Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
4-1-1960
Document Type
Article
Keywords
lord's supper, faith, confirmation, sacrament, baptism, communion, christian, fellowship, lutheran, covenant, forgiveness, grace, reformation
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Since the Christian's whole life is a continuous spiritual Baptism, what is the relationship of the Word and the Lord's Supper in Baptism? Are they subordinate to it? Not at all. As Regin Prenter points out, it is just because the baptismal covenant, God's promise of man's salvation and man's faith in God's promise, implies the necessity of a lifelong exercise of man's faith in that covenant that there is a need for a continuous sanctifying activity of the living Word, not in competition with, but in consequence of the regenerating activity of the living Word in Baptism. ln this sanctifying activity preaching, absolution, and above all the Lord's Supper assume necessary functions.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
1 Corinthians 11:23-30;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Repp, Arthur C.
(1960)
"The Theological Implications of Confirmation,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 31, Article 26.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol31/iss1/26
