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January 2001
Volume 5, Number 1
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A Study on God's Word and Our Lutheran Confessions Concerning Church Fellowship By the Rev. Dr. Alvin L. Barry President of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, St. Louis, Mo. Visible expression of church fellowship is fellowship in the objective, external "marks" of the church, for it is through these means that God the Holy Spirit is working to create and sustain saving faith. These means of grace are important for the church. Therefore, they are decisive in matters of church fellowship. |
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Fellowship in Christ Is the Church and Salvation By the Rev. Dr. William C. Weinrich Academic Dean and Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Some time ago I attended a reception at a nearby church. The reception was held in the "Fellowship Hall" of the church. It was really quite nice: good friends, good conversation, good food, good drink-outside, even good cigars. However, exactly wherein did the "fellowship" take place, or exactly of what did the "fellowship" consist? |
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Church Fellowship By the Rev. Prof. Kurt E. Marquart Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. In English, the word "fellowship" suggests sociability, camaraderie, perhaps a friendly romp with balloons and donuts in the parish "fellowship hall." The Greek "koinoonia" (fellowship, communion) means sharing, participating in common treasures, culminating in the communion of the Lord's Body and Blood |
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In the Field By Pam Knepper Managing Editor, For the Life of the World Featuring the Rev. Dr. Scott A. Bruzek, Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Wheaton, Ill. |
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