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Our Formal and Material Principles (4109)

Video summary: In this video, Dr. Biermann examines the terms formal principle and material principle, and what they reference for confessional Lutherans.

Christian Doctrine, Rev. Dr. Joel BiermannBible, formal principle, justification, material principal, norm, normative, source, Word of God

The Source of Our Theology (4108)

In this video, Dr. Biermann unpacks the idea that the Word of God is the source of Lutheran teaching, examining the normative role of the Bible while explaining that the Word of God and the Bible are not the same thing.

Christian Doctrine, Rev. Dr. Joel BiermannBible, formal principal, norm, normative, preaching, source, Word of God