Lutheran Theology w/ Mike Kolls

 

Greeting. Thank you for visiting. I hope the material presented informs you and challenges you.

My home church is Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (POPLC) in Carrollton, Texas.

We are part of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS).

If you would like to talk about theology, please reach out to me at mikekolls@yahoo.com.

Trinity

Starting 10-Apr-2024 we begin a discussion of Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves. This study should conclude 8-May-2024.

Hermeneutics

Our small group discussed What Does This Mean? by James W Voelz. We met from 11-Oct-2023 to 29-Feb-2024 (every two weeks).

Lutheran planks of hermeneutics include:

  1.   God has acted (and will act) in human history
  2.   Scripture is the record of His activity
  3.   Scripture is God–breathed, inerrant, and infallible
  4.   Scripture is in perfect unity in theme and in content
  5.   The person and work of Jesus is the subject of Scripture, both Old Testament and New Testament

For correct hermeneutics, our view is from the certainty of Eternity Future
… by faith.  Past events because of what is to come.

  •   David slew Goliath because Jesus died on the cross to forgive Sin
  •   We can see our future by reading the Old Testament (OT)

    Amidst perceived errors … God superintends His Scripture to reveal His Truth.
    We can confidently say the Bible is God–breathed, inerrant, and infallible.

    And we have Ed's outline/notes …

    Law & Gospel

    A small group discussed The Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel by C.F.W. Walther. We met between April 16 and Sept 27, 2023.

    I presented a summary (40 min) of Law and Gospel on Nov 21, 2023. My presentation starts at 9:46.

    Church and State

    Just how does the separation of church and state work?  The wall is NOT in The Constitution of the United States … if you find it, show me where.

     

    If you'd like to discuss governance (NOT politics) …