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My post was not an attack on anyone or an underhanded sleight, just expressing my dismay.

Where God's Word is concerned, even our reason must be held captive to the Word of God. As Lutherans we don't disagree with the Word, rather, we try to study and understand it, wrestle with it. Of course there will be teachings we, as sinful human beings, don't like or don't see the logic in...

This thread is old, but just had to say that I cannot understand how someone can call themselves Lutheran and be for Open Communion. The Scriptures are clear, esp. 1 Cor 11 on the subject. One of the main tenents of Lutheranism is that Holy Scripture is Sole Source and Norm. Also, a Church can...

Thanks tampasteve, much appreciated.

Where do you live in Georgia? There are a few really excellent WELS Churches there that I could recommend and strongly suggest you check out. Unfortunately, any Church with only a few members left has had issues you probably don't want to deal with for the long term...

These discussions should continue on the basis of the Word of God. I would not be in favor of any merger of the WELS with the LCMS, until such time that the LCMS cleans house and returns to their Confessional Theology as evidenced by their practice. It doesn't matter what I think about the...

St. Paul spoke very clearly about the differences between men and women's roles in the Church (vocation). There is also some good reading material in the New Testament about the office of the Public Ministry that's worth reviewing. I don't see how it is possible to have a woman distribute the...

It's hard to actually know what the LCMS believes about Contemporary Worship, since the LCMS is all over the map on the subject. LCMS's official Theology would condemn any type of Antropocentric Worship, but in the Districts they don't condemn it and seem to either acquiesce to it or are...