# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S845
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260 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS

same degree as the eternally Jost unbeliever (Rom. 3:10-12; Roi
7:18), nor do you thereby wish to deny that God from eternity’ by
grace in Christ Jesus has elected'a definite number to eternal sé
vation (Rom. 8:29, 30; Eph. 1:4,5).
6. In III faith and faith alone belongs to the essence of the in=
visible Church. (John 3:16; Mark 16:16.)

7. Concerning Paragraph V, the teaching concerning Sunday!
in which one day in the week must be set aside as a day of the*#
Lord is not tolerated in your Church. (Col. 3:16; Gal. 4:10, 1
Luke 6:5.) . ae.

8. In VI, A, 1, 2,3, when you use the term “return of Christ,”;
it can only refer to His return on Judgment Day (Luke 17:20-37;
Heb. 9: 26-28).

9. In VI, B, 1, “the pope is the very Antichrist” is not merely
the historical judgment of Luther in the Smalcald Articles, but it
is a doctrine of Scripture concerning which Christians are not per-

mitted to agree to disagree. (2 Thess. 2:3-13; Brief Statement,:’:
Paragraph 44.) ;

10. Your statement on the conversion of the Jews, the physical
resurrection of the martyrs, and the thousand years of Rev. 20 are
not the final pronouncements of your Church on these doctrines,
but also with regard to these teachings you are willing to study
the Scriptures and bring them into conformity with the Word of
God. (Luke 17:20-37; 2 Tim. 4:18; Matt. 24:29, 30. Cp. context
Heb. 9: 26-28; John 6:39, 40; Matt. 8: 11, 12; 1 Thess. 2:15, 16; Brief

Statement, Paragraph 42.) Artuur E. Beck, Pastor

Curist Lurueran Cuurcu, WotverTon, MINN.

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. Clarification of Synod’s 1941 “Prayer-Fellowship”
Resolution 7
Wuereas, The resolution of the 1941 synodical convention on.
prayer fellowship has caused some confusion when considered in
the light of the interpretation placed on said resolution on the
floor of convention; be it
Resolved, That the Queens-Long Island Conference memori-
alize Synod to clarify the said resolution in its practical application
to intersynodical ‘conferences,
Queens-Lonc Istanp PAsToRAL CONFERENCE
Rev. Paut Pat tMEYEr, Chairman
Rev. Paut Bucnuermer, Secretary