To the Editor: Kenneth T. Jackson (Op-Ed, June 9) quotes Charles E. Merriam of the University of Chicago on his biblical understanding of Lot's wife.

Froehlich's attitudes and biblical understandings were shaped, in part, by the Sixteenth Century Anabaptists, whose doctrinal motto was "Sola Scriptura."

Some theologians say that 'various biblical understandings of the atonement need not conflict'.

Here it is vital to complement the evangelistic enthusiasm with the gifts of pastor and teacher and to lay good foundations of a radical biblical understanding of the church at the same time as pressing on in evangelism.

Rodriguez rejects such interpretations, asserting that they set aside "the biblical understanding of the remnant as fundamentally a religious entity".

This mission is accomplished by nurturing spiritual life, guiding the development of biblical and theological understanding, and improving ministry skills.

Moreover, Vices often appear ignorant and naive, especially when it comes to their biblical understanding and knowledge of the New Testament.

The biblical understanding of fellowship: the LCMS believes in a distinction between the altar, pulpit fellowship, and other manifestations of Christian fellowship (i.e., a prayer fellowship).

The term "pastor" is also related to the role of elder within the New Testament, but is not synonymous with the biblical understanding of minister.

"It is the binding commitment, not the license or ceremony, that lies at the heart of biblical understandings of marriage," the statement says.