The Distinction Between Law and Gospel

Authors

Robert C. Schultz, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1961

Document Type

Article

Keywords

law and gospel, walther, lutheran, faith, theologians, pietists, st. louis, luther, rationalism, missouri synod

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The distinction between law and Gospel is one of the clearest systematic expressions of the doctrine of justification through faith without works formulated by the Lutheran Reformation. The reformers' understanding of the bondage of the will, of conversion and repentance, and of the Christian as being at one and the same time a righteous man and a sinner is directly related to this distinction. It is also one of their basic hermeneutical principles.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Schultz, Robert C. (1961) "The Distinction Between Law and Gospel," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 32, Article 59.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol32/iss1/59