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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