# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S617 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 626 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS WHEREAS, Contrary teachings are bein ubli spite of Synod’s re-affirming its loyalty to the Brief Soe . he Lutheran Witness of Dec. 14, 1948, page 414 quotin, ie (ct disapproval: “To apply the passage [Rom. 16:17] to fell s ore tians with whom we do not agree in all Points or, to put it th chris way, who, we are certain, err from the truth ‘of God’, We other some particulars, is a misapplication of the Word of God “an a to children of God; and an insult of which we ought ne tt abfront ourselves guilty”;) therefore be it or 0 make Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Te. affirm its adherence to the following truths of the Scripture (1) That Rom. 16: 17 clearly and directly forbids joint religio work or worship with all heterodox teachers and theis adherents, ven though there be no denial of the truth on approval of error in express i igi or worahinn pT words in such religious work (2) That every departure from the clear Word of God also in the so-called non-fundamental doctrines as well ‘as in details, or points, of doctrine, if persistently advoca is divisive of church fellowship; , ved (3) That Persistent adherence to false teaching forms a barri against joint prayer; and be it furthermore * Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod hereb repudiates all statements or expressions not in conformity with the above declarations, which h ave a i ic pri ithi the Missourt Sen , ppeared in public print within IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONGREGATION Missourt Synop Micuican Crry, Inp. Cuartes E, Oumsteap Recording Secretary of the Congregation Rev. Paut L. KretzMann, Pastor The same memorial (with the additi ition of the followi areas “s second paragraph: Wuereas, This objective is being istra : . a “ imistrated By not settling the issues raised by “A Statement”;) was Avo.tpH Wescue, President R. E. Kreyiine Our Redeemer Rupotpy KuuiMann ARNOLD BESTKE Luth. Church Frep A. BauMGARTH Overland, Mo. ‘E. B. ScHAEFER E. H. Nresrvecce ted in INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 627 Triuity LutH. CaurcH, CHESTERFIELD, Mo. : Frep H. Merrz, President 5 March 22, 1950 Rotanp E. Horrmann, Secretary H. A. Strumpter, Emmaus Luth. Church, St. Louis, Mo. O. E. Remunrrz, Emmaus Luth. Church, St. Louis, Mo. Frep J. NIEBRUEGGE, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. Martin F. Scoupmann, Hope Luth. Church, Overland, Mo. Wru1a A. KostowskE, Hope Luth. Church, Overland, Mo. Auc. Mertz, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. Moe Irvine B. Kunz, Emmaus Luth. Church, St. Louis, Mo. H. W. Niesruecce, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. — CLARENCE H. METzZLER, Emmaus Luth. Church, St. Louis, Mo. Leo. Horrmann, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. F. WM. Horrmann, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. Leonarp F. Lorne, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. Grorce Straus, St. John’s Luth. Church, Ellisville, Mo. A. A. Koc, St. John’s Luth. Church, Ellisville, Mo. Louts Straus, St. Paul’s Luth. Church of Orrville, Mo. Frep H. Mertz, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. NorMAN RETHMEIER, Trinity Luth. Church, Chesterfield, Mo. Rom. 16:17 (Memorial 627) Wuenreas, “The issues raised by ‘A Statement’” have not been settled but have only been studied “on the basis of materials supplied by direction of the President” (cf. Proceedings, 1947, p. 523); and Wuereas, The members of Synod have had three long years to study these matters; and Wnuereas, Some of the material supplied by direction of the President has been publicly rejected and repudiated in some circles . as not being in harmony with the Word of God; and Wueneas, Further postponement of not stating its official posi- tion can only create further confusion and contentions within the Missouri Synod; now therefore be it Resolved, That Synod be requested to give a clear-cut, un- equivocal answer to the following questions: ; 1. Does Synod hold that Rom. 16:17 forbids church fellowship, that is, joint religious work or worship, with all persistent adherents of false doctrine?