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Some of their articles such as those on Christology are so basic that there is little there to dispute. But when it comes to topics over which Christians part fellowship such as the doctrine of Baptism their baptistic, sacramentarian bias becomes very evident. They make no effort to attempt to...

(Not really a new Israel but the same Israel as God intended for it to - God's people, the sheep of his pasture, chosen from every language, tribe and nation. After all, the true Israel is and always has been nothing but Jesus Christ himself.) No, it makes sense. As bbbbbbb reminds us, there are...

Just do it. If people judge you that's their problem.

We have one dear older gentleman in our congregation who was raised Roman Catholic. He still genuflects and makes the sign of the cross at the end of his pew before being seated. I think it's a beautiful practice. I would gladly do it, but some people in my congregation think I'm trying to act...

At this point I don't really see any reason to continue this debate. You've made your case very well and I think I've made mine. We're not going to change each other's minds. Peace to you, brother.

When Our Lord Jesus gave his 12 disciples his body and blood to eat and drink in the bread and wine of the Supper scripture records that only males were present to receive it. Likewise, in the epistles, Paul makes no explicit statement that women are participating in Holy Communion to my...

Holiness, as it applies to the Christian, is a gift given to us by God. We are sinners by nature and are not holy, but God covers over our sinfulness with the alien righteousness of Christ making us holy in his eyes.

Then you will easily be able to point me to the scripture in which explicitly excludes infants from receiving baptism, either in the recorded words of Our Lord Jesus or one of the Apostles, I'm not picky. Please do so and I will gladly concede the point. If, however, you can only continue to...

Since there is also no scriptural record of anyone denying baptism to an infant nor any teaching that explicitly excludes infants from receiving God's gift of baptism either it seems to me that you are just making up rules regarding baptism that were never expressed or intended by God. Why would...

Apologies if I misunderstood your previous post.

Ah, the old "truly", "really", "genuinely" qualifiers by which the old man seeks to insert his own works into the basket alongside the finished work of Christ. Please teach us, O Great HypnoToad, how one may know that he is truly born again, as opposed to plain old, run of the mill, every day...

I think "have to" is too strong of a statement here. We have the opportunity to worship Jesus in his presence in the Supper. We "get to" do it, not "have to". The Supper is Gospel, not Law. In my Lutheran tradition, we show honor and reverence to the altar and the elements by bowing and...

I can't believe I didn't think of this before, but one thing conspicuously lacking from your OP @ViaCrucis, especially for a fellow Lutheran, is the proper distinction between Law and Gospel. For those unfamiliar with this terminology, check out this short but very instructive video.

It's about certainty. It's about being able to know for certain that what God has promised to give us through his specific chosen means is what we receive from his hand. I can know for certain that when God's called and ordained ministers give me the very blood of Our Lord Jesus, shed for me...

I humbly suggest that you might want to review the book of Hebrews and Romans regarding whether or not the ancient Hebrew religion was summed up as keeping the Law. All the way back to Abraham, no one in the OT was saved by keeping the Law, but through faith in the promises of God. This faith in...