What do we believe about Christ's descent to hell? What happened when He descended there? What does Martin Luther teach about this part of our doctrine?

Rev. Dr. Jayson Galler, pastor of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Kilgore, Texas, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss The Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article IX: The Descent of Christ to Hell.

Download the sermon by Martin Luther, referenced in this episode, here at kfuo.org. This sermon is from Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology XIII:3 [2003], pp.37-50. Used with permission.

What do we actually believe about the person of Christ (good Christology)? What is the opposite of that, those teachings that make up bad Christology? How do we explain what we believe about Christ as comes from Scripture?

Rev. Nate Hill, pastor of Saint Michael's Lutheran Church in Winchester, Texas, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss The Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VIII: The Person of Christ, Negative Statements (paragraphs 19-).

Why did Christ have to take on flesh, even though He does not have a beginning or an end? How do we confess the truths of Christ's two natures? Is it possible to separate the two natures of Christ?

Rev. Peter Ill, senior pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss The Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VIII: The Person of Christ, Affirmative Statements (paragraphs 4-18).

Text of the hymn “We Praise You and Acknowledge, You, O God” © 1999 Stephen P. Starke, administered by Concordia Publishing House. Recording from “We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God: Hymns of Stephen P. Starke” © 2011 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.

Who is Christ and what do we say about Him? Are both natures present in the Supper? Who was arguing over this at the time of the Reformation, and why does this matter to us now?

Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Illinois, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VIII: The Person of Christ, Status of the Controversy.

Continue the conversation about what Lutherans *don't* believe about the Lord's Supper. Are we able to earn the Supper? Why does closed communion matter? Is there a loving way to tell someone they can't receive the sacrament?

Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Ferndale, California, joins host Rev. Sean Smith to discuss the Epitome of the Formula of Concord, Article VII: The Holy Supper of Christ, Negative Statements (paragraphs 37-42).