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Lutheran Preaching Essay

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The style of preaching selected that is different from my own is the Lutheran preaching. The title of the sermon is on the Good Samaritan. What I noticed that made the sermon distinct from what I am accustomed to in preaching are as follows. First is the attire of the preacher, the long robe similar to that of a Catholic priest, with decorative, colorful cross sign in the front. The preacher goes straight into the sermon, no reading of scripture or prayer was noted. The Lutheran preacher are like historians of the Bible. The sermon is brief, one pointed subject as reference to the Bible story being told. The preacher commenced the sermon with a story of some life experiences, and merged it with the Biblical historical background with …show more content…

They both believe in the Salvation of Jesus resurrection, his burial, and ascension to the Father for believer’s eternal life. Rosato indicates, “Lutheran theology has often been associated with a forensic doctrine of justification. According to the forensic theory of justification, a person becomes righteous because God has imputed Christ’s merit to the sinner. This act of imputation occurs “in the heavenly forum.” This makes the process of justification external to the person.” Furthermore, it is explained that, “The effective dimension of justification is called “renewal” (renovatio) by many early Lutheran theologians. Vainio points out that the term renewal does not have a single meaning in Lutheran writings. Renewal can refer to two different aspects of the effective dimension of justification. First, renewal refers to the emergence of justifying faith in the person. Second, renewal refers to the good works and forgiveness of sins that follow after forensic justification and renewal in the first sense.” There is quite similarity in this aspects as compared to my Christian preaching. In comparison to the Christian faith, Justification. The act of God in bringing sinners into a new covenant relationship with himself through the forgiveness of sins. Along with such terms as “regeneration” and “reconciliation,” it relates to a basic aspect of conversion. It is a declarative act of God by which he establishes persons as righteous; that is, in right and true relationship to

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