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01 - Schulz Introduction 01 - Arand Introduction 02 - Why place such emphasis on the Confessions? 03 - Do creeds and confessions make the Bible itself secondary? 04 - What makes a creed or a confession different from other theological writings? 05 - How is a personal testimony different from a confession of faith? 06 - What is the Book of Concord? 07 - Why does the LCMS ask its pastors and other church professionals to subscribe to the Book of Concord unconditionally? 08 - Did the making of creeds and confessions end with the Book of Concord? 09 - What are eccumenical creeds? 10 - Do all denominations accept the creeds? 11 - Did creeds originate in the context of worship? 12 - What are the significance and functions of the creeds in the life of the church? 14 - What is the value of confessing the eccumenical creeds over contemporary creeds? 15 - What were the theological issues which helped to form the creeds? 13 - How can the language of the creeds vary when translated into English? 17 - How do the creeds help us to understand God and how to talk about him? 16 - What theological dilemma was addressed with the phrase being of one substance? 18 - Does the confession of the Trinity in the creeds reflect the Gospel message? 19 - Why is the Holy Spirit not given as many words in the Nicean creed? 20 - Why was there a conflict over the filioque? 21 - What does the communion of saints mean? 22 - What is the structure and message of the Athanasian Creed? 23 - Why is the Athanasian Creed used so infrequently today? 24 - What developments shaped the historical context of the Augsburg Confession? 25 - What was the relation of Luther to the Augsburg Confession? 26 - Why are there two different texts for the Augsburg Confession in the Book of Concord? 28 - How does the Augsburg Confession compare to the eccumenical creeds? 27 - Why is the Augsburg Confession divided into two parts? 29 - What was the purpose and significance of the Augsburg Confession to Lutherans in the 16th century? 30 - What is the structure of the Augsburg Confession? 31 - How important are the rejections in the Augsburg Confession? 32 - Is Justification the key to the Augsburg Confession? 33 - How can one effectively teach what the confessions say about the human condition? 34 - How are we delivered from the sinful human condition? 35 - How are AC IV-VI connected? 36 - How does faith shape our understanding of the church? 37 - Why do the Sacraments play such a prominent role in the Augsburg Confession? 38 - How should confession and absolution be taught and emphasized in the church today? 39 - Why must a pastor be regularly called? 40 - How should the church relate to society according to the Augsburg Confession? 41 - What useful things can be learned from AC XXII-XXVIII? 42 - To what extent is the Augsburg Confession authoritative for Lutheran identity today? 43 - How did the Emperor and papal representatives respond to the Augsburg Confession when it was presented? 44 - What is the usefulness of the Apology for those living in a country which separates church and state? 45 - Is there a theological framework which can help make sense of the Apology? 46 - What are the differences between righteousness of faith and righteousness of works? 47 - How does Melanchthon's specialized language fit into a medieval theological framework? 48 - How does the Two Kinds of Righteousness help to diagnose the fundamental flaw in the theology of Melanchthon's opponents? 49 - How does the Apology maintain the balance between the Two Kinds of Righteousness? 50 - What guidance does Melanchthon give for persuing a righteousness of works without giving up the righteousness of faith? 51 - Why does Melanchthon see the inability to keep the First Commandment as the key to understanding original sin? 52 - What is the line of argument in Apology IV? 53 - If Christians are forgiven, then why do they still suffer the common calamaties of life? 54 - What principles guided the confessors on which parts of church practice to keep? 55 - Why is there confusion over the number of Sacraments? 56 - Is there a proper way to honor the saints? 57 - Why were the Smalcald Articles needed? 58 - How was it that a secular group took up the matter of what to say at a church council? 59 - Was Luther near death at the time of the writing of the Smalcald Articles? 60 - What is role or the first chief article of the Smalcald Articles? 61 - Did Luther and Melanchthon agree in their views on the papacy? 62 - How is enthusiasm the basis of all heresy for Luther? 63 - Does Luther imply that a believer loses the Holy Spirit every time they sin? 64 - How did 16th century Lutherans overcome the difficulty of finding bishops to ordain their pastors? 65 - Do the documents discussed serve as a roadmap for eccumenical relations today?

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