Theology and Love

Authors

Richard R. Caemmerer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

4-1-1959

Document Type

Article

Keywords

christian life, luther, christians, faith, sanctification, theology

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Two customs of thought have tended to erect, if not a barrier, at least a filter between theology and Christian life.

The one is the hoary distinction between the "doctrinal" and the "practical" portions of the epistles - as though the apostles were "teaching" less strenuously when they were shaping the life and behavior of their readers than when they were discussing their faith. The other is the theologically more recent distinction between kerygma and didache and the assumption that when a preacher wants to save people, he tells them about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ; when he wants them to behave as Christians, he tells them to behave as Christians.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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

Titus 2:11-14; Acts 5:42; Acts 15:35;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Caemmerer, Richard R. (1959) "Theology and Love," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 30, Article 23.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol30/iss1/23