The Right and Wrong of Private Judgment

Authors

Th. Engelder, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1944

Document Type

Article

Keywords

private judgment, faith, doctrine, christian, revelation

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Satan has brought untold woe upon the Church by inducing the Pope to deny the right of private judgment and suppress the exercise of it. And Satan brings additional woe upon the Church by inducing men to turn the God-given right of private judgment into a license to sit in judgment on Holy Scripture, to criticize and discard it. That is our second proposition: There is an exercise of private judgment which God absolutely forbids and condemns.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Psalm 19:7; 2 Timothy 3:16; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18-19; 1 Timothy 6:3 ff; 2 Peter 1:20; Matthew 1:22-23;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Engelder, Th. (1944) "The Right and Wrong of Private Judgment," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 15, Article 32.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol15/iss1/32