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Well... I suppose in that I have to agree with you, Revrand. With the possible exception that WELS would feel good about LCMS going bankrupt. Do you honestly think they would? I can tell you the majority of WELS members would be very saddened by such a thing. I've never met a WELS Layman or Pastor who would celebrate at the fall of the LCMS.
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This paints the WELS as being seperatist, something that many have accused them of. It just seems to make more sense to me for the two main Confessional Lutheran church bodies to dialogue together. What did Jesus say, "If your brother repents, forgive him." How forgiving is the WELS willing to be? From what you have written here, not very.
I've met a couple on here.
At this time, the Seminary was in Springfield IL, not in Ft. Wayne. The Seminary moved to Ft. Wayne in 1976 after having been in Springfield for 101 years.
When and where did this happen? I don't remember hearing about being taught the historical critical method at the Fort.
Our current President plans on making some changes that were mandated from the convention as well as severing ties with organizations we are working with. Looks like right now that the ELCA is pulling out of the malaria project due to lack of funds on their part.
I have been LCMS for 30+ years and accompanied my husband to Seminary. The only church body that we have been in fellowship during these years has been the AALC and that just happened 3 years ago.
With the current views and doctrines in the ELCA, it become less likely that any improvement in relation with the ELCA will be made. The ELCA has moved so far from us, that it won't happen.
DaRev,
Has there been any revisiting to the "Theology of Fellowship" that would indicate to WELS that the convictions of fellowship has changed in LCMS, enough to warrant expectations of any serious changes?
In fact, Rev, I'm rather hurt by your statement.
Then send me a PM. I want to know which WELS people have told you that they want the LCMS to go bankrupt.
No one has actually come out and said so, but the ill feelings towards the LCMS by some are hard to ignore.
With the shennanigans the Synod has pulled in the last few years a few ill feelings are inescapable! I've even heard such things expressed by people who remained in the LCMS. One can be angry about programmes like Ablaze, Beyond Walther, ad nauseum, without wishing the total collapse of the Synod. Sometimes anger about the current state of things expresses affection, not aversion. Especially when the situation has been going on for some time without any real opposition or correction.
This irritation, or anger, can also be exacerbated by impotency, or the inability to do anything about the situation.
All I can tell you folks is that if you don't want to be part of the solution, then stay the hell out of the way and keep your opinions to yourselves. You're not helping at all.
Since you didn't respond to when I said I don't have any ill feelings against the LCMS - I will presume you mean any WELS person in this statement.
And who does it concern?
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