# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S493
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

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To Provide Continuity to Formulation of Doc-
trinal Resolutions
To Impose Restraints on Formulation of Doc-
trinal Resolutions
To Adopt More Formal Statements of Belief __
To Establish Commission on Dissent
To Make Use of Synodically Adopted Doctrinal
Statements on Local Level
To Declare Against Binding Resolutions
(Also 3-120B, C)
To Deal with Heresy

Theological Concerns

To Reaffirm Our Belief that the Bible Is the In-
spired and Historically and Factually Inerrant
Word of God in All Its Parts
(Also 3-125B, C)

To Publish Theses and Antitheses on the Term
“The Word of God”
ToClarify Terms “Canonical Text” and “Canon”
To Resist Pressure Against Historical-Critical
Methodology

To Expose Seminary Students to Various Meth-
ods of Biblical Study
To Repudiate Historical-Critical Method __
(Also 3-130B)
To Return to Strict Discipline in Doctrine and
Practice
(Also 3-131B)
To Canvass Synod Membership Regarding
Theological Position
To Distinguish Between Dogma and Theological
Opinion
To Begin Work on a “20th-Century Formula of
Concord”
(Also 3-134B to F)
To Call Evangelical Council to Establish ‘‘For-
mula of Concord II”
To Study Doctrine of Divine Call
(Also 3-136B)
To Permit Contracting of Graduates from Syn-
odical Schools
To Ordain Teachers and DCEs
(Also 3-138B)
To Rescind Woman Suffrage — =
To Rescind Denver Resolution re Woman Suf-
frage
(Also 3-140B)
To Continue Study of Role of Women in Church
To Authorize Ordination of Women to Pastoral
Office
To Declare Women's Ordination Not Divisive __
To Take Position on Ordination of Women
To Continue to Oppose Women’s Ordination ___
(Also 3-145B)
To Expand Role of Women in Life of Church ___
(Also 3-146B)
To Repudiate CTCR Document “A Lutheran
Stance Toward Ecumenism” =
To Commend CTCR Document on Ecumenism _
To Issue Study Document on Eschatology ____
To Study Work of Holy Spirit
To Adopt New Orleans Resolution 2-15 on
Charismatics
To Warn Against Charismatic Movement
To Repudiate Charismatic Movement ____
To Withdraw Sanction from Both Social Min-
istry Affirmations and Mission Affirmations
To Rewrite Mission Affirmations ___» =
To Adopt CTCR Document as Official Interpre-
tation of Mission Affirmations =
To Adopt Resolution Clarifying Mission Affirma-
tions
To Repudiate CTCR Interpretation of Mission
Affirmations
To Declare ‘‘New Morality” to Be Anti-Christian
To Seek Retraction of False Doctrine in Mission:
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To Correct Doctrinal Aberrations in “From Out
of the Desert” or Remove from the Market ___
(Also 3-161B. C)
To Insist That *Almah” in Is. 7:14 Means Virgin .
To Retain Synodical Position on Abortion ____
(Also 3-163B, C)
To Oppose Churches and Pastors Backing
Abortion
To Provide for Continuing Theological Educa-
tion of Professors and Lay Persons
To Request CTCR to Initiate Study in Various
Areas of Concern
To Publicize Synod’s Scriptural! Positions
To Designate Concordia Journal as Synod's
Official Theological Journal
To Subsidize Concordia Journal _._.
To Restudy Lodges

ELIM

To Ask Directors to Reconsider Decision re

ELIM

To Rescind Judgment that ELIM Is Divisive —__
(Also 3-176B to E)

To Recognize ELIM
To Accept Evangelical Lutherans in Mission __
(Also 3-178B)
To Allow Confessing Movements
To Allow Association with ELIM
(Also 3-180B)
To Ask ELIM to Evaluate Itself =. = =
To Ask Congregations to Separate from ELIM
(Also 3-182B, C, D)
To Deal with Evangelical Lutherans in Mission _
(Also 3-183B)
To Expect ELIM to Disband ___
To Declare ELIM Divisive of Fellowship and
Call to Repent
(Also 3-185B, C)
To Reject ELIM for Divisive Activities —____
To Support Synodical Officials and Repudiate
Seminex and ELIM SSS
(Also 3-187B)
To Call ELIM to Account
To Withhold Support of Subsidized Congrega-
tions or Districts Who Support ELIM ___—
To Declare ELIM Heterodox
(Also 3-190B)
To Take Action Regarding ELIM
(Also 3-191B, C, D)
To Repudiate Evangelical Lutherans in Mission
(Also 3-192B)
To Deal with Problem of ELIM
(Also 3-193B)
To Repudiate ELIM
(Also 3-194B to O)
To Take Actions re ELIM
(Also 3-195B to F)
To Declare ELIM Supporters Ineligible for
Office and Call
(Also 3-196B to F)
To Declare ELIM and Membership in ELIM
Unconstitutional
(Also 3-197B to J)
To Deal with ELIM and Seminex
(Also 3-198B to I)
To Deal Lovingly but Firmly with Dissenting

To Declare ELIM a Divisive Movement
LCUSA

To End Membership in LCUSA
(Also 3-201B to F)
To Withdraw from Membership in LCUSA ___
(Also 3-202B to L)
To Withdraw Reluctantly from LCUSA ___.
To Sever Connection with LCUSA
(Also 3-204B, C, D)
To Terminate Membership in LCUSA

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