The Distinctive Characteristics of the Lutheran Church

by G. Luecke

Publisher:

Concordia Publishing House

, 1920

Overview

The Lutheran Church—founded by and taking its name from Dr. Martin Luther—is not a new church. It is an ancient church, restored and renewed by Luther’s 95 Theses. The Distinctive Characteristics of the Lutheran Church calls from the marvelous heritage of the Lutheran Church and lays out—in elegant concisiveness—its theological distinctiveness. Marrying historical interpretations to biblical evidence, this treatise defends and justifies Lutheran beliefs for both the scholar and the layperson. What is uniquely incredible about this volume, however, is its unique perspective on the growth, divisions, and movements of the Lutheran Church in America.

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Key Features

• Biblical theology of Lutheran doctrine
• Historical analysis of the expansion and divisions of the Lutheran Church
• Exposition of Lutheran practices, traditions, and conventions

Contents

• Part I: Distinctive Doctrines of the Lutheran Church
• Part II: Confessions of the Lutheran Church
• Part III: Distinctive Practices and Customs of the Lutheran Church
• Part IV: Organization of the Lutheran Church
• Part V: Divisions of the Lutheran Church in America

Top Highlights

“Its main theological (‘theoretical’) seminary is at Columbus, O” (Page 90)

“Christ gives to each communicant His body and blood as a token and pledge that this body was given into death for him, and that His blood was shed for the remission of his sins, in order thus to strengthen and preserve his faith, to assure him personally, individually, of the forgiveness of sins and the certainty of his salvation.” (Page 32)

“No, what man needs is atonement for his sins and reconciliation with God by the blood of Christ. Nothing but the Scriptural teaching of the substitutionary, redemptive character of the work of Christ, as it is maintained by the Lutheran Church, can give the sinner a sure and firm foundation for his faith.” (Page 17)

“Baptism ‘works forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this.’” (Page 27)

“their conversion in time and their preservation in faith until death, thus making it impossible for the elect to be lost” (Page 23)

Product Details

• Title: The Distinctive Characteristics of the Lutheran Church
• Author: George Luecke
• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
• Publication Date: 1920
• Pages: 101

About G. Luecke

George H. Luecke (b. 1870) was a pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church and professor at Concordia College in North Carolina. He was born in Wisconsin of German parents, and was a witness to the division of the Tennessee synod and the Missouri synod of the Lutheran Church. He later published Distinctive Doctrines and Customs of the Lutheran Church and The Way of Life.