In this brief, Prof. Schuetze presents three ways in which Christians may fall into legalism: 1) depending on one’s works to earn salvation (work-righteousness); 2) motivating good works with the law instead of the gospel; ...

Prof. Schuetze discusses how the concept of “sacrificial giving” is misused. The idea that giving should cause some pain (“give until it hurts”) is not biblical. The new man actually derives pleasure from giving, not pain. ...

Schuetze points out in this essay that the key factor in what is known as “common law marriage” is not time of co-habitation, but, as in any marriage: present, public consent.

The fellowship which we enjoy has three aspects: 1) as it exists among all believers and their God through faith in Jesus, 2) as it is recognized through verbal confession, and fellowship 3) as it expresses itself in joint ...

The times surrounding the Election controversy were stressful. For almost three quarters of a century the controversy raged. Synods were split and relationships were tattered. Nearing the end of this period, WELS had to ...

“In this series of five articles Professor Armin Schuetze answers five questions which arose in connection with the action by which the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod terminated fellowship relations with The Lutheran ...