen mit bem (freifidj unfreiroilIigenl) i8crsidjt, ben gott~ gegcoenen Wuftrag bet Iut~erifdjen .llirdje am ®anaen be£l ebangeIifdjen i8DIfe£l au etfUllen. . . .' ~ier Hegt ber ber~angni~bolle ~rrtum bot, bem fdjon bot ;safjraefjnten bie