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Two Kingdoms

The Lutheran understanding of the two kingdoms is intrinsic to Lutheran theology. The two kingdoms are simply another way of stating what we mean by law and gospel.

The Two Kingdoms

  • Two kingdoms, not one
  • The two kingdoms. The two ways God works. (chart)
  • How Lutherans sort out the Christian life
  • Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too
  • “Spontaneity” has more than one meaning
  • Excerpts from Forde, “The Revolt and the Wedding”
  • Lindberg: Luther’s Judgment of Renewal Movements

A look at Hopman’s criticism of Forde, read here

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