Apostolicity and Ministry: A Lutheran View

Authors

Carl S. Meyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1972

Document Type

Article

Keywords

luther, apostolic succession, ministry, priesthood, apostolicity, baptize, believers, ordination, preaching, episcopacy, melanchthon

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The author presents an historical survey of the Lutheran view of the ministry, with special emphasis on The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and concludes that the historic episcopate does not exist jure divino, and that fidelity to the apostolic Word is essential, not fidelity to apostolic succession.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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

Romans 1:16;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Meyer, Carl S. (1972) "Apostolicity and Ministry: A Lutheran View," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 43, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol43/iss1/8