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Philip Bartelt

Philip Bartelt is currently studying to obtain a Master of Divinity at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, Irvine, studying theology, biblical languages, and philosophy. Philip is husband to his beautiful wife, Jaclyn, and father to their daughter, Anastasia.

The Promises of Advent: Born of a Virgin

  • By Philip Bartelt 12/03/19
God does not combat the impending armies of Satan with might and power, but with the weakness of a babe.
  • Church Seasons
  • Advent
  • God the Father
  • Promises of God
  • Jesus Christ
  • Incarnation
  • Justification
  • Faith
  • Series
  • The Promises of Advent

The Church is Hidden, the Saints Concealed

  • By Philip Bartelt 11/29/19
Instead of defining the true church in the way of the law, Augustine approaches the issue pastorally in the way of the gospel.
  • Christian History
  • Augustine
  • Heresy
  • Ministry of the Church
  • Communion of Saints

Is Absolution a Sacrament?

  • By Philip Bartelt 11/20/19
If someone confesses their sins into my ears, I have no options but to forgive them in the name of Christ.
  • Justification
  • Forgiveness
  • Ministry of the Church
  • Confession and Absolution
  • Sacraments
  • Reformation History

Grace and Lawlessness

  • By Philip Bartelt 11/08/19
Where Erasmus saw fear and collapse, Luther saw the never-ending comfort of Christ and his gospel.
  • God
  • The Hidden God
  • Practical Theology
  • Assurance of Salvation
  • Reformation Doctrine
  • Bondage of the Will
  • Reformation Figures
  • Desiderius Erasmus
  • Martin Luther

A Look at 1 Peter 3: Baptism Now Saves You

  • By Philip Bartelt 09/12/19
When we read this chapter, we find that we are actually shaped by the word.
  • Ministry of the Church
  • Baptism
  • Series
  • 1 and 2 Peter
  • Vocation
  • Marriage

The Athanasian Creed and Its Importance

  • By Philip Bartelt 06/24/19
This creed is no mere squabble over words. Salvation is on the line.
  • Christian History
  • Creeds and Confessions
  • Heresy
  • Church Seasons
  • Trinity Sunday

Luther's Counsel for Miscarriage

  • By Philip Bartelt 06/14/19
They cannot know that I am already a father, but, this side of eternity, I won’t ever meet my child because of a miscarriage.
  • Practical Theology
  • Comfort
  • Prayer
  • Series
  • Letters of Spiritual Counsel
  • Vocation
  • Fatherhood
  • Motherhood

The Gospel for Lukewarm Christians

  • By Philip Bartelt 05/09/19
To be lukewarm is to take refuge in your own works apart from the works of God.
  • Eschatology
  • Practical Theology
  • Assurance of Salvation
  • Idolatry

Living on Resurrection Time

  • By Philip Bartelt 04/26/19
Christ triumphantly brings about a new day, an eighth day, the first day of a new week.
  • Church Seasons
  • Easter
  • Jesus Christ
  • Resurrection

Blessed is the Man Who by Faith is Saved

  • By Philip Bartelt 04/01/19
If sin is not “imputed” or “reckoned to” the sinner then who is it reckoned to? The good news is that it’s reckoned to God
  • Church Seasons
  • Lent
  • Reformation Doctrine
  • Sinner and Saint (Simul)

Praying the Catechism

  • The Thinking Fellows
    09/04/18
Caleb Keith is joined by Drs. Jim Nestingen and John Pless for a special episode recorded in Bergen Norway.
  • Reformation Doctrine
  • Catechesis
  • Reformation History
  • Large Catechism
  • Small Catechism

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