This continues from Part BWC1c in a series (Table of Contents in Part BWC1) presenting Walther's edition of Baier's Compendium of Positive Theology. — This post presents the concluding quotes from, and downloads of, Volume I.
Notable Quotes: (Italics follow the original. All quotes not from Baier were from Walther's additions.)
155-56: Baier: "the divine power and efficacy of the divine Word (not only preached, but also written) is indicated… from doctrine, received through hearing (the same principle applies to reading)." [Many in LC–MS deny the power of reading the Word.]
157: Quenstedt: "The nature of the sacraments and of the Word of God is different, because the nature of the sacraments consists in an action,… the Word, which remains forever even when those cease."
163: Quenstedt: "For us, Holy Scripture is so perfect and sufficient that it contains within itself, rather than pointing beyond itself, everything necessary to know for salvation."
165: Scherzer: "Christ (Matt. 15:9, 13) explicitly rejects human traditions."
169: Luther: "There is no clearer book written on earth than the Holy Scripture".
171-2: Baier: "lexicons, dictionaries, as well as grammatical books composed in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and other languages—are inventions of human ingenuity and belong among the gifts of nature, not among the gracious gifts of the Holy Spirit". [Dr. Robert Kolb adds "psychology and sociology" to this! See his lecture to the "Aus Lectures" in 2008 here.]
175: Quenstedt: "Ruard Tapper, whose insults and scoffs against Scripture are these: that Scripture is like a wax nose (which can be bent into any interpretation)".
177: Baier: "Although versions prepared by human study do not have canonical authority in the same way as the divine-inspired texts, insofar as they conform to them, they certainly contribute to attaining faith and its growth, and to excluding opposing errors." [Luther Bible 1545 (LED) does a good job!]
182: Hollaz: "Concerning the pure articles of faith, reason left to itself knows nothing, but is blind and gropes in darkness toward the mysteries of faith."
184: Quenstedt: "In the civil forum, indeed, no one can hold the parts of plaintiff, defendant, and judge. But in the divine judgment, God accuses through the law; He Himself is a suitable witness and judge. Christ says John 8:18: 'I am he that testifies of myself.'"
187: Luther: "To recognize and judge doctrine belongs to all and every Christian, and so that he is accursed who infringes upon this right in the slightest."
The following is my translated version utilizing DeepL, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok. Highlighting and red text are mine. Italics and bolding follow the original. Hyperlinks added to each page number allowing immediate access to their respective pages in the original publication:
In the next Part BWC2 we begin presenting Volume II.
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