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Which is contrary to the Confessions: Apologia XXIV- "At the outset we must again make the preliminary statement that we do not abolish the Mass, but religiously maintain and defend it. For among us masses are celebrated every Lord's Day and on the other festivals, in which the Sacrament is...

The facts are very clear. In the Scriptures, the Apostle's gathered for prayer and breaking of bread on the first day of the week. Jesus Himself teaches to receive the Sacrament often. While there is no specific command that it must be administered every Sunday, it is clear from Scripture that...

In the LCMS we believe that the Bible is God's inspired word, without error, and the source and norm of all teaching in the Church. God is the Author of the Scriptures. We also fully subscribe to the Lutheran Confessions because they are thoroughly Scriptural (quia subscription). And as I stated...

The Scriptures teach that the Apostle's "broke bread" (direct reference to the Lord's Supper) on the first day of each week. Our Confessions teach that we celebrate the Lord's Supper on "every Lord's Day and on the other festivals" for those who wish to receive it. Confessional Lutherans...

The Lord's Supper is administered as part of the Divine Service as the Confessions teach. Why have private administrations when it can be done during the Divine Service?

Sounds like a summary of the Athanasian Creed, which is already one of the Confessions.

Yeah. We tend to adhere to Biblical teaching in the LCMS. But I guess the Bible is outdated and needs to be re-written to reflect the sinful human will for the Church rather than the outdated thoughts and teachings of God. I mean, God certainly has ruined the Church...

But the Bible does say that we are not to pray to any one other than God. It has to do with the mode of communication. When one says "we pray the judge will", they are not talking about the same mode of communication used when praying to God. This is the Lutheran teaching.

I like that explanation in that link.

Confessional Lutherans reject the JDDJ. It's basically a sell-out to the doctrine of justification of the RCC which Confessional Lutherans outright reject as being contrary to Scripture.

All true Christians are saints.

I'm not sure what LCMS church would openly commune someone who is Baptist. There is more involved than just believing in the Real Presence. If she wishes to commune in an LCMS congregation, she will need to take member classes and become a communicant member of the congregation. The synod just...

It is the teaching of the Lutheran Confessions. Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope - Book of Concord

The problem is the mode of communication. If you ask an individual or a prayer group to pray for you, you do so by speaking words to them. In order to communicate with the dead, it would require a mode of communication that is reserved for God alone. I have seen countless Roman Catholics make...

That's basically what happened to me.

If that person repents of that sin, he or she is forgiven. The marriage may not be able to be saved at that point, but a repentant sin is forgiven. Again, a repentant sin is forgiven. A broken marriage may not be able to be saved. In the case you mentioned, the repentance of the sin that...

Not true. Scripture teaches that there are two grounds for divorce - adultery and desertion. I myself was the victim of both. I am not responsible for the sin of my former spouse.

Because we can never accept sin as OK. We don't want anyone to be condemned to hell. Those who live in unrepentant sin are destined for hell. Christians don't want anyone to be condemned to hell. How can a Christian be accepting of someone's unrepentant sin? That would be like saying that sin...

I did not listen to these, but rather read the lyrics. While there is nothing inherently wrong with the first one theologically, it is typical of the "praise and worship" fluff that exists in CCM today. Really nothing in the way of substantive teaching in that song. The second one is a sort of...

The source and norm of the creeds is Scripture. They are normed by Scripture. There's nothing in the creeds that is not expressly taught in Scripture.