# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1159 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) A. nen SSeS: Be 4 524 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS God’s gift to His Church, only such men Should be "chee a8 possess qualifications given in ity in matters of faith the Seriptures, « 2s pastors re- vil, & duty and TTOristy, gird i ast faithful, error.on basis of alate theul pastors entitled to See Word of. Gogh ture, wii, 8. love and : X14 respect of congregations, Grace, Gospel, Bible "in fgans of ° Separatism, ; Papacy, climax of all usurpations viii, 10 ” Opposite of Unionism, of Christ’s authorit . Separation, th of last times, XII, 3 Ben Sign love, vit 8 re final endeavor of panrist d chitas 7 aration to’ win errs it Sep. . y AN hildren. jy: viii, 8 Toth Gers ectildren _ early,. iv, 4; man cannot free himself of, 1; iv, 4 Pp: esentatives in home y own powers I 1- 8. > 4. See Children ’ God can free man from, 11°1,°2Y Rey abers of Ch. royal cause of war, yv Pr ape universal priesthood, s thoughts, words, ‘end deeds, in Propitiation wang Priesthood, iii, 1 Stéwardship, Christian i, sins, VI 1; for wi ok eeitot OF = Godstians goods a ae te oF whole world’s sins, ternale 3 Co-operation in ey. often called objective justia ardship vi 1 of good stew. tion, VI, 1 ca~- ship, viii, 22" Poor steward. Pulpit Fellowship, 1x i . Ship, LX, 5; not with bodies, Deg auals or church eters the Church, viii, 12, in a mbat, ix, 2 ; , Testimony to ; Regometion, God's decree, III, 1; God, vii, H the truth required by passive, to nate Savior, I, 1; Time, Church in, x, 2 obey Law, III er, HI, 1; active to Tribulations, Church und life in Christ ns” bring man Tau eat ler the Res iy ’ ump urch i all dead, bow {be Dead, 2x01, 1; Truth, speaking the whole t, viii, 10 Righteous xu i ~ Unionism, opposite of eh ee pusness, ast, imputed to viii, 10 of separatism, TOU; : . cepted by faith, wpe and ac- Sacraments, V, 5, 6: ‘ ete knowledge of, but err not mere Christ, viii, 1. See Unioni : f ect admin. Universality ‘of Ch nism Chure of them Seank of the Victor urch, viii, 1 vill, 3. ‘Means 7a 3 s Grace . of Vocation, “Christie of, i 4 cation, VII; description of, of, v, 1 an, v, 1; change Vint. 1; Hol Spiriv’ Vil’ i: Pirit’s work, God’ Vin eet, 0m gratitude to War and the Christian, vii, 3; an » @s Hever perfect in this evil, vii, 2; Christians must de- fend. their coun ii Word of God, V, Got ‘instructs us through His Word, V, 2 Holy criptures God’s Word to man, life, yu, 3; perfect in heaven, Schism in the Church denies fellowship to then who conform to Scri iii V, 2; cente: God’ Scriptures, Holy Sole Cowen | of Himself in Pe 's revelation istian doctrine vue of all Christ, V, 2- throuch and work of 9 Vy OS tain > ’ ‘ou; both Law and Gospel, V4; no ture God continues He ys Seri P- signs of Christ’ changes’ V 2, those given in Scripture XI .s cha nges, V, 2; Holy Spit by in- authority of, viii, 4; only author_ and Adin z pplied ce) “entire ><; en viii, 4; no warrant in Serie id life, i Cty INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS 525 through the Word, vi, 2; full obe- dience to Scriptures an indispen- fers that God’s Word is true, sable requisite for fellowship, ‘He will keep all His prom- viii, 7. See Scripture V, 2; Holy Scripture God’s Work, Church fellowship finds ex- ant Word, V,.3; alone can pression in work, viii, 11; a fel- blish articles of faith, V, 3; lowship of work based on faith, ‘always successful, ii, 4; accom- confession, and love, viii, 13 “itches what He pleases, ii, 4; Works, Good, VIII, 1; VII, 2 inspired, vi, 2; salvation only Worship, family, iv, 4 VI ‘In connection with our report we submit the following recom- nendations: :L We request that Part II of the Common Confession as here ented be adopted and that Synod declare that Parts I and II hereafter be regarded as one document. ‘ 2. Since Part II of the Common Confession was drawn up in Kd of God inspired, V, 2; Holy 4 testifies in hearts of be- wi compliance with a resolution of the Milwaukee Convention, we “gepeat a recommendation made and adopted three years ago with -tegard to Part I (Proceedings, 41st Convention, pp. 586, 587). The constitution of the Synodical Conference provides that fellowship with another church body cannot be established by any one of its ‘ ‘gonstituent synods without the consent of every synod in the ‘ Synodical Conference. The American Lutheran Church, moreover, in 1938 in its Sandusky Resolutions, declared itself ready to place the agreement reached with the Missouri Synod before its sister synods for approval and acceptance. Therefore we recommend that after favorable action has been taken by the American Lutheran Church and The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod on Part II of the Common Confession, the indicated procedure pertaining to sister Synods on both sides be followed and that the President of Synod be requested to take whatever steps are proper on our part to secure such action. 3. We ask Synod to declare that in its dealings with the other synods of the Synodical Conference it wishes to keep in mind and to remind the other synods of Article 4 of the constitution of the Synodical Conference, which reads: The purpose of the Synodical Conference of North America shall be: to give outward expression to the unity of spirit existing among the constituent synods; to encourage and strengthen one another in faith and confession; to further unity in doctrine and practice and to remove whatever might threaten to disturb this unity; to co-operate in matters of mutual interest; to strive for true unity in doctrine and practice among Lutheran church bodies. 4, Since Synod has now had.a committee of this kind for 18 _years, and in view of the widespread union movements in world Lutheranism, we recommend that Synod authorize the appointment of a Committee on Doctrinal Unity for the new triennium. We