# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S336
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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336 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS =

cannot reach. Christian congregations and synods take cou :
co-operate with each other in seeking God-pleasing an
ways to perform the work the Lord has assigned to all
of His Church.

Universal The blessings of this ministry are meant fo
Application and conditions of men. From these blessings
may be excluded, since no one is excluded from
forgiveness spoken by God to the world in the death a
rection of His Son Jesus Christ. Christian love, having its:
in that forgiving love of God, is spontaneous and unrestric:
knows no barrier of race, class, or color, even as Chris
Propitiation not only for our sins, but also for the sins of th
world.
1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 5:9-10; 2 Corinthians 2:10.
Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12; 14:29; Jeremiah 23: 9-40
sians 3:14-21; 4:1- 6; 1 Peter 3: 15; 1 John 4: 1-6.

2 Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 1: 19-22; 1 John 4:7-21;
9:26; Acts 17: 24-28; 1 John 2: 2.

iv. THE CHURCH AND THE HOME

Marriage God has ordained and blessed the estate of.mai
and has established the relation of mutual helpfii
and love between husband and wife. Marriage is intend
to be a lifelong union. “What God hath joined together
man put asunder,” Matthew 19:6.

Parents In love and wisdom God has blessed the'r
and Children state with the privilege and responsibility of

hood. “Be fruitful, and multiply, and reple
earth,” Genesis 1:28. “Children are an heritage of the
Psalm 127:3. Parents are. responsible for their children. and:
rear them in the fear and admonition of the Lord. God ha
lished the home as the foundation of society and the trainin;
for Christian character. Over against the sins of impurity,
neglect, and all other causes that may lead to divorce, th
emphasizes the sacredness of the home and the blessednes#
parent-child relationship.

Christian The Church under the impulse of Christ’s Gosp
Home sels the youth, encourages Christian comp

upholds purity of life, and teaches God’s will re
courtship and marriage. The Church upholds the all-i
character of the home, where the old and the new generatio
together in love and esteem. To rear children in the féay
and to care for aged and infirm members of the family ri
responsibility of the family.