Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
3-1-1939
Document Type
Article
Keywords
sick, tuberculosis, pastor, physician, visitation, christian, pulmonary, sickness, judgment
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Visitation of the sick is one of the most important duties of an institutional missionary. While on earth, Jesus, the Physician, had compassion on the sick and freed them from their ailments, not only physically but also spiritually. Jesus is no longer visibly with us, no longer performing miracles of healing, and sickness is still causing untold agony and misery in the world. It is very sad indeed to see so much pain and suffering, principally in our large hospitals. As long as we are living in a sinful world, there will also be pain, suffering, and, finally, death. There is no period in the life of man when he is so much in need of spiritual comfort and consolation as in the days of sickness and in his dying hour. At such trying times man is more willing to hear and accept the Word of God than in the days of health and prosperity.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Duemling, E. A.
(1939)
"The Institutional Missionary and the Sick,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 10, Article 20.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol10/iss1/20
