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33-590: Selk may refer to: SELK, as a four-letter acronym, the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Germany (German: Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche ). Serket , an ancient Egyptian scorpion goddess Selk, Germany , a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Selk, a sleeping bag with arms and legs (also known as a Selkbag or selk'bag), supposedly relating to

66-1012: A " quatenus " ( Latin for "insofar as") subscription to the Book of Concord, which contains the Apostles' Creed , Nicene Creed , Athanasian Creed , Luther's Small Catechism , Luther's Large Catechism , the Augsburg Confession , the Apology of the Augsburg Confession , the Smalcald Articles , the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope , and the Formula of Concord . Quia subscription (the Book of Concord

99-932: A part of the movement as they studied the works of Martin Luther and the Book of Concord . The Old Lutheran and Neo-Lutheran movements spread to the United States with the Neo-Lutheran Loehe and the Old Lutheran free church leader Friedrich August Brünn , both sending missionaries to newly arrived German immigrants in the Midwest , and with the immigration of groups including the Saxons who settled in Missouri under Martin Stephan and C. F. W. Walther,

132-580: Is adhered to because it is faithful to the Scriptures ) implies that the subscriber believes that there is no contradiction between the Book of Concord and the Scriptures . Quatenus subscription (the Book of Concord is adhered to insofar as it is faithful to the Scriptures) implies that the subscriber leaves room for the possibility that there might be a contradiction of the Scriptures in

165-642: Is in Oberursel , near Frankurt/Main. All SELK pastors take part of their studies there. The professors are pastors of SELK. The seminary is accredited by the German state. For different aspects of church life the SELK has a number of other institutions, such as an institution for youth, church music, worship service for children, a liturgy commission, and a commission for church education. The SELK has full communion and fellowship with several Lutheran churches that have

198-423: The Book of Concord in which case the subscriber may hold to the Scriptures against the Book of Concord . Some Confessional Lutherans maintain that this distinguishes them from other ("mainline") Lutheran bodies and Lutherans, who, they believe, hold to a quatenus subscription. C. F. W. Walther explained the meaning of confessional subscription: An unconditional subscription is the solemn declaration which

231-563: The Book of Concord, which is a summary of the teachings found in Scripture, requires attention to how that faith is actually being preached, taught, and put into practice. Confessional Lutherans believe that this is a vital part of their identity as Lutherans. The term Confessional Lutheran is generally used among the more conservative churches found in groupings such as the International Lutheran Council (ILC),

264-803: The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC), and the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum . Churches of the larger Lutheran World Federation subscribe to the Book of Concord as an exposition of faith in so far as ( quatenus ) it agrees with their interpretation of the Bible. Two main confessional movements arose during the 19th century: the Old Lutherans and the Neo-Lutherans . The Old Lutherans originated from

297-641: The Oberkirchenkollegium (Supreme Church Collegial Body). The confessional Lutherans were persecuted during the first half of 19th century by the state. Many of them were not allowed to hold church services or have their children baptized or confirmed according to the liturgy of the Lutheran Church. In some areas of Germany, it took decades until the Confessional Lutherans were granted religious freedom. In 1972, most of

330-750: The Schism of the Old Lutherans , while Neo-Lutheranism arose in Germany in the 1830s from the Pietist driven Erweckung ("Awakening"). Neo-Lutheranism itself contained differing camps . It gave rise later to those calling themselves confessional Lutherans. Neo-Lutheranism developed in reaction to Pietism on the one side and Rationalism on the other, both of which had arisen in the previous century. German clergymen such as Martin Stephan , C. F. W. Walther , F. C. D. Wyneken , and Wilhelm Loehe became

363-596: The Selk'nam people , indigenous to Tierra del Fuego and other parts of Patagonia Selk, referring to King Scorpion , or Scorpion II, the second of two kings so-named of Upper Egypt during the Protodynastic Period Selk (crater) , an impact crater on the moon Titan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Selk . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

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396-516: The Bible. The second is that he teaches that salvation is not by faith alone but by faith and works. The present pope upholds and practices these principles. This marks his rule as antichristian rule in the church. All popes hold the same office over the church and promote the same antichristian belief so they all are part of the reign of the Antichrist. The Bible does not present the Antichrist as one man for one short time, but as an office held by

429-651: The Book of Concord, while others do so unofficially in matters of doctrine and practice. All internally trained AFLC pastors are taught a quia subscription of the Book of Concord, leaving the denomination as a whole "unofficially" confessional in matters of preaching and teaching. Though there are some congregations in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which would call themselves "confessional", many of those congregations have decided to leave

462-1202: The CELC are the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod . Other confessional Lutherans include the Church of the Lutheran Confession , the American Association of Lutheran Churches , the Concordia Lutheran Conference , the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America , member congregations of the Protes'tant Conference , and member congregations of the Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference of Independent Congregations,

495-678: The Christian faith. Additionally, the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil uses the title "confessional" on its name, but it instead has a " Quatenus " subscription to the Book of Concord and it is a member of the Lutheran World Federation . Lutheran church bodies and Lutheran individuals that identify themselves as confessional generally hold to a " quia " ( Latin for "because") rather than

528-758: The Confessional Lutheran Church bodies in West Germany united to form the SELK. In 1991, the East German Evangelisch-Lutherische (altlutherische) Kirche (the Evangelical-Lutheran (Old-Lutheran) Church) joined the SELK. The SELK bases its teaching on the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, which it confesses to be God's inerrant and infallible Word. The specific doctrines taught in

561-540: The ELCA due to the liberal leanings of the denomination, most notably their stances expressed in the 2009 ELCA convention. The ELCA as a whole does not use the title "confessional" to describe itself, but it and the other member churches of the Lutheran World Federation do ascribe to the unaltered Augsburg Confession and the other confessional documents in the Book of Concord as true interpretations of

594-771: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church of Sweden, and Church of Norway, respectively, due to "the secularization of the national/state churches in their respective countries involving matters of both Christian doctrine and ethics". Apostolic succession of the Mission Province is derived from Walter Obare Omwanza , the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya , who, assisted by bishops Leonid Zviki from Belarus, David Tswaedi from South Africa , and Børre Knudsen and Ulf Asp from Norway, consecrated Arne Olsson as bishop of

627-948: The Germans who settled in Indiana under F. C .D. Wyneken, and the Prussians under J. A. A. Grabau in Western New York and southeastern Wisconsin (the Buffalo Synod ). In Scandinavia, where High Church Lutheranism and Pietist Lutheranism has been highly influential, the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland , Mission Province of the Church of Sweden , and the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Norway entered into schism with their national churches due to "the secularization of

660-944: The International Lutheran Council, the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum, or certain other independent Lutheran bodies. Among the members of the ILC are the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod , the Lutheran Church–Canada , the Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Germany, the Lutheran Church of Australia , and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil . Among

693-796: The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and the Church of the Lutheran Confession officially maintain that the Early apostolic Church had been led into the Great Apostasy by the Roman Catholic Church and that the Pope is the Antichrist ; the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod affirms that "Antichrist" refers to the office, and not to

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726-659: The Lutheran and Reformed churches in his territory to unite, forming the Evangelical Church of the Prussian Union , a predecessor to today's Union of Evangelical Churches . As the uniting of Lutheran and Reformed Christians in Germany proceeded, some Lutheran groups dissented and formed independent churches, especially in Prussia , Saxony , Hanover, and Hesse . These Lutherans held that Reformed doctrine and Lutheran doctrine are contradictory on many points (especially on

759-501: The SELK are contained in the Book of Concord , to which SELK pastors profess a "quia" subscription, meaning that they subscribe to them, "quia" (because) they correspond to the Bible . These Confessions are: The SELK has declined to join the Lutheran World Federation , viewing that body as theologically too liberal. Nevertheless, the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany) , formerly in communion with

792-852: The SELK is elected by the synod. The current bishop is Hans-Jörg Voigt . The main office of the SELK is in Hannover and is managed by the executive dean Michael Schätzel. The SELK is divided in four main districts, with a provost heading each one. These four districts are divided again in sub-districts, each in turn led by a superintendent . The mission outreach of SELK is led by its mission society in Bleckmar in Lower Saxony near Celle, called Lutherische Kirchenmission (Bleckmarer Mission) e. V. It has missionaries and projects in South-Africa, Botswana, Germany, and Brazil. The theological seminary

825-617: The SELK, suspended relations in 1987 over perceived doctrinal laxity within SELK. The SELK does not ordain women as pastors, and is strictly against the blessing of gay couples. This is in contrast to the German mainline Protestant churches, which do ordain women to ministry and allow the blessing of gay couples. The mainline Protestant churches (about 25 million members) are organized as the Protestant Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD). The bishop of

858-477: The United Lutheran Mission Association, and the Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America (all of North America). In the Nordic countries, members of the Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses are a part of the International Lutheran Council: these include the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, the Mission Province of the Church of Sweden, and the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Norway. These dioceses entered into schism with

891-515: The diocese. The Concordia Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden are other bodies that identify as Confessional Lutherans in the region of Scandinavia. Additionally, the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) describes themselves as confessional. The autonomous congregations within the AFLC are only required to officially subscribe to the unaltered Augsburg Confession and Luther's Small Catechism, but many member congregations officially subscribe to more, or all, of

924-458: The individual who wants to serve the church makes under oath (1) that he accepts the doctrinal content of our Lutheran Confessions, because he recognizes the fact that they are in full agreement with Scripture and do not militate against Scripture in any point, whether the point be of major or minor importance; and (2) that he therefore heartily believes in this divine truth and is determined to preach this doctrine. Confessional Lutherans, including

957-444: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Selk&oldid=1182317231 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church In 1817, King Frederick William III of Prussia ordered

990-448: The national/state churches in their respective countries involving matters of both Christian doctrine and ethics"; these are members of the International Lutheran Council with their bishops having secured their lines of apostolic succession from other traditional Lutheran Churches, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya . Contemporary Lutheran church bodies that identify themselves as confessional tend to be either members of

1023-405: The nature of the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper ), and that such doctrinal differences precluded altar fellowship. So in the 1820s and 1830s Lutherans in Prussia and their congregations formed a new Lutheran church, recognised by the king in 1845 as the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Preußen (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Prussia). It was seated in Breslau and presided over by

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1056-492: The person, while the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod states that the reference is to the office, but not to the exclusion of the current office holder: There are two principles that mark the papacy as the Antichrist. One is that the pope takes to himself the right to rule the church that belongs only to Christ . He can make laws forbidding the marriage of priests, eating or not eating meat on Friday, birth control, divorce and remarriage, even where there are not such laws in

1089-534: The same teaching and Lutheran doctrine, for example: The SELK has a contract about partnership relations with several Lutheran churches in Eastern Europe: Confessional Lutheranism#.22Quia.22 versus .22Quatenus.22 subscription Bible Translators Theologians Confessional Lutheranism is a name used by Lutherans to designate those who believe in the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 (the Lutheran confessional documents) in their entirety. Confessional Lutherans maintain that faithfulness to

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