Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
8-1-1952
Document Type
Article
Keywords
faith, love, good works, st. paul, law, luther, salvation
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
But a man is no statue. He, not God, does the believing. Like the sensory process of seeing or of hearing, believing is active as well as passive. It is not a pressed flower in a book, but a living plant which receives nourishment only to grow and produce fruit.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Psalm 81:10; Psalm 40:6; Psalm 51:15; John 1:12; John 17:8; Romans 5:11; Romans 9:30; Colossians 2:6; Acts 26:18; Romans 3:22, 30; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7; Philippians 3:12; Psalm 119:18;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Beck, W. F.
(1952)
"Our Life of Faith,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 23, Article 47.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol23/iss1/47
