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Confessional writings of the Lutheran Church and other information essential to understanding the confessions. The Late Theodore G. Tappert, a distinguished church historian and author, was Schieren Professor of the History of Christianity at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He was also archivist of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod and a consultant to the Lutheran Church in...

28 Now we shall take up the above-mentioned parts one by one and in the plainest possible manner say about them as much as is necessary. [FIRST PART:] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT “You shall have no other gods.” 1 That is, you shall regard me alone as your God. What does this mean, and how is it to be understood? What is to have a god? What is God? 2 Answer: A god is that to which we look for all good and in which we find refuge in every time of need. To have a god is nothing else
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