# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S257
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II. THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

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To be sure, the books of the future would be just as good a corrective as the books of the past,
but unfortunately we cannot get at them.” 54
As we learn more about past philosophies and current controversies, we will be better equipped
to respond to the issues arising from scientific study. We can encourage more Christians to
pursue careers and vocations in science, confident of their calling and with a high moral
motivation. We can also help students and teachers find the best strategies for handling
controversies, especially as those controversies impact the Christian faith. We can see scientists
themselves as a great resource in the body of Christ, as those best qualified to help us understand
what science is really saying and best equipped to inspire young people to follow them into
scientific vocations.
Read Colossians 1:11–20. If you were speaking to students of science, how might you explain
the statement that in Christ “all things hold together”?

Responsive Reading of Psalm 8

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C. S. Lewis, “On the Reading of Old Books” in God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics, ed. Walter
Hooper (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2014), 220.

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