# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S353
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

JNTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 853

+ and, sixthly, deciding the issue by majority vote rather
unanimous assent to the teaching of Scripture.
t: things drift would be sinful.
all a special session of Synod to restore Scriptural peace
“me and practice would be difficult. Because of the large
of men in a convention of Synod and because a convention
Have to work under a definite time limit, this method of
fo restore Scriptural peace in doctrine and practice might
umbersome, inefficient, or even unworkable.
[it should not be impossible to restore Scriptural peace
e and practice. We recognize Holy Scripture as our sole
Wity on doctrine and practice. We acknowledge that the doc-
écisions of the Lutheran Confessions are binding upon our
nces for the reason that they agree with Scripture. We also
“the Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Mis-
od as a Scriptural statement binding upon our con-
If everyone concerned will make the necessary effort to
tent and to conform to these standards of doctrine and
», Scriptural peace can be restored.
possibility that commends itself is that of setting up a
on on Scriptural Peace in Doctrine and Practice and in-
this commission to use procedures which will give Scrip-
and full opportunities to restore Scriptural peace in
and practice.
der the circumstances, with so many persons involved in
ices of doctrine and practice, such a commission may per-
rk most effectively if persons representing conflicting posi-
certain controversy are brought together in a Concord
tee, say, of five to nine members, with from one to three
arty serving on the Concord Committee. Acceptance of
on on a Concord Committee would constitute a promise,
> guided by the Lutheran Confessions, secondly, to uphold
Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Missouri
without any reservation whatsoever, and, thirdly, to give
free and full opportunity to restore Scriptural peace in
and practice.
y be advisable to set up separate Concord Committees
arent phases of doctrine and practice; for instance, one
- Committee on doctrines, including the doctrine of the
e doctrine of Fellowship, and the doctrine of the Last
another Concord Committee on restoring Scriptural peace
dst regarding the so-called Common Confession; another
ring Scriptural peace between us and the Orthodox Lu-
Et nference; and another on restoring Scriptural peace be-
and the Wisconsin Synod and the Norwegian Synod.