tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19071531712378916.post5666787041831469469..comments2022-11-11T00:56:30.446-08:00Comments on Concordia | The Lutheran Confessions: Roundtable 28: Monastic VowsRev. Paul T. McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19071531712378916.post-81352073954552372902007-11-14T07:29:00.000-08:002007-11-14T07:29:00.000-08:00When I first got to seminary I was amazed at all t...When I first got to seminary I was amazed at all the emphasis that was put on physical fitness. I sort of wondered if everybody had bought into Modern Society's worship of the body. But when I received my call I started to read a few pastoral ministry texts. I think I read somewhere around five of them as part of my morning devotions. It was when they also were emphasizing the importance of Bror Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913133289813136695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19071531712378916.post-58098786715876815842007-11-13T10:29:00.000-08:002007-11-13T10:29:00.000-08:00Great summary Paul, especially as we focus on the ...Great summary Paul, especially as we focus on the doctrine of vocation and its fullness in contrast to monasticism and much of medieval spirituality.<BR/><BR/>Reading either in Luther or in Chemnitz (Examinem) on Monastic vows, I was impressed by a comment in which Luther said, when you have nothing to eat, fast, when you have food to eat, give thanks and enjoy it. The Lord will provide Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19071531712378916.post-684911538547287682007-11-11T17:34:00.000-08:002007-11-11T17:34:00.000-08:00I especially appreciate the short summary of the C...I especially appreciate the short summary of the Christian life in Article XXVII, paragraph 49:<BR/><BR/>"True Christian perfection is to fear God from the heart, to have great faith, and to trust that for Christ's sake we have a God who has been reconciled. It means to ask for and expect from God His help in all things with confident assurance that we are to live according to our calling in lifedakotapastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496642731923060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19071531712378916.post-23525718100199747092007-11-11T17:27:00.000-08:002007-11-11T17:27:00.000-08:00Having served as a pastor in the church for six ye...Having served as a pastor in the church for six years now and having been negligent somewhat of physical exercise I was convicted by our confession in Article XXVI, paragraph 38: "Here [Paul] clearly shows that he was keeping his body under control, not to merit forgiveness of sins by that discipline, but to keep his body in subjection and prepared for spiritual things, for carrying out the dakotapastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496642731923060627noreply@blogger.com