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ConcordiaTheological MonthlyVOL.IIINo. 12DECEMBER, 1932G;ibt c tin "Victorious Christian Life"?ffianbglo((en 3U bet fd)1niitmerifd)en:Srrle tebes etfeftioniSmus.1.g)iefet 2htHeI betbanU feine Entf eljung einet uns aUt S'feaenfionuoettoiefenen j5tofdjiite, oe iteIt Victory in Christ. How to Live a Victorious Christian Life. ie en ljiiIt bie ot tiige, bie tof. . .S'fanbolplj, 2eljtet am Lutheran Bible Institute in minneapolis, imiJtiiljjaljt biefes aljtes in ben 2Inbadj 5ftunben bot ben tuben en bes nfti uts geljarten lja .*) g)a bie tdeljte bes \lSetfeftionismus ljeutemiidjtig in allen funbamentaIifHfdjen 2agern fpuft, fo ift es 2eit, batman fidj einmal toiebet bie 2eljte bon bet eiIigung unb bet djtiftIidjen omommenljei nadj djtift unb j5efenntnis, toenigf ens iura, bet:gegen toiit igt. tof. S'fanbolplj feIott aitiett in feinen odefungen einen j5tief,tootin bet djteioet bie ttleljte bon einem "victorious life" fdjaxfhitifiet . Et fdjteiD : "I have before me a letter which describes thevictorious life as 'that unscriptural and unconfessional teaching, thatteaching which is contrary to the experience of Ohristians as we findit expressed in the writings of Luther, John Arnd, Rosenius, andothers, that doctrine of a victorious life.''' lmit geoen bem j5tief fdjteioet tedj : bie 2eljte bon einem "victorious life" ift fotooljI gegenbie djtift toie audj gegen bas Iutljetifdje j5efenntni5. Um fo meljtljaoen toit au toadjen, baB uns atatl audj in Nefem tiic!' nidjt bettiigt.2.\lStof. S'fanbolplj triigt alletbings feine 2eljte bom "victorious life"feljt gemiitigt bot. om Iu ljetifdjen j5efenn nis tom et nidjt aotoeidjen. Et fiiljt aus: "The victorious life is a) not an untempted life, b) notan uucoutested life, c) not the eradication of our sinful nature, d) not*) Victo1'Y in Christ. How to Live a Victorious Christian Life. ByH. G. Randolph, Teacher at the Lutheran Bible Institute, Minneapolis,Minn. 64 pages. Price, 35 cts. per copy. Printed by Augsburg PublishingHouse, Minneapolis, Minn.56

:882@Hbt es ern "Victorious Christian Life"?-the absence of inner conflict, e) not the absence of possibility of:stumbling." a§ "victorious life" befteljt oor aITem in "deliverancefrom the necessity of sinning". 1!Ble bie§ gemcin iit, geljt au§ einigenBUaten ljcrbor, bie roir ljier beifiigen. Btuar fag rof manbofpg einev[ei §: "Victory is not sinless perfection", fiigt aber anbererfeit§ gin3u:"J esus said in a case like that, 'From henceforth sin no more.' Thiswas not merely a word of caution. It was a word of victory. Hespoke victory into her soul. What Christ requiTes He gives. Hiswords, 'Sin no more,' when received in the believing heart, give andperform what they demand." 1!Bieberum: "The Christian who wouldlive victoriously must be willing to confess and renounce every knownsin." a§ ift aITerbing§ bie Cllcfinnung be§ 0:griften. 2rber e§ ljeitt nunroeHer: "Sin must be handed out summarily and finally in a full confession and renunciation to be judged by the judgment of the Oross." rof. manbolplj Ieljr arfo bodj, bat c bei einem 0:griften 3U ciner foldjeniSoIIfommengeit fommen rann, bat er nidjt megr fiinbigt, ja bat e§ basufommen mut. a§ ift abet: gan3 bet: runbgebanfe ber fdjroiirmeriidjen rdegre be§ erfeItioni§mu§.meljaf en roir bie§ borliiufig im 2ruge I!Sdjroii:rmet:ifdje t:t:Ieljre finben roit ferner in bC0 Q5erfaffer§ Q5er ncinung bc§ Si:ampfe§ im 0:ljriften 3roif djen {Sieif dj unb lIeif . mmertuieDcr Iommt cr barauf Suriicf, bat Da.0 "victorious life" nidjt burdjSfampf illl et:t:eidjen fei. r fdjreibt: "When you give up completelyand put no con:6.dence even in your trying, your struggling, your zeal,your anxiety, and all that, and simply take hold of the Lord JesusChrist, then you have Him and His life. And that is the only way inwhich you do have Him." 1!Bieberum: "Many a Christian strugglesfor mastery over his sins. There is often a terrific conflict over thevery matter of yielding all to Christ. But victory does not come fromthis struggle. On the contrary, only when trying and struggling giveway to trusting and resting in the LOTd can He work out victory inthat life." ilCadj be0 !Sdjreiber§ 2ruffaffung foIT bager ber 0:grift nidjtgegen fein {SIeifdj fii:mpfen, fonDem fidj einfadj bem SJeifanb ljingeben,fidj i m anbet: rauen, bann rommt e§ bei igm 3um ooIIfommenen !siege0 feb en. "Only when Jacob ceased struggling and clung to God, couldHe bless him." n bicfen !Sat fat er feine ganile mt)ftildj pie il ifdje n gIeifung ilufammen.!Sdjtuiirmerifdje t:t:fegre finben roir lociter in De§ 2rutor§ ar rcgung, tuic c§ bei cinem Cll1iiubigen sum "victorious life" fomm . ailugeljort a) unconditional surrender of sin: "Every known sin has to belaid down"; b) surrender of ourselves, of our members; c) dailyexercise in sUl'l'ender: "We are daily to give ourselves wholly and unconditionally in an act of surrender to claim all that there is in Christfor us"; d) claiming Christ's victory: "Every morning as you wakeup, look to the Lord Jesus, commit yourself to Him, and say, 'Lord,I claim Thee, I take Thee as my victory to-day'''; e) watch and pray,

Bibt es eiu "Victorious Christian Life"?883Ie te, ia ba i einaig hlidIidj ef entIidje beibet S)eiHgung, Lomm affo aure tl udj ba i ift gana ber @)djhli tmct t ; ctft fe t ba i bebingung ilofe @)idj ferofM tgeoen ein, unb baranfji ngt man bann ba i cbe unb ba i Ott otte i. fjnIidj hlie Si:afpat:@)djhlcnffelb, tii bet utot in feinet \Befdjteibung be i self-surrender-use the Word of God. :Da i f e i: "Claim victory as a present fact and reality in Christ. Stepout, venture out on the ground of victory. Plant your feet there.Next, with victory as your present possession by faith, - becauseChrist is your possession, - claim by faith the experience and realization of His victory day by day in your life. This is the way ofvictory." a i foll fidj bet einfi I ige [fjtif un er bief em pidiftif djen Ut fdjhlalleigentridj benfen? egen ba i ijileifdj foll et nidjt liimpfen;.bagegen Iau e bie IDCafjnung: "Step out; venture out on the ground:of victory; plant your feet there." ijiUt cinen angefodj enen [fjtiftenliebeuid liie i aIleiii gar nidJt \; hla§ ber ru or aI1er fjiermit in irmdj feit forbert, ift eine etbidjtete ijirommigfeit, cine fefof gemadj e S)eiHgfei ,bie in feIiger efufjWbufefei ifjten S)ofjepunft finbe . udj fjier finbe 2uifjer i groBe i Ott feine Uhleubl!ng: "Papatus est merus enthusiasmus." @iii ift im runbe bie papiftifdje ,ljeiHgungiiilefjrc, bie ber u orfjiet berttitt.@nbIidj fiuben hlir fdjroiirmerifdje ;srxlefjre audj in ber \BefjanDfungbeiii @)djrifti1Jotte i, baiii bet U Ot gana nadj feinem \BeIielieu betbtefjt.\Bei feinet :DarIegung bet;srrIefjre bom "victorious life" muf3 e er fidjno roenbigetroeife mit bem \Befenutniiii beiii pof eIiii mtht i im fieb eu api er be i 91:omerbrief i au ieinaubetf e en. oct ba i gaUi3e S1:apiteI,in bem bet pof er ben borIiegenbcn lIegcnf anb budj fo rcdjt ex professoliefjanber , tu cr mit bem @)cxJ2 aD: "They [geroofjuHdje :itfjeologen, bieba i "victorious life" abroeifenJ think of Romans seven, where theApostle Paul confesses defeat as the result of self-effort, as the description of normal Christian life." et fidj aoer baiii fiebte Si?apiteIanficijt, ber finbd barin nidjt§ bon einem self-effort aliii lirfaclje, roammoei bem pof eI nodj fein "victorious life" ilU finben hlar. :Die§ se1 effort at ber @)djreioer fjiuaugebicljtet, eoen roeiI et bieiii filr bie 2efjtebon bet S)eHigung fU tDidjiige S'rapitel au i bem m5ege fdjaffen mut e.3.liub roie f efj e i nun mit bet ijixage, roomit roir bief en rtifeI oe iteH fjaoeu: ,, ib e i ein ,victorious life'?" it ijaoen mit \Bebadjtbie 2itate au i ber \Btofdjilte uicljt iniii :Deutfdje ulietfe t, bami in betiioerfe ung uidjt e roa SU bier ober BU roenig gefag routbe; bet utorfume boll uub gans audj im u ibrltlf aum ot e rommen. et fidjaoer bie 91:eberoeif e be i utOt§ anfi.efjt, edenn aI§oalb, bat fie uidjt au§bet Iutfjetifdjen :itfjeologie f amm , fonbern bem refotmiettcn @)djroarm geifterium eutnommen iff. uiiibtucfe roie "victorious life" uub "surrender" in bet \Bebeu ung, in bet bet u or fie geoxaudj , gefjoteu benme fjobiftifdjen etfeftioniften an unb ftefjeu aU\3erfjalo ber @)djtift unb

@ilit ell ein "Victorious Christian Life"!884bei3 fuifjerif djen mefenniniffei3. 50 gibi ei3 benn audj rein "victoriouslife", roie ei3 ber utor uni3 fjier bormaft. illiir fjaben e liei f einer ar Iegung mit einer ftberf.jJannung au tun, Me ber 5djrifi gembeau fjofjn f.jJridjt, ia roobei ber bon feinen 5unben angefodjtene [fjrift gar nidjt.aur 81ufje fommen fann, fonbern fidj immer mefjr in illierftreiberci fjin ein.jJeitfdj ' Mott bettJafjre uni3 bor bem "victorious life", ba ber utorin fdner mrof djure anpreift 1 @r bettJafjre nni3 audj bor ber ganilen fjeo logif djen m emtm, bie uni3 au eincr foIdjcn onfufion fiifjrt 1 ie5eHen.jJreff e lireite fie ja roeit aui3; forgen roir bafur, baB fie unG nidjtbie inne berttJirrt 1linb bodj giDt ei3 nadj 5djrift unb mefcnntniG ein "victorious life",cine djriftridjc ?Z5oIIfomnlenfjeit, um bie ttJir un afi3 redJte ;;Siinger ;;S@:fuallerbingG aUfi3 eifrigfte liemiifjen follen. udj im [fjriftenlelien follenroit nidj ')! nLOl breiben, fonbem dbo! roerben. a3u crmal)nt uni3 bie5djrift in fait unaiifjIigen 5.jJriidjen; mit ben biefen edjriftaiiaten, Meber utor fiir bie .\: eifigung anfiifjr , fjat ei3 bafjex feine bone 81idjtigreit.illiir faff en fie gana fieqen, ttJie fie lauten, unb tun ifjnen fcinen bfJrudj.;;Sn nUen djriftftellen, in benen uni3 ott bor ber iinllc ttJnrni un]) uni3bai3 1)ofje, fjerrfidje ,Bier djriftridjer ?Z5oIIfommenfjeit bor ugen mnrt, er fennen ttJir Mottei3 illiiIfen unb tun ifjn audj boIIfommen n a dj b e mn e u enc n f dj en. eottJeit ttJir [fjriftcn n e u e 9]( en f dj en finb,finb luir eitef .\: eifige, bie tiigIidj iiber ben eufer, bie illieIt uub bni3i5Ieif dj trium.jJfjieren unb Mott gana au Mefallen leuen. (?Z5gL @.jJfj. 4, 24;SM. 3, 10; 2 ot. 4,16 ufttJ.) 53u fjer fdjreiu gana mit 81cdji: ,, berron.s redjte [fjrilten finb, bie finb bon ott alfo gcfdjnncn, ]pridjt t.ljSaulu§, burdj ben Mlnuben an [fjriftum au einem neuen IDtenfdjen,bet: Mott iifjnIidj, tuafjrfjaftig, bor ifjm geredjt nnb fjeifig ift, ttJie erftIidj2rbmn in feincm .\: eraen fein nUfgeridjtet gegcn oit unb in redjtcr, frofj Iidjer .3uberfidj , 53iebe unb 53uft unb nudj ber 53eifJ fjciHg unb rein, bonfeitter lio] en, unreinen ober unorbentridjcn BUft nidjti3 ttJuBte, unb ttJnralfo bni3 ganBe 53eucn be§ IDtenfdjen ein fdjon milb unb .jJiegel, barin oft ferlift Ieucfj de, gIcidjluie audj ber fjeiIigcn Meifter, ber @ngeI, 53efJenunb illiefen ift eifel go tfidj ing, ttJnfjrfjnftige Mo tei3erfenu nii3, idjevfjeit, i5rcube gegen Mott unb citef reine, fjeifige Mebanfen unb illicdenmfj oite§ illiiTfen." (XII, 916 n.) eo fdjreiDt audj D. ljSie.jJer:,, iefer neue .lJJlenfdj tuiIf nur, roai3 0.:lott roill, 810m. 7, 22: 2:v)1 of'a!T0 )1of.!C[J TOV {}SOV uara ,0)1 lferw a)1{}ew;n;o')!. er (1)rift ift bafjet: bon fommen fjeifig, YSUeO, 'fi af.!aedlf unb Coo')! "p {}s0, mom. 6, 1-11, in fofcrn er ein neuer IDeenfdj ober luiebergeuoren ift." ([fjriftL ogm. III,16.) ni3 53efJen be§ (ffjriften ift bafjer undj bem ncuen .weenf djen ttJafjre?Z5oilfommen1)eit, ein ecfjte , redjie§ "victorious life".53eibcr fJleibi aoer nucfj in bell! gIiiufJigcn [fjriftcn luiifjrenb f einei3gnnaen 53cbcn§ fjier aUf @rben nodj bie aHe fiinbIidje rt ober ber nUe.!menfdj (@pq. 4, 22; 2 or. 4, 16; 810m. 6, 6; 7(18), unb bicfer ift ber iinbe ergeben (810m. 7, 18) unb ftreitei tuiber ben neuen IDcenfdjenwe