Concordia Journal
Article Title
Short Title
Talking to Jesus
Document Type
Editorial
Keywords
Concordia Journal, Winter 2015, volume 41, doctrine, pharisees, post-modernism, magisterial, Melanchthon, fides quae, corpus doctrinae
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
If the beginning of the twenty-first century is marked by “Epicurean indifference,” the temptation to doctrinally focused people is, quoting Melanchthon again, “Pharisaic pride.” What Jesus said to the ancient Pharisees can help us resist this subtle temptation to imagine that we own the truth.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Matthew 23:15; Acts 9:2; Matthew 23:1‒3; Psalm 137:4; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Mark 12:24; 2 Corinthians 5:10; John 3:1-2; John 3:10; John 3:16; John 6:37; 1 Peter 1:17; James 3:1;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Ministers; Scholars
People in this Resource (separated by commas)
Martin Schalling, Martin Luther,
Recommended Citation
Meyer, Dale
(2015)
"Talking to Jesus,"
Concordia Journal: Vol. 41:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/cj/vol41/iss1/2
