Andreas Poach
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Andreas Poach was a German Lutheran
theologian and Reformer.
In 1530 he was admitted to the University of Wittenberg. In 1538, he obtained his Master's and remained until 1541 at the University of Wittenberg. He was an editor of Luther's Table Talk
, was deacon at Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
, archdeacon at Jena
, pastor at Nordhausen
, Erfurt
, and Utenbach
, and professor at Erfurt
.
During the Second Antinomian Controversy, he took the Philippist
position that since salvation is not through the law, the working of the law is not necessary in conversion; the Gospel alone being sufficient. The Gnesio-Lutherans
considered him to be an antinomian because of this viewpoint. Ultimately, his views were rejected in the Formula of Concord
in the fifth article, On the Law and the Gospel and in the sixth article, On the Third Use of the Law.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
theologian and Reformer.
In 1530 he was admitted to the University of Wittenberg. In 1538, he obtained his Master's and remained until 1541 at the University of Wittenberg. He was an editor of Luther's Table Talk
Table Talk (Luther)
Martin Luther's Table Talk is a collection of his sayings. It was compiled by Johannes Mathesius and published at Eisleben in 1566.Mathesius spoke enthusiastically of the privilege of eating with Luther and hearing him converse...
, was deacon at Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, archdeacon at Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, pastor at Nordhausen
Nordhausen
Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...
, Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
, and Utenbach
Utenbach
Utenbach is a village and a former municipality in the district Burgenlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Mertendorf....
, and professor at Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
.
During the Second Antinomian Controversy, he took the Philippist
Philippists
The Philippists formed a party in early Lutheranism. Their opponents were called Gnesio-Lutherans.-Before Luther's Death:Philippists was the designation usually applied in the latter half of the sixteenth century to the followers of Philipp Melanchthon...
position that since salvation is not through the law, the working of the law is not necessary in conversion; the Gospel alone being sufficient. The Gnesio-Lutherans
Gnesio-Lutherans
"Gnesio-Lutherans" is a modern name for a theological party in the Lutheran Church, in opposition to the Philippists after the death of Martin Luther and before the Formula of Concord. In their own day they were called Flacians by their opponents and simply Lutherans by themselves...
considered him to be an antinomian because of this viewpoint. Ultimately, his views were rejected in the Formula of Concord
Formula of Concord
Formula of Concord is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith that, in its two parts , makes up the final section of the Lutheran Corpus Doctrinae or Body of Doctrine, known as...
in the fifth article, On the Law and the Gospel and in the sixth article, On the Third Use of the Law.
Works
- Vom Christlichen Abschied aus diesem sterblichen Leben des lieben thewren Mannes Mathei Ratzenbergers der Artzney Doctors. Bericht durch A.P. Pfarherrn zun Augustinern in Erffurdt vnd andere So dabey gewesen kurtz zusammen gezogen. Jena 1559
- Eine Predigt aus dem Propheten Hosea/Cap. 4. Vber der Leiche M. Georgij Silberschlags Neunpredigers vnd Pfarrers zu Kauffmanskirche vnd Hebraice linguae publici Professoris in der Vniuersitet zu Erffurdt gethan Durch A.P. Pfarrer zun Augustinern am Fastnacht Sontag welcher war 17. Februarij A.D. 1572. Mühlhausen 1572
- Bekentniß vnd Grund der Lere vom Heiligen Hochwirdigen Sacrament des Leibs vnd bluts unsers Herren Jesu Christi aus Apostolischer Schrifft und Lutherischen Büchern zusammen bracht Durch A.P.Exulem. Zu dieser zeit nötig vnd Nützlich zulesen vnd zuwissen. Mülhausen 1572
- Vier Predigten von der Todten aufferstehung und letzten Posaunen Gottes Aus dem 15. Capitel der 1. Epistel S. Pauli an die Corinther Geprediget von dem Ehrwürdigen Herrn und thewren Man Gottes, D. Martin Luther zu Wittenberg Anno 1544 u. 45
- Vor nie in Druck ausgegangen Und jetzt neulich aus M. Georgen Rörers geschriebenen Büchern zusamen bracht Durch A.P. Erfurt 1574