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January 2000
Volume Four, Number One
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F E A T U R E S
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The Holy Supper: A Taste of Heaven -
by the Rev. Dr. William Weinrich
Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Bread and the Wine are the very Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, which He
has commanded us to eat and to drink. The Lord's Supper is something concrete,
particular, real; it is Body and Blood.
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In a Simple Way to His Household -
by Leonard Payton
Chief Musician
Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas
The Catechism teaches that the Sacrament is "the true body and blood of our
Lord Jesus Christ," so that the soul self-evidently believes the words,
"given and shed for you for the remission of sins." |
Christ's Body and Blood Saves Us -
by Kevin Leininger
A Member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fort Wayne, Ind., and Chief Editorial Writer
for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Holy Scripture and confessional Lutheranism make it clear that the Lord's
Supper is where God works His forgiveness. |
Sacrament of the Altar: Christ Daily Food and Sustenance -
by the Rev. Prof. Lawrence Rast
Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Lord's Supper is given as a daily food and sustenance to comfort the
person whose heart feels too sorely pressed. The Supper gives us forgiveness
of sins, life, and salvation. |
Coming Home -
by Ron and Marge Shumaker
Members of Grace Lutheran Church
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ron and Marge Shumaker find the Lord and a new church home at a Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod congregation. |
In the Field: -
by Pam Knepper
Managing Editor, For the Life of the World
Features the Rev. David Stechholz, Pastor at West Portal Lutheran Church,
San Francisco, Calif. |
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