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http://higherthings.org Today on HTV, Pr. Borghardt talks about Lutherans and their best traditions. The traditions that we receive from the Lord. If you have questions or topics that you'd like discussed on HTV email them to radio@higherthings.org or send a text to 936-647-3235.

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Traditionally, Lutherans hold the Bible of the old and new testaments to be the only divinely inspired book, the only source of divinely revealed knowledge, and the only norm for Christian teaching.scripture alone is the formal principle of the faith, the final authority for all matters of faith and morals because of its inspiration, authority, clarity, efficacy, and sufficiency. The authority of the Scriptures has been challenged during the history of Lutheranism. Martin Luther taught that the Bible was the written Word of God, and the only reliable guide for faith and practice.

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Sacraments - Luther believed the sacraments were valid only as aids to faith thus giving grace to those who participate in them. The Catholic Church claims seven sacraments, the Lutheran Church two: baptism and the Lord's Supper.

Worship - As to the manner of worship, Luther chose to retain altars and vestments and prepare an order of liturgical service, but with the understanding that no church was bound to follow any set order. As a result, there is today no uniform liturgy belonging to all branches of the Lutheran body. However, an important place is given to preaching and congregational singing.

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Baptism
Catechism
Church Governance
Creeds
Eschatology
Heaven and Hell
Individual Access to God
The Lord's Supper
Purgatory
Salvation by Grace through Faith
Salvation for All
Scripture

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The movement originated with the call for a public debate regarding several issues within the catholic church by martin luther, then a professor of Bible at the young university of witemburg Lutheranism soon became a wider religious and political movement within the Holy Roman Empire owing to support from key electors and the widespread adoption of the printing press. This movement soon spread throughout northern Europe and became the driving force behind the wider protestant reformation. Today, Lutheranism has spread from Europe to all six populated continents.

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Workship: Mass is celebrated at 11.00am every Sunday in the Trent Building Great Hall. Please enter via the main doors of the Great Hall that open onto the car park on the Beeston side of the Trent Building. For information on weekday Masses please go to the Weekly Timetablepage.

The Mass is the sacred action of the Church as the mystical body of Christ and as such the celebration of Mass on Sunday, the Lords day, is the heartbeat of the Catholic community at the University
Sacraments:
Sacraments of reconcilation
Confirmation
Sacraments of Initiantion
First Holy communion.

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Christianity: History:
During its early history, Christianity grew from a 1st century jew following to a religion that existed across the entire Greco-Roman world and beyond.

Early Christianity may be divided into 2 distinct phases: the apostolic period, when the first apostles were alive and led the Church, and the post apostolic period, when an early structure developed, and persecution was periodically intense. The Roman persecution of christians ended in AD 324 when Constantine the great, decreed tolerance for the religion. He then called the First council of Nicaea in AD 325, beginning of the period of the First seven Ecumenical Councils.

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Basic Christian Doctrine is the study of the revealed word of God.  It is Christian Theology regarding the nature truth, God, Jesus, salvation, damnation, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, the Gospel, resurrection, and more.

"holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict," (Titus 1:9).