The Norm and Rule of Doctrine in the Chrisitan Church before the Reformation

Authors

Theo. Dierks, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

11-1-1936

Document Type

Article

Keywords

doctrine, philosophy, christian, gnosticism, scriptural, aristotle, augustinian

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

That the Gospel of Christ Crucified is contrary to all worldly wisdom is clearly affirmed by St. Paul in his First Letter to the Corinthians, 1, 18 ff. He therefore warned the Colossians: ''Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ," 2, 8, and speaks of himself as "casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ," I Cor.10, 8.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

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

1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 10:8; John 17:20; 1 Peter 1:11-12; 2 Corinthians 13:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 14:37-38;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Dierks, Theo. (1936) "The Norm and Rule of Doctrine in the Chrisitan Church before the Reformation," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 7, Article 97.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol7/iss1/97