# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1912_S20
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20 Verhandlungen der vierundzwanzigſten Verſammlung

others, who finally are lost, this different result finds its cause in
God and in a differing will of salvation in His act of election;
“d) The doctrine, that a believer can and ought to have an
absolute assurance of his election and salvation, instead of an as-
surance of faith, built upon the promise of God, and joined with
fear and trembling and the possibility of falling from grace, which,
however, by the mercy of God he believes will not become a reality
in his case;
“e) In a summary, all views and doctrines regarding Election
which directly or indirectly come into conflict with the order of
salvation and do not give to all a full and therefore equally great
opportunity of salvation, or which in any manner would invalidate
that word of God which declares, that ‘God will have all men to be
saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth’ — in which gracious
and merciful will of God all election to eternal life has its origin.
“On the basis of the above Agreement the Committees on Union
memorialize their respective church bodies to adopt the following

“Resolution.

“Whereas, our Confessions determine that ‘to the true unity of
the Church it is sufficient that there be agreement in the doctrine
of the Gospel and in the administration of the Sacraments;’ and
“Whereas, our former committees, by the grace of God, have
attained unity in the doctrines concerning the Calling, Conversion,
and in general, the Order of Salvation, and we all confess as our
sincere faith, that we are saved by grace alone, without any co-
operation on our part; and
“Whereas, the negotiations of our new committees have led to a
satisfactory agreement concerning the doctrine of Election, and to
an unreserved and unanimous acknowledgment of the doctrine of
Election which is presented in the Formula of Concord, ‘Thorough
Explanation,’ Art. XI, and in Pontoppidan's ‘Sandhed til Gudfryg-
tighed,’ Question 548,
Now, therefore,
“BE IT RESOLVED, That we declare hereby that the essential unity
concerning these doctrines which now is attained is sufficient to
church union.
“May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, grant
us the grace of his Holy Spirit, that we all may be one in Him
and ever remain steadfast in such Christian and God-pleasing
union! Amen.

“THE POSITION OF THE NORWEGIAN SYNOD'S COMMITTEE
was stated as follows at the various district conventions which ratified
the committee's report:
“Questions asked at Willmar, Minn., by Dr. Joh. Ylvisaker and
answered by Rev. J. Nordby and Rev. G. T. Lee: