# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_October 1859_S307
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Does Romans 11:25, 26, 27 teach a still-to-be-expected solemn, etc. 307

so that they too, for their part, may further the good cause by counsel and deed to the best of their ability.

So, then, under God's visible and wonderful help, our Synod grows in a manifest way, both inwardly and outwardly. But the enemy sees it and, out of his envious heart, casts upon it the venom of slander, and even our friends at a distance, their view itself clouded by many a distorted opinion, are thereby made anxious and see only threatening danger where an unprejudiced eye would surely find much occasion for the praise and glory of God. But He, the faithful Chief Shepherd, is with us, and, provided only that no ingratitude and unfaithfulness on our part — from which may He graciously keep us — thrust away His hand from us, He will remain with us and further the work of our hands. To Him alone be honor. May He also bless these lines and let them find a good reception with you, so that, once again drawn nearer to one another, ever more united in the truth, ever more complete in love, ever more firm in the one hope of salvation, we may here, though separated by wide distances, nevertheless fight valiantly with united strength for the precious heritage of our good confession, and there one day give thanks to God with unanimous rejoicing for His undeserved favor and grace forever.

Finally, we remark further, in case this our exposition should not satisfy you, that you for your part make clear to us what you understand by a church standing over the congregations, and what its relationship to the individual congregations is supposed to be. We also ask you kindly to let your kind reply reach us as soon as possible by a direct route, since the earlier route has proved so slow, and we greet you all heartily with the greeting of love and of peace.

In the name and on behalf of the local Evangelical Lutheran Ministerial Conference

A. Crämer.
Fort Wayne, August 9, 1859.

Does Romans 11:25, 26, 27 teach a still-to-be-expected solemn conversion of the Jews?

As firmly as it stands that Holy Scripture possesses clarity to this extent, that in it all articles of faith are expressed, at least in some places, in clear words intelligible to everyone, so that from it all men who are at all able to understand human speech can learn from it as much as is necessary for them to attain salvation; just as little, on the other hand, can it be denied that there are passages of Scripture whose true sense cannot be unlocked without difficulty. The latter is expressly attested by St. Peter the Apostle himself, for example, concerning the