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Lutheran Mission Matters Lutheran Mission Matters, the journal of the Lutheran Lutheran Society for Missiology, serves as an international Lutheran forum for the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues related to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ globally. Mission Matters Winner of Concordia Historical Institute's 2017 Award of Commendation TheThe Lutheran Lutheran Society Society for Missiology for Missiology http://LSFM.Global Volume XXV, No. 2 (Issue 51) November 2017 The Lutheran Society for Missiology’s Journal Lutheran Mission Matters Receives Concordia Historical Institute’s 2017 Award of Commendation Concordia Historical Institute is the official archive of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Its citation reads: Every year the Awards Committee surveys contributions made to North American Lutheran History to identify the most outstanding projects. After an in‐depth process, the committee is pleased to announce that your editorial work Lutheran Mission Matters (January 2016) has been selected to receive an Award of Commendation. On behalf of everyone at CHI, I offer my congratulations on your excellent publication. We look forward to publicly acknowledging you and your contributions to Lutheran history in North America. Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. Save the Date: January 30, 2018 Lutheran Society for Missiology (LSFM) Annual Banquet You are invited! Place: Koburg Hall of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Theme: "Recovering the Heart of Mission" Banquet speaker: Rev. Dr. Robert Newton, president of the California, Nevada, Hawaii District of the LCMS Cost: $30 for an individual, $50 for a couple; for students, subsidized tickets are available at $15 for an individual, $30 for a couple E‐mail [email protected] for more information. Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. LUTHERAN MISSION MATTERS Journal of the Lutheran Society for Missiology Volume XXV, No. 2 (Issue 51) November 2017 http://lsfm.global Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. LUTHERAN MISSION MATTERS —Journal of the Lutheran Society for Missiology, Inc.— ISSN 2470-1874 (print); ISSN 2470-1882 (online) EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Rev. Dr. Victor Raj, Editor & Chairman Mr. Mark Kempff Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, Editor Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler Rev. Dr. Joel Okamoto, Book Editor Rev. Dr. Rudy Blank Rev. Jeffrey Thormodson Rev. Dr. Rich Carter, DCE Rev. Dr. Daniel Mattson Mrs. Miriam Carter Rev. Dr. Robert Scudieri Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Bartelt Mr. David Berger Rev. Dr. William W. Schumacher Lutheran Mission Matters continues the publication of Missio Apostolica, the journal of the Lutheran Society for Missiology founded in 1993. Lutheran Mission Matters is published twice a year in the spring and fall by the Lutheran Society for Missiology, Inc. (LSFM), and special issues may be published occasionally. Lutheran Mission Matters serves as an international Lutheran forum for the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues related to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ globally. The views expressed by the individual writers, however, are not necessarily the views of the editors, Editorial Committee, or the Board of Directors of LSFM. The journal is an open-access publication and is available online at http://lsfm.global. Members of the society who contribute more than $30 per year may choose to receive an identical paper copy of the journal. The journal is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database (online journal index of the American Theological Library Association) and its related online full-text component, ATLAS (American Theological Library Association Serials). ATLAS may be accessed at no charge by alumni of many seminaries upon request to the library of their alma mater. Since its inception the journal has been edited by an editorial committee led by these individuals: Editor: Won Yong Ji (1993–1996); Robert Kolb (1996–2011); Victor Raj (2012); Robert Kolb (2013–) Editor and Chairman: Victor Raj (2013–) Chairman: Daniel L. Mattson (2011–2012) Book Review Editor: Willard Burce (1993); Charles P. Arand (1994–1996); David R. Schmitt (1996–2002); Joel Okamoto (2002–) Copyright 2017, The Lutheran Society for Missiology, Inc., St. Louis. Cover design by Justin Kumfer Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. LUTHERAN MISSION MATTERS Journal of the Lutheran Society for Missiology, Inc. Volume XXV, No. 2 (51) November 2017 CONTENTS Inside This Issue ...................................................................................................... 202 INBOX Heath R. Curtis ................................................................................................... 203 William W. Schumacher ..................................................................................... 206 SERMON Paul’s Alls, Luther, and the Discovery of America Ben Haupt ............................................................................................... 209 ARTICLES Luther’s Teaching and Practice Regarding Believers’ Confessing of the Faith and Witness of Christ Robert Kolb ............................................................................................ 214 Six Theses on Luther’s Sense of the Mission of God Robert Kolb & Marcos Kempff (tr.) ....................................................... 227 “The Giant That Couldn’t Sleep”: An Active Theology of Missions as Derived from the Lutheran Confessions Glenn K. Fluegge ................................................................................... 229 Where Are You? The Question That Drives the Scriptures Henry Rowold ........................................................................................ 243 Christian Ministry Across Cultures: “Not by Birth But by Rebirth” Victor Raj ............................................................................................... 252 IBM and the LCMS: Walking the Reformation Pathway Michael W. Newman .............................................................................. 266 Quincentennial Celebration: The Paradigm Shift from Martin Luther Then to Ours Now—Part Two Enoch Wan ............................................................................................. 276 Lutheran Presence at the First Protestant Christianity in South Travancore Damodharan Christudas ......................................................................... 295 Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. De Roma . a Wittenberg . a USA Miguel Darío Sanabria & Marcos Kempff (tr.)........................................ 306 Mutual Hierarchy as a Framework for Ecclesiology Jeffrey A. Dukeman ................................................................................ 317 ENCOUNTERING MISSION Rejuvenating the Lutheran Identity in India: Indian Christians Meeting Luther Five Hundred Years after the Reformation Sony Lawrence ....................................................................................... 330 God’s (and the Church’s) Mission: Is It a Matter of Pleasing Consumers? Gerson L. Linden .................................................................................... 343 Missouri’s Mission with Hispanics in the United States— a Half-Century Critique: The Good, Bad, and Possible Douglas Groll .......................................................................................... 351 Johannine View of Persecution and Tribulation Wang Lian .............................................................................................. 359 REVIEWS ............................................................................................................... 371 Copyright 2017 Lutheran Society for Missiology. Used by permission. View Lutheran Mission Matters 25, no. 2 (2017) at http://lsfm.global/. Membership in LSFM is available at http://lsfm.global/joinlsfm.htm. E-mail [email protected] to purchase a print copy of a single issue. LUTHERAN SOCIETY FOR MISSIOLOGY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Rev. Dr. Daniel Mattson, Chairman Rev. Dr. Victor Raj, Editor & Chairman Professor Phil Johnson, Vice-chairman Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, Editor Rev. Michael Lange, Secretary Rev. Dr. Joel Okamoto, Book Editor Mrs. Ruth Mattson, Treasurer Rev. Dr. Daniel Mattson Rev. Jeffrey Thormodson, Executive Director Rev. Jeffrey Thormodson Rev. Dr. Victor Raj, Editor Mr. David Berger Rev. Dr. Eugene Bunkowske (ex-officio) Mr. Mark Kempff Rev. Dr. Robert Scudieri Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler Rev. Dr.
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