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- Preamble
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- p. 11
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Preamble: Reason for the Forming of a Synodical Union
The constitutional preamble frames why congregations join in Synodical union.
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Preamble: Reason for the Forming of a Synodical Union
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 11.
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Preamble
Reason for the Forming of a Synodical Union
1. The example of the apostolic church. Acts 15:1– 31.
2. Our Lord’s will that the diversities of gifts should be for the common profit.
1 Cor. 12:4– 31.
