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Philip Bartelt

  1. What about the Apocrypha?

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    06/30/26
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    By Philip Bartelt
    Luther neither removed the Apocrypha from the Bible nor discouraged its use. Rather, he received and preserved the ancient distinction inherited from the fathers: the Apocrypha is valuable, edifying, and worthy of reading, but it is not Holy Scripture and therefore cannot serve as the foundation of Christian doctrine.

  2. Justice Reclaimed

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    02/10/26
    1 min read
    By Philip Bartelt
    Christians can pursue projects of justice free of the burden of being the justifier of the world; that office belongs to Christ and Christ alone.

  3. A Review of "Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus" by Wade Johnston

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    12/12/25
    1 min read
    By Philip Bartelt
    Wade Johnston, Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis: MO, 2025.

  4. A Review of "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of the 'Spiritual but Not Religious' in Antiquity" by Michael Horton

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    05/28/25
    1 min read
    By Philip Bartelt
    Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.

  5. The Art of Dying

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    07/10/24
    1 min read
    By Philip Bartelt
    This great victory, the true defeat of death, I receive not by my thinking, willing, or working, but simply by believing.
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