# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S331
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INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 331

who are His brethren, may be one, even as He and the
e one.

fatthew 28; John 8:31-32; 15; 17; 20:22-23; Romans 12:
4e>- 1 Corinthians 1:10; 3:12; Ephesians 2; 4:1-16; 5:6-11;
4 -ris 1; 1 Timothy 6; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 John 4:1; 2 John 9-10.

X. THE MINISTRY

ministry of the Word and Sacraments exists by divine
‘ce. God continues to call men into this holy office and
;the spiritual welfare of His congregations to these pastors
‘sto the Church. It is the will of God that congregations
their pastors only such men as have the qualifications
‘in the Holy Scriptures. Pastors are required by God to
and as faithful pastors are entitled to the love and re-
their congregations.

cts 20:28; Romans 10:12-18; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 2 Corin-
Ephesians 4:11-15; 1 Timothy 3; 5:17; Hebrews 13: 7-17.

XI. THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS

ve yelieve and teach:

fe Lutheran Confessions (Book of Concord, 1580) are true
itions of the truths of the Holy Scriptures. Therefore it is
required that every pastor and congregation in the Lu-
Church subscribe to and uphold the doctrines taught in
mfessions without any omission, deviation, or reservation.

XII. THE LAST THINGS
believe and teach:

Church of Jesus Christ will exist and endure on earth,
ig to the promises of Christ, until His return for Judgment.
hrist returns for J udgment, He will raise up all the dead —
in Him to eternal life, and all others to everlasting

fe hold it to be an error to teach anything as a sign
‘Second advent not promised or foretold in the Holy
such as the expectation of a mass conversion of the
reliminary resurrection of martyrs, and a visible mil-
ign of Christ on the earth before the Day of Judgment.