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| HOLY COMMUNION FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAYS AND UPON REQUEST | Restrictions on gathering size for worship have been lifted! There is no need to rsvp for public Worship, Bible Study | or Holy Communion in a service. Please continue to observe safe practices regarding distancting and hygiene. Do | not feel compelled to attend if you are truly worried about being infected with the virus. Use digital services faithfully and often. | Theological Axioms Collected by Walther. This month's theme: (ironically!) Secular Government. | Initially the governmental dignity belonged to the family heads, but as a result of the increase | of the human race, it was transferred to specific, predetermined persons. (Kromayer) | |||||||
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| EASTER 4 Psalm 67 |
When a kingdom is first established, its authority and power must be arranged according | to natural law and according to the way that law is put into practice in their nation. (Gerhard) | 7 p.m. Bible Study | A prince has power to do much that he cannot do with a good conscience. (Dannhauer) | Craig Knutson | To Caesar is to be given what is Caesar's in such way that what is God's is still given to God. (Gerhard) | |||||||
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| Easter 5 Psalm 7 Council |
Power refers to something actual, irrespective of the legal basis | for how that power was first acquired. (Gerhard) | 7 p.m. Bible Study | Robb&Val McMullen | If prescriptive laws should not carry any weight, what kingdom will then be considered lawful? (Dannhauer) | Richard Firmstone | |||||||
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| Easter 6 Psalm 111 |
The government is God's minister, but not in the same way that the citizens of the community are. (Dannhauer) | You should distinguish between those who are only subjects and those who are not only subjects. (Gerhard) | 7 p.m. ASCENSION Vespers Service Psalm 47 | Ascension Day | Power has been conferred upon the government to provide, to make laws, to judge, and to punish. (Hollaz) | The government has power over every soul situated anywhere within the perimeter of its kingdom. (Dannhauer) | |||||||
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| Easter 7 Psalm 133-134 |
Princes exist for the sake of the subjects, not subjects for the sake of the princes. (Gerhard) | Peter&Bridget Levorson Pastor&Cathy Hoesch |
7 p.m. Bible Study | Dean Rogers | By "Caesar" (or higher authorities), you should understand also | those sent by Caesar, who do what they do in Caesar's name. (Dannhauer) | |||||||
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| PENTECOST SUNDAY-- Birthday of the New Testament Christian Church. Psalm 33. | A prince is, as it were, the guardian and custodian of the state, being called its lord, not as regards a | proprietary right, but in consideration of what he does to rule and protect. (Dannhauer) | The government has the power of the sword, not only metaphorically, but also synecdoch- | ically; not only judicially, but also armed with the sword of war. (Dannhauer)>>>>> | [The power of the sword which Romans 13 assigns to the government | includes the execution of criminals and the power of war.] | |||||||