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LEHRE UNO WEHRE
MAGAZIN PUER Ev.-LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. VI August, 1.935 No.8
CONTENTS.
Page
The Enhypostasia of Christ's Human Nature. Walter Albrecht 561
Kle.ine Studien aus dem Galaterbrief. L. Fuerbringer • . • • • • •• 580
Der Schriftgrund fuer die Lehre von der satisfactio vicaria.
P. E. Kretzmann • • • • • • • • •• 592
Die kirchlichen Vorgaenge in Deutschland, lutherisch ge·
sehen. w. Oesch. • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • • • . . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • •• 594
Dispositionen ueber die altkirchliche Evangelienrejhe.... 600
Miscellanea ................................ . ........ 609
Theological Observer. - Kirchlich·Zeitge.schichtliches. . . .. 616
Book Review. - Literatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 631
Ein Prediger muss nleht aUein tDeida>,
also dais er die Schafe lIDterwelse, wie
ole rechte ObrIsten soUen sein, Bondem
aueh daneben den Woe\fen tDBhret>, da ...
ole die Schafe nicht angrelfen und mit
falscher Lehre verfuehren und Irrtum e\n.
fuehren. - Lul"er.
F. 1st kein Ding, daI die Leute mehr
bel der Klrche behae\t denn die gute
P redlgt. - ~pololli., ~r'. 24.
If the trumpet give an uncertain BOund,
who shall pr~are h1m.eelf to the battle t
J Cor. 14, 8.
Published for the
Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States
CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE, st. Louis, Mo.
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Theological Observer. - ~itdJIidJ~3eitgefdjidjtItdje~.
1. ,2(mrrilta.
Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Doctrin;;l Integrity. - ~Writing
in the LuthenLn of March 21 on the subject "Preserving Our Inheritance,"
Dr. J. A. VV. Haas, after stating that "there are pastors who in making
~vallgelistic appeals introduce Moody and Sankey hymns, when we have
the most glorious evangelical hymn in all musical literature in '0 Sacred
Head, Kow vVounded,''' goes on to say: "'IVe have another heritage which
we must protect-our scriptural doctrines in their entirety. lYe have
inherited noble and great confessions of the evangelical faith. There is
a peculiar genius of our Church of which we ought to be conscious. It
should fill us with gratitude without despising' others. As a whole our
Church has greater unity of faith than most Protestant bodies. But there
are two tendencies to-day that must give us pause, and they threaten to
destroy what we have attained in coming generally to a true Lutheran
consciousness and practise. An active group is offering strange fire on
Lutheran altars. By their excesses they are undermining our real litur-
gical inheritance. But there are signs or another danger. Some of our
young men have become infected with the rationalistic virus of a, few
American preachers largely before the public. There is a tendency to deny
the Virgin Birth ancl to cast doubt on other great evangelical doctrines
by half-ignorant novices, who pride themselves on their independence.
While there are still but a few such men, we fear that they will incn,asc
and that we, who so- far have escaped Modernism, may find ourselves
face to face with it shortly. I am no alarmist, but I want to warn against
the little storm-cloud which I see on the horizon. Let us guard against
divisions within our own ranks. To avoid harmful controversies, mis-
understandings should be given prompt as well as tactful treatment."
'While we would have phrased a few of these statements somewhat dif-
ferently, we fully agree with what Dr. Haas says in effect: a Lutheran
synod which tolerates doctrinal aberrations in its midst is committing
suicide. E.
Turning Away from Modern Theology. - That apart from con-
servative Christians not only Karl Barth and his followers in Germany
feel that modern Liberalism in theology does not satisfy is evidenced
by an article in the Ohri8tian Oenhtry, written by a Canadian theologian,
Gregory Vlastos. professor of theology at Queen's College, Kingston, On-
tario, under the title "God of Wrath." Pointing out that the stern
things in the Scriptures speaking of God's punishment arc disconcerting
to the liberal theologian, he emphasizes that the only right view of God
is the one in which we deseribe Him not only as the God of love and
mercy, but likewise as the God of wrath. When we survey this ~wor!d
and its many ills, we cannot escape the conclusion that God punishes sin.
The numerous phases of soeial injustice which we complain of inevitably
lead to penalties, to disaster for the whole nation. When people deify
themselves or their loved ones here on earth, the punishment will come.
For instance, a person who has practised idolatry (practically) with re-
Theological Observer. - ~ird)lid)eutfcljlanb ift 3. lB. in
etner mierteIjaljrf cljrift fUr ~ontrobet§±ljeoIogie neuIiclj folgenbe~ gebrudt
worben: "illienn man bie reale ~ereinigung bon @Sein§gegriinDetljeit ober
@?uliftanaiaIitiit unb lBegrilnbung§liebilrfiigfeit ober @Sein§reantiit in einem
unb bemjeHien fonhe±en (ficlj ljierin elien on±ologifclj fonfti±uierenben) ~ljii"
nomen ber .\'frea±ilrIicljfeit nicljt 3U boIfilieljen bermag, fo fcljeint un§ b~
an einem IDCangeI an ontologifcljet ~urcljfdjauung§~ uniJ ~onaejJtion~fraft
au liegen. linD eben biefer mangel fcljeint un~ einer ber ®rilnbe au fein
fUr bie immer neuen ~erfuclje, bie ja in ber 5tat romplq;e @?acljlage burclj
Wnfetung dner abftraften @?~n±ljefe aufaufi:ifen uf\1)." (®~ fe!jrt un~ hie
®netgie, ben ganilen ~atilgrap!jen ab3ufcljteilien.) D. ffi:eu, ber iljn filr bie
"fflrcljficlje Bei±fcljtif±", 1932, @S. 490, aligefcljrielien ljai, macljt biefe Offerte:
,,@?ome ein Eefer ba£: berftanben ljaben, fo bitten Wir i!jn, e£: un£: freunb~
ficljft mitilu±eifen. {Yilt bie brei lief ten limfei,?ungen Diefer [ljinefenfpraclje
in betftiinbIiclje§ 'I>eutjclj ljaben wit lBilcljetjJtdfe an§gefett." @Sdt 1932
lefen wit 3U ffi:e1\enfion£:1\wecfen an einem folcljen lBuclj. ,,~ie IDCenfcljljeit£:~
bebeutung ;J®fu lid martin ~ii!jrer. ®ine Un±erfucljung un±er bem ®e~
ficlj±§jJunft: Offenliarung unb ®efcljiclj±e. mon ~einriclj ~e±ran. ~rud
unb ~5errag bon [. lBertef£:mann in ®il±er£:Iolj. 1931." 'I>a refen roir 1\. lB.:
,,~ie Wlile!jnung dner ~orotbnung bet Offettliatung in ber merfiiljnung§,.
Ieljre 'liegriinbe±e ~iiljler fellift bamit, baf:l bann ia atuifcljen un~ unb ~ri~
ftum bie ~nbe bon iljm fre±en luiltbe. ~ann wiire iljte !Eermittrung auclj
nicljt bet aueignenben illiidung be£: ®ei\te§ (i£ljrif±i, fonbern ber ~irclje,
auclj roenn fie iljrer ,ljierarcljifcljen Unftartriclj~eit' en±fIeibei fei, aIfein ilber,.
lafjen, ba£: ljdf:lt, bem ,Obieftibi~mu§' mtf:lerljaHi bet befonberen Offen~
biltung£:gefcljidj±e ®inlaf:l getuiiljr± nnb gIeicljer!lJeife bem ,@?ulijeftibi£:mu§',
ba bann auclj bem einadnen menfdjen bie is'aljigfeit augemu±e± wilrbe, naclj
lBeljeliung feine£: ~nium§ illier bie @SteIfung ®otte£: au iljm bon fidj au§
in ba§ ricljiige merljar±ni§ au ®ott einauhe±en ufw." ,,~iiljrer bedti±±
mit bem ®ebanfen ber Eangmut ®o±±e~ unb fetner eraie!jenben ®nabe
,bie {yiiIfe ber Betten unb ber Eenfilng ber menfcljljeit§gefcljicljte auf Die be§
(i£ljriftentUm£l !jin' unb mit fetner ~fuffaffung bet ~arufie, bat ficlj ~
@?cljicffal i e b e!3 einseInen bor (i£ljriftu£: en±f cljeiben wirb, gana beutIiclj bie
Wnfcljauung bon einem ,~uan§mu!3', niclji einer ,liIof:l menfcljIicljen unb dner
fpeaififclj gi:i±±Iiclj inf[uenaieden @:niwicHung£:reilje', fonbern iJtDeier ,gefon~
beder mnien', aUf benen ® 0 ± ± feine ~en§mi±teirung gefcljicljtriclj bor~
lietei±e±." (@S. 180. 187.) ~iefe @Sate finb getreue ~rolien. ~a!3 gan3e
lBuclj rebet bon ber erften lii£: aur le~±en @?et±e cine iiljnIiclje @?praclje. Unb
e£: lllirb noclj manclje§ ~aljr bauern, elje bie ffi:eaenfion geIiefert werben fann.
~ie linarl ber fcljwerberf±iinblicljen @?praclje ift alier nicljt ba§ @)cljIimmf±e
an biefen 5tljeofogen. ~ljre @ScljiUer werDen fic boclj rooljl meiften£: ber~
f±eljen. linb roit ~fmerifaner fi:inn±en fcljIief:lficlj dnen ~rfu~ im 5tljeo[ogen~
beutfclj burcljmacljen - wenn e§ ficlj bet mulje berfoljn±e. Uber ba!3 iff ba~
@?cljrimme: feljr bieIe§ bon bem, wa~ un§ af§ :tljeo[ogie bargelio±en witb,
628 Theological Observer. SHtd')Hd')~3eitgefd')id')tlid')efl.
gewii~tt feinen geiftIidjen ®eWinn. SDiefe :o.jeologie liefdjiiftig± fidj eben
nidj± mit ®o±te&l llliott, fonbern mit - I.jSrolilemen. Un)) fie madj± allil
ben ~djrif±wa~r~eiten I.jSrolileme. Un)) fie will nun biefe I.jSrouleme mit
ber ~ernunft Iiif en. SDa!.l mefuHat ift UngewiB~eit, UngellJiB~eit in ben
alIer~emgften unb aUerfeHgften 8)eiI!.lWa~r~ei±en. D. ~olIra±~ fdjreiDt bar~
wer folgenbenna13cn: "SDie @ott~eit ~®fu, ba&l ®euet, gonHdje ~UImadjt
un)) menfdjIidje ~eran±tuorlIidjfeit - bas aUe!.l finb i~r [ber )l3f6eI] fdne
I.jSrolileme, ilJii~renb fie unfer unfern S)iinben au dner ,l.jSroliIema±tf' ilJer~
ben, wie ba!.l unmogfidje (SrembllJott ~eiBt, ba!.l au!.l beutfdjen S)orfiilen enbItdj
berfdjtuinben muB. SDafUr fage man Helier: ~dj fe~e nidj± burdj." SDie
)l3egriffe, an benen unb mit benen Mefe :o.jeologen arlieiten, "berf!iidj±tgen
Iddjt au ~lIgemein~eiten, entat:±en au )l3egrifffic~feiten, gleiten atuangs~
miiBig in @egenfiite, berfteifen fidj au llliiberfpriidjen, geratcn in eine ~pan~
nung fo ~odj, ui!.l fie reiBt. . .. SDa!.l 1ft Eaune ber Eogif, bie getuaHfam
in ~edegen~eit fii~t:±. ~ie tuidt wie dne )l3efangen~ett, bie audj ben S)oter
bertuirtf un)) ra±Io&l madjt, fo baB er fidj nidjt me~r aU!.lfenn± nodj weiB,
woran er ift. ~udj alle ®etuiflfjeit fii~rt aum :iteufeI, folialb ber merftanb
ba!.l ljSenbeIn anfiingt unb bie ~ernunftridj iilierfdjliigt ober Sheuafpriinge
madjt. . .. lllier alier, eWig bon llniBtrauen geplagt, nadj ~idjerungen
fudjt, ber fann nidjt ~etfrauen ,)Jrebigen, ba&l @etuiBfjeit gilit. . .. SDa&l
llliot:± ferlier laufe, tuadjfe unb tuerbe mit aUer BUberfidjt geprebigi, ilJte
fidj'&l ge6ilfjrlJ" (IS. G. 14. 24.) a~nHdj fpridjt fidj D. llli. Eai6Ie au!.l:
"Unb bie ±fjeologifdje ~ru!.lliilbung~ ~ie ift bieIen eine Eart; ba!.l ftrengc,
foHbe IStubiuln licgt ifjnen nidjt me~r; Helier tu'iiIacn fie ,l.jSr06Icme' untcr
lidj, erfreuen fidj am IStreit ber llneinungen. S'i'ommt ba!.l ®6amen, ftau~
nen fie, um tueldje ,SSagateUen' man fie fragt." (~. ®. E. Sl'., 13. ~anuar
1933. ) lllias llliunber? - i~re Ee~rer madjen e&l gerabefo. D. 1.jS. ~m~aus
uefdjrei6t i~r :o.jcologifieren in ben lllioden: "ISo ift e&l benn tuirflidj audj
in unfcrer (Srage frudjt6arer, bem ® e ~ e i m n i &l be rEi e li e nacfjclu~
finnen, al&l fidj an ber for mal e n SDialeftH bon Beit unb ®wigfeit mube
au rennen unb wunb ou ftoBen." (SDie IeJ;lten SDinge, IS. 321.) -®&l ift
feIliftberftiinbHdj, buB ein :o.jeolog, audj wenn er ba!.l oerfiiinblidjfte SDeutfdj
(ober ®ngHfdj) lie~errfdjte, fidj nidjt berftiinblidj madjen fann, tuenn er
ba!.l, wa&l alle menfdjIidje ~ernunft nidjt berfte~en fann, wa&l i~m ferlier
nidjt tIar if±, anbern tIarmadjen wm. ®.
~ringen l11ir unfern Wliffionarett in ben :trolJentiinbct'lt bie redjte ~eUo
nal)me entgcgen? llliir fdjiden unfere IDCiHionare, unb metften&l gano junge,
unerfct~rene IDCiinner mit i~ren e6enfo jungen, llnerfa~renen ffrauen, nadj
~nbien, Grfjina, lSiibamerifa unb bieUetdjt lialb audj nadj ~frifa. )l3ebenfen
Wir alier ctudj immer geniigenb, weldj groBe ~djtuierigfeiten fie all u6er~
Winben lja6en unb tuie biele ;D,)Jfer ilir ~o~er )l3eruf bon i~nen forbed ~
llliir biirften im grof3en unb ganoen wo~r liebeu±enb me~r ~ierauf adj±en,
ag e&l ge·f cljiefjt. SDa!.l "S)ermann&lliurger IDCiHion!.lliIatt" 6idet in etner ber
letten 9(ummern (~fprH 1935) eine trefflidje ~djiIberung beffen, wa!.l dn
IDCiHionar in ben :itropenliinbern aUf fidj ou ne~men ~a±. 2uniidjft uefdjretbt
e&l fe~r fein bie UniberfaIitii± be!.l Gr~riften±um!.l. llliir lefen: ,,;Dli einer ein
norbifdjer ober ofHfdjer, ein tuefHfdjer ober alpiner IDCenfdj ift, fUr bie @lieb~
fdjaft ber S'i'irdje ~®flt (DjrifH ift ba!.l ueIanglo!.l. SDie )l3o±fdjaft @otte~ an
bie IDCenfc'fjen [bct~ ®bangelium if± gemeint. - me b.J, Me ben ltYcfentridjen
Theological Observer. - .Ritd)1id)~3eitllefd)idjmd)e~. 629
~nfjart ber jEibd bUbd, linbet iiberall ba, roo menfcljen naclj @lott fragen,
oerftefjenbes @lefjor. SDafjer auclj bie ftberfetbarfei± ber jEibeT in alle
@5pracljcn ber (frbe. SDami± ifi augfeiclj bie WrIgemcingiif±igfeit bes Grfjrif±en~
±ums gegeben unb ber hleItumfaffenbe WUftrag ber miffion. 1)'ur bie mif~
fion [Jibt e§; lcine nimatifrfjen @5cljranfen. lffio e§; eine .2eben£\mogrtcljfeit
filr menfcljen gib±, ba fja± auclj bie miffion einen Wuf±rag. SDie @5enbung
n in arIe lffier±" bufbet feine ffima±if cljen @5cljranfen.
"SDa§; maclj± aber ben lffieg ber miffion au einem upfergang. SDie ,8afjf
Der miHionare, bie bon ben ,hlifben SjeiDen' fjingefcljfaclj±et hlorben finb -
man fann fie an ben 1)'ingern abaiifjfen -, ifi berfcljtIJinbenb fIcin ncgeniiber
benen, bie bas miirberifcljc .mima frentller :Bonen bafjingerafft fjat, fjier
bun'£) cinen pIi.itrtcljen (Yiebedob, bod am upfer Iangjiifjrigen iSiecgtums.
Wean man bie upfer ber Slannibalen af§; bie jElutaeugen ber miffion cfjren,
finD Die geringerer (ffjre wert, in beren jElut ba§; tobficlje @lift ber mafaria
tangfam bie Sl:raf± beraefjrt? lffier bermag aOauilXigen, tIJelclje WnforDerungen
an Die ®ebulb unD ~ragftaft unD ben ferbftberfeugnenben lffiiITen bie Wrbeit
in ben ~ropen ±iigHclj fiem? SDiefcr tiigHclje upfergang forbert oft grof3e"
ren u~Jfergeift af§; bie jEereitfcljaft aUnt @5±erben in fcljwerer Sl:ranfgeit ober
in 2eUen ber lBerfolnunn. linb bann bergeffe man niclji bie upfer, bie ba§;
~tolJenmma bem {)'amHienleben unferer WciHionare auferfegt. SDer erfte
Wlifcljieb bon ber Sjeima±, fo fcljltJer er mancljem faUen mag, ift ein ®eringe§;
gegenillier bem ~rbfcljieMfcljmera ber ameiten Wu§;reife, menn e.s girt, ficlj bon
ben SHnbern au ±rennen, bie wieber in Das tropifclje Sl:Iima iluriicfaufiiljten
forooljI au§; ®efunbljeit§;griinben am auclj um ber (fraiegung Willen niclji
mogIiclj iff. SDa§; mirb nie iiberltJunben unb legt aUf ba§; .2elien ber (fftern
unb ber SHnber einen IebensliingIicljen @5cljatten, unb man mag baran er"
meffen, ltJa§; e.s in ficlj fcljIicf3i, menn ltJir fingen: ,(f§; ift fein jj.5reis 3u
feuer, (£§; ift fein lffieg 3U fcljmer, 2u ftreun betn .2eIien§;feuer ~ns meite
'i8oIfermeer.' SDaau fommt ein anbere§;: bie mancljerfei Sjemmungen innerer
unb auterer Wr±, lBetfeljr§;~, lffiogn" unb (frnagtUng§;fcljhlierigfeiten, jEe"
{afmng mit fo oiden auf3eren Wrlieiten, Me man in bet ffiegel anbern iiIier"
raffen fann. gier aber no±menbig feIbft bct:ricljten muE. lffiiebiel Sl:taft ltJirb
ba fcljeinIiar unnilt berbrauclj±l f!5or allem alier bie mancljerIei inneten
Sjemmungenl SDa§; Sl:Iima in ben ~ropen erfcljlafft uub ermiibet nicljt nur
ben ~orper, fonbern fcljtlJiicljt unb liiljmt auclj Die Sl:taft be§; lffiiITen.s, bie
ffiemegIicljfeit unb lffiiberf±anMfiiljigfeit llnb Wu.sbauer be.s ®eif±es, briicft
'Da§; @lemHi unb aerftOrt Me .2eIiensfreube, greift an bie Weroen unb aet:"
lltiirlit wo~I auclj bie Sl:raft unD {),reubigfeit be§; @llaubcn.s. SDa§; ~Iima
Iiirgt auclj fcljmere innerIiclje i8erfucljungen in ficlj. Cfs macljt berliittert,
f±reitfiicljiig, ffeinIiclj, recljtljaIierifclj, ~etrifclj, felIiftfiicljiig. ~clj nenne ba.s
'lffiort Shopenfoller.' ~n Si'oIoniaIfreifen gift ba.s af§i eine (fn±fcljulbigung
filr Wusfcljreitungen. ~n bet miffion gib± es bafiir feine (fn±fcljulbigung.
Sjier gift e§;, in ber @5tunbe ber f!5erfucljung ficlj au ltJappnen mit Sl:raft au§;
ber Sjoge, bamit bie eigene @5eefe unb ba§ lffierf be§; ~(frrn fdnen @5cljaben
reibe. lffier e§; bamit nicljt ernl± nimmi, muf3 aufcljanben merben, unb e§; ift
auclj in ber WHffion fcljon mancljer aufcljanben geltJorben, ltJenn nicljt auf3er"
Iiclj, fo boclj innediclj. (f§ gibt auclj in ber million brauf3en
1 e Ii en b e .2 ei clj en." ~. ~. m.
630 Theological Observer. - ~ircl)TidJ~3eitgefd)idJmcl)es.
':Die ~ebeutung be~ beutfdjIiinbifd)Ctt \l3teffc!lefelle~. ~aruoer beridjtet
bie un~ bon ~aftor ®. Sjubener augeWerr±e ,,®rena~,Beitung (2ubfdjeener
iTladjridjten)" bom 22. ftnat: ,,~er ~tiifibent ber meidjBpreffefammet, meidj~"
leiter ~mann, fpradj fidj in ciner Unterrebung mit bem 2citct beB mcidjB~
berbanbeB ber ~eutrdjen I{3reffe, Sjauptfdjrif±reiter illicit, uber hie ~noth"
nung born 24. \l'(ptir fo aUB: ~cr ,Bl11eti ber \l'(norbnung fei, alIcn gutluiUi(lcn
Shiif±en im ,Bei±ungBbedagBl11ef en bie @irreidjung be§ ,BiefeB an crmogIid)cn,
ba~ barin 6efte~i, bie gefam±e ~reffe au etner in fidj gleidjberedjtil1±cn (lje~
meinfdjaft ilufaml1lCl1aufdjIicten. ~a§ (ljemeinl11o~1 erforbere hie [Jefcitigung
ber \l'(nonl)l1litiit beB ,BeitungBbefite§. ,'Jebe ,BeHung ~abe bem beutfdjen
moUe au bienen; fie fei in i~rem (S)el11iffen nut i~l1l, nidj± aber irgenbl11efdjen
,'In±ereffen unb :;'5n±ereffcn±en, berantl11ortridj. Sjauptfdjriftreiter m5eit fragie
ben ~riifibenten, burdj roefdje Umftiinbe er fid} baau iJeranlatt gef e~en ~abe,
in fetner Wnorbnung audj bie betlegerifdje met ii t i gun g be r u f I i dj e r,
f±iinbifdjer obet fonfeffioneIler :Drganifationen aU§"
il u f dj lie ten. ~riifibent Wmann antl11ortete, bat bie Wufgabe jeber po"
Iitifdjen ,Beitung gefii~rbet roirb, roenn :Drganifationen i~re merIeger finb,
bie Wufgaben befonberer im @)taat bcf±e~enber (ljemeinfdjaften bertreten ....
~ie Ionfeffionelle ~reffe ~at bie \l'(ufgabe, bie Wngefegen~eiten ber mefennt~
niffe in rein reIigiofer meaie~ung 3U be~anbeIn. )jSoIiHfdjen