Lutheran Witness: November 2023
The November 2023 of The Lutheran Witness takes up Carl Trueman’s ‘Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self,’ asking the age-old question: “What is truth?”
The Magazine
Difficult or Easy? Law and Gospel in the Christian life
While the Law/Gospel distinction is one of the basics of Lutheran theology, distinguishing them rightly is one of the most difficult Christian arts.
Divine Authority
The matter of the inerrancy of Holy Scripture is a matter of faith, not sight.
Difficult Teachings of Scripture
We take these topics up because they are difficult teachings of Scripture, teachings that perhaps Christians feel a bit ashamed about or find difficult to understand.
Lutheran Witness: October 2023
The October Lutheran Witness takes up several “Difficult Teachings of Scripture.”
Digging In: Archaeology & Apologetics
The Holy Spirit uses our witness to Christ’s work to clear roadblocks and prepare the path for faith. That is the apologetic task.
A Compelling Truth
We are not just trying to win a debate or turn the tide of the culture in our favor. We are saying to the world, “We have something good and true and beautiful.”
Jesus and Apologetics
Attacks on the historicity of Scripture’s account of Jesus are quickly answered with a discussion on the sources of the life of Christ, the New Testament and the commentaries of the Early Church fathers.
Lutheran Witness: September 2023
The September issue of The Lutheran Witness digs in to the relationship between archaeology and apologetics.
Heresies: Ancient and Modern
“Heresy” does not only describe ancient beliefs.
For God So Loved the World
by Matthew C. Harrison “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Why in the world would The Lutheran Witness publish an entire issue on heresies? Some might say, “For Pete’s sake! We live in a tolerant
Prosperity Gospel: A heresy of false promises
Jesus has not promised health or prosperity in this life.