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As someone who has spent many a year travelling a long and winding road through various denominations of Christianity, I came to rest in the Lutheran church a few years ago. Probably one of the biggest blessings it has been to me, is the freedom I've found to actively live out my life as a...

I don't know if it helps at all, but when I came out of the charismatic church a number of years ago, my next crunch came when I ran headlong into the tangled web of dispensationalism. I was in utter confusion at that time, and I ended up coming across a book written by Dr. Kim Riddlebarger (a...

Whilst I admire your obvious hatred of sin, and willingness to excercise the gift of repentance, I don't believe your statement makes room enough for the sheer broadness and vastness of human sinfulness. Yes it's a good thing for us to be mindful of those times we have knowingly transgressed the...

After reading through this thread, I have heard many objections that in years gone by I would have used myself many times over. Especially things such as the distinction between water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Even now, not just I but most Lutherans would agree, that being...

Forgive me for asking, but why have you placed the Holy Spirit in brackets? Maybe just me, but it reads as though The Son and the Spirit identify as the same Person? Of course it could easily just be bad English grammar on my part!

With that said though, I think when a Christian believer’s posture genuinely reflects the humble attitude of heart required in our worship, then it is a good thing. That could be anything from kneeling, to raising hands, from signing the cross to giving a sound “Amen” to the preached Word.

I’ve spent many years in charismatic and Pentecostal churches where this practice is common, and yes I’ve done it myself in an effort to find that intimacy we all seek. However I would have to agree with those who suggest there is a strong element of showmanship with this type of worship...

As to what constitutes the one true Church, Lutherans confess the following: [1] It is also taught that at all times there must be and remain one holy, Christian church. It is the assembly of all believers among whom the gospel is purely preached and the holy sacraments are administered...

It's a popular sentiment these days to claim something like "no creed but the Bible", yet that is simply both impractical and impossible. For the moment you confess what you believe about what it teaches, unless reading verbatim what the text actually says, you are making a creed. Creed meaning...

I fully agree with this view of eternal torment in hell. I realise there is much symbolism spoken of in the Bible regarding unquenchable fire, or being cast into outer darkness where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth etc., but I believe this type of speech is used to convey something that...

I'm not really quite sure where you're getting this from? There are manifold clear passages of Scripture, both in Old and New Testaments that show the eternal nature of the Final Judgment against sin. The saddest thing of all to me is that the Lake of Fire was not designed for mankind, but the...

Don't you think it's a little bizarre that if the return of Christ took place in AD 70, that the early church fathers didn't mention it? I'm not going to get bogged down on this thread, because I spent years breaking away from dispensationalism, and I sincerely think that preterism is simply the...

Hi Ouranopolis, I don't know where in the UK you're situated, but you may want to look into the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. It has strong links with LCMS, which originally nurtured the planting in the UK many years ago, but is fully independant now. Congregations are few and far...

A fantastic documentary I watched not too long ago was called Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus, which reexamines much of ancient Egyptian history. It quite literally blew my mind how much of archaeological findings sit perfectly with the biblical narrative, especially when certain assumptions...

Here's my first offering anyway: HOLY SPIRIT GRANT US GRACE - 693 LSB (Page 693 – Lutheran Service Book – Click for score and information) Mp3 Download: CLICK HERE 1 O Holy Spirit, grant us grace That we our Lord and Savior In faith and fervent love embrace And truly serve Him ever, The hour...

I am a confessional Lutheran from the U.K. (ELCE which is strongly connected with LCMS) and have been for about two years now. Because my Christian life has been spent for the bulk of time in the charismatic churches, through Calvary Chapel and then the Reformed Baptist church; I personally...

I think this is a really good point @Norman70 , and it is something that as a Lutheran, I believe is well taught and understood in what is taught in our churches. I've heard accusations leveled at Lutherans of being so centered on salvation by faith alone that no regard is held for the works...

Why are we so quick to deny that God chooses to manifest His power through ordinary means? Why are we so quick to reject the notion that Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd through Whom we have been created, and Who knows every frailty within our frame? Is it really any wonder that the One who...

Hi kkamagwi, It may or may not help, but please feel free to email my own pastor, as he may well be able to help you. We are a confessional Lutheran church in the U.K., and our pastor is from Finland, but did much of his training in Fort Wayne, but also served in South Africa. In short, he is...

Fantastic..I have to go to work now, but it's so good to hear from you brother. Praise God.