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Lutheran questions, Lutheran answers: exploring Christian faith

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

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Lutheran questions, Lutheran answers: exploring Christian faith

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Minneapolis, MN

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Augsburg Fortress

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Includes bibliographical references )p. 158( and index

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Martin E. Marty

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Lutheran history and heritage -- Where do Lutheran churches come from? -- What are the origins of Lutheran churches in the United States? -- What do we mean by a "Lutheran" church or "Lutheran theology"? -- What is Lutheranism? -- Why do Lutherans have so many confessions of faith? -- What makes Lutherans different from Presbyterians or Methodists or Baptists? -- Do Lutherans believe in "predestination?" -- The Nible -- What is the basic message of the Nible? -- What is the purpose of the Bible? -- What do we mean when we say the Bible is "God's word"? -- Why is the Bible considered an authority for the church? -- Since we have the New Testament, why do we need the Old Testament? -- Are there errors in the Bible? -- How do Lutherans interpret the Bible? -- Do Lutherans believe in a literal Adam and Eve? -- God -- Can we prove that God exists? -- How can we know God? -- What is the Trinity? -- What are some practical results of believing in the Trinity? -- What is the Providence of God? -- Does God will evil and suffering in the world and in our lives? -- Is God male? -- Jesus Christ -- What is the Incarnation? -- Where was Jesus before he came to earth? -- Do Lutherans believe in the virgin birth of Jesus? -- Why did Jesus come into the world? -- Why did Jesus have to die -- What is the meaning of the cross? -- Did Jesus really rise from the dead, and what does His resurrection mean? -- Humanity -- What is the purpose of human life? -- What does it mean to say humans are created in the image of God? -- What is sin? -- Why do we sin? -- Do Lutherans believe that humans are totally evil? -- What do we mean by original sin? -- Do we have "free will"? -- The Holy Spirit -- What does the Holy Spirit do? -- In what ways does the Holy Spirit work in the church? -- What do we believe about the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit"? -- What do Lutherans believe about the "gifts of the Holy Spirit"? -- Is "speaking in tongues" a necessary sign of the Holy Spirit in one's life? -- What is the Holy Spirit's role in evangelism? -- Does the Holy Spirit work outside the church? -- Salvation -- What is the grace of God? -- What does it mean to be "saved"? -- Must we be baptized in order to be saved? -- Will non-Christians be saved? -- The church -- What does it mean to be a church "member"? -- Why is the church so full of "sinners"? -- What do we mean by the "visible" and the "invisible" church? -- What is the priesthood of all believers? -- Why do Lutheran churches put such a stress on Christian Education? -- What is the "mission" of the church? -- What should be the church's relation to culture?Lutheran history and heritage -- Where do Lutheran churches come from? -- What are the origins of Lutheran churches in the United States? -- What do we mean by a "Lutheran" church or "Lutheran theology"? -- What is Lutheranism? -- Why do Lutherans have so many confessions of faith? -- What makes Lutherans different from Presbyterians or Methodists or Baptists? -- Do Lutherans believe in "predestination?" -- The Nible -- What is the basic message of the Nible? -- What is the purpose of the Bible? -- What do we mean when we say the Bible is "God's word"? -- Why is the Bible considered an authority for the church? -- Since we have the New Testament, why do we need the Old Testament? -- Are there errors in the Bible? -- How do Lutherans interpret the Bible? -- Do Lutherans believe in a literal Adam and Eve? -- God -- Can we prove that God exists? -- How can we know God? -- What is the Trinity? -- What are some practical results of believing in the Trinity? -- What is the Providence of God? -- Does God will evil and suffering in the world and in our lives? -- Is God male? -- Jesus Christ -- What is the Incarnation? -- Where was Jesus before he came to earth? -- Do Lutherans believe in the virgin birth of Jesus? -- Why did Jesus come into the world? -- Why did Jesus have to die -- What is the meaning of the cross? -- Did Jesus really rise from the dead, and what does His resurrection mean? -- Humanity -- What is the purpose of human life? -- What does it mean to say humans are created in the image of God? -- What is sin? -- Why do we sin? -- Do Lutherans believe that humans are totally evil? -- What do we mean by original sin? -- Do we have "free will"? -- The Holy Spirit -- What does the Holy Spirit do? -- In what ways does the Holy Spirit work in the church? -- What do we believe about the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit"? -- What do Lutherans believe about the "gifts of the Holy Spirit"? -- Is "speaking in tongues" a necessary sign of the Holy Spirit in one's life? -- What is the Holy Spirit's role in evangelism? -- Does the Holy Spirit work outside the church? -- Salvation -- What is the grace of God? -- What does it mean to be "saved"? -- Must we be baptized in order to be saved? -- Will non-Christians be saved? -- The church -- What does it mean to be a church "member"? -- Why is the church so full of "sinners"? -- What do we mean by the "visible" and the "invisible" church? -- What is the priesthood of all believers? -- Why do Lutheran churches put such a stress on Christian Education? -- What is the "mission" of the church? -- What should be the church's relation to culture?

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Miscellanea ، Lutheran Church -- Doctrines

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Miscellanea ، Lutheran Church

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Miscellanea ، Theology

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8291 -

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Marty, Martin E

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