Recent content by MarkRohfrietsch

As a confessional Lutheran, I agree that there are a few things in Catholicism and Orthodoxy that we take issue with, and while they are very few in number, they remain serious enough in both our view and theirs that these issues remain a barrier to full fellowship. They are not however big...

So, you know better than the Church catholic? Good to know. Sounds like personal gnosticism.

Your presumption implies that everything that Jesus says is a "metaphor". It is all about context..

Certainly, both spiritual and physical healing are part and parcel with the reception of the Eucharist, so not unexpected but gratefully received..., however, God's will is His will; both healing and a blessed death were prayed for; either way, it was a win.

The true Church has, still does, and always will hold to Christ's body and blood being truly present in the Sacrament. Deny it all you want, it is not going to change His body and blood into mere bread and wine. Denying such is a very recent innovation coming out of the radical reformation.

Thank you!

First hand; serious lung infection, Blood oxygen level decreasing daily, on oxygen and i v antibiotics; my Muslim Doctors sent me off to Palliative Care, I asked my wife to call my Pastor, he came, I confessed, he absolved, communed me, and prayed the prayer of commendation of the dying. Within...

My definition is a society where individual rights and freedoms are more important that what we used to call "the greater good"; this individualized social justice results in rights being suppressed or removed in order to ensure your personal rights take priority. Narcissism is the preferred...

One can argue that "Consistory Ordination" conveys Apostolic Succession in the absence of a Consecrated Titular Bishop.

So sad that people who call themselves Christian have an overwhelming need to destroy the faith of others; a faith that was taught to the Apostles, and maintained by the Apostolic Churches to this day. The faithful celebration of the Eucharist not only is a means of grace but a physical sign...

As a confessional Lutheran, I too find this offensive, and both myself and my fellow Lutherans have been accused of the same. If others are so fearful of our theology, maybe it is because they fear being consumed by devout, traditional Christians. Maybe easier to reconcile this to themselves...

Wokeness is social justice for militant minorities that result in inequality and social injustice against others by imposing their values upon those who can not in good justice embrace such values that are at odds with Scripture, forbidden by scripture, or abhorrent to natural law.

What is the purpose of Christ's Church if not to be an instrument of the the Holy Spirit and to bring Salvation to all. This only happens through repentance, and in order to facilitate repentance. How does the Church do this? Through admonishing errors and preaching the promise of the Gospel...

Agreed. Each supporting the other. The "real presence" is Scriptural and Scripture supports it by the admonitions regarding discerning that presence and regarding worthy reception. Along with those warnings there are also the promises of grace through the reception. Each supporting the...

Thanks, I meant no offense, rather just making a point that one does need to take Scripture in it's entirety not just the bits that one thinks they understand. Not understanding does not invalidate Scripture. Nothing invalidates Scripture.