TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wengert,Timothy J.
TI  - A formula for parish practice: using the Formula of Concord in congregations 
T2  - Lutheran quarterly books
SN  - 0802830269 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BX8069.4 .W46 2006
U1  - 238/.41 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
KW  - Formula Concordiae
KW  - Theology, Practical
KW  - Lutheran Church
KW  - Doctrines
N1  - Foreword / Robert Kolb -- Article One."But babies are socute!":  the original problem with human beings -- Article Two. "I'll do it my way": what happens when human beings demand to be in charge of everything -- Article Three. Getting right(eous) with God: Christians are declared, not made -- Article Four. God does not need your good works (but they won't hurt you either) -- Article Five. What God's word does to you: death (law) and resurrection (gospel) -- Article Six. A free and merry spirit: when is the law not the law? -- Article Seven (Part One). When Jesus throws a party, he shows up (the real presence) -- Article Seven (Part Two). How Lutherans receive the Lord's Supper -- Article Eight. God suffers in the flesh for us -- Article Nine. Lutherans don't have all the answers (just the one that matters) -- Article Ten. Dealing with congregational conflict: neutral things in a polarized world -- Article Eleven. "You did not choose me, I chose you": the comfort of election, even when faced with unbelief -- Article Twelve. Baptized Christians, following their Lord into politics (and other messy things)
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