LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 272

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My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall
ye be My disciples. As the Father hath loved Me, so
have I loved you. Continue ye in My love.” 1 John2:
24,25. “Let that therefore abide in you which ye have
heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard
from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall
continue in the Son and in the Father. And this is the
promise that He hath promised us, even eternal life.”
Col. 3:14-16. “And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of
God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called
in one body, and be ye thankful. Let the Word of
Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord.”

2. By applying the corrective measures of the Law
and the healing powers of the Gospel whenever the
church is invaded by errors in teaching and preaching
(Titus 1:9; 1:13, 14; 1 Tim. 1:3, 4; 1 Cor. 1:10, 11; 3:3, 4;
Eph. 4:1-6; Col. 3:14-16; 2 Thess. 3:14, 15),1 by corrup-
tions of morals (Matt. 18:15; Luke 17:3, 4; Gal. 6:1-2;
2 Tim. 4:1-3),? and by schismatic and separatistic ten-
dencies (Titus 3:10; 1 Cor. 1:10, 11; 1 Cor. 3:3, 4),3 which
impede Christian fellowship. (Cp. Acts 15:1-29; also the
manner in which St. Paul deals with erring Christians
in his epistles. For the importance of correcting error
see James 5:19, 20.)#

1 Titus 1:9. “Holding fast the faithful Word as he
hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine
both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” Titus
1:13,14, “This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them
sharply that they may be sound in the faith, not giving
heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men that
turn from the truth.” 1 Tim. 1:3, 4. “As I besought thee
to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia,
that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other
doctrine, neither give heed to fables and endless geneal-
ogies, which minister questions rather than godly edi-
fying, which is in faith; so do.” 1Cor.1:10,11. “Now
I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and that there
be no divisions among you, but that ye be perfectly
joined together in the same mind and in the same judg-
ment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my
brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that
there are contentions among you.” 1Cor.3:3,4. “For
ye are yet carnal. For whereas there is among you
envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and
walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul; and
another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?” Eph. 4:1-6.
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that
ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, for-
bearing one another in love, endeavoring to keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one
body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope
of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one
God and Father of all, who is above all and through all

and in you all.” Col.3:14-16. “And above all these
things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the
which also ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful.
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wis-
dom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in
your hearts to the Lord.” 2 Thess. 3:14,15. “And if any
man obey not our Word by this epistle, note that man,
and have no company with him that he may be ashamed.
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as
a brother.”

2 Matt. 18:15. “Moreover, if thy brother shall tres-
pass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee
and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained
thy brother.” Luke 17:3,4. “Take heed to yourselves.
If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and
if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against
thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn
again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.”
Gal. 6:1, 2. “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,
ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit
of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be
tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill
the law of Christ.” 2 Tim. 4:1-3. “I charge thee there-
fore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall
judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His
kingdom, preach the Word. Be instant in season, out
of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffer-
ing and doctrine. For the time will come when they will
not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itch-
ing ears.”

3 Titus 3:10. “As for a man who is factious, after
admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to
do with him.” (Translation according to the RSV.)
1 Cor. 1:10, 11; 3:3, 4. (See no. 1 above)

4 James 5:19,20. “Brethren, if any of you do err
from the truth, and one convert him, let him know that
he which converteth the sinner from the error of his
way shall save a soul from death and shall hide a mul-
titude of sins.”

3. By resolutely confronting, exposing, and excluding
all that threatens to vitiate and destroy the fellowship
(Matt. 7:15, 16; 16:11, 12; Gal. 5:9; 1:6-9; Acts 19:8-10;
2 John 9-11; Rom. 16:16-20; 1 Tim. 1:19, 20; 1 Cor. 5:
3-6; Matt. 18:15-18),1 whether it be a satanic intrusion
from outside the church or a satanic perversion from
within (John 8:44; 2 Cor. 2:8-11; 2 Cor. 11: 2-4; 1 Tim. 4:
1,2; Matt. 24:24).2 (Cp. 2 Peter 2:1-10; 2 Tim.3:1-9;
1 John 2:18, 19; Eph. 5:6-11; Matt. 12:25, 30-32; Jude
17-23; 2 Peter 3: 1-3, 17, 18; 1 Cor. 15: 32-34; 1 Tim. 6:3-5.)

1 Matt. 7:15, 16. “Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?”
Matt. 16:11,12. “How is it that ye do not understand that
I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should
beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sad-