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"We can learn not to define ourselves by negation," Foster said. "By not only saying what we are against, which always seems to be the same against gay people. We should be against poverty. I wish we were as zealous about that."
So, they are not against gays, but against poverty. Just like a church captivated by the social gospel, instead of the Gospel of salvation.
What they are also against is the New Testament teaching on sexual morality. Not only do they not believe in the life transforming power of the Gospel, they don't believe in the need for it.
There are probably gay clergy in every denomination. But to give it sanction, and blessing?
The ELCA, like the PCUSA and TEC, has been mostly apostate for a very long time.
Coram Deo,
Kenith
Correction -- 55% of ELCA voting members. They are not all of the ELCA, let alone all Lutherans. All significant Lutheran bodies other than the ELCA remain strongly opposed.Lutherians make big mistake t o do thiis.
The true church must not be meeting in buildings anymore...LOL
I predict soon it's going to be the same thing here in Finland with the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
They can't say they weren't warned!!
Tornado hits ELCA convention; sexuality statement passes
The Tornado, The Lutherans, and Homosexuality
You can always find another Church or plant one yourself. Many meeting places in the early Chuch were in people's homes.
I don't attend the Lutheran Church myself, they are pretty liberal already. But greater evil is that there is only two congregations (that i know of) that affirm the doctrines of grace completely. Maybe I should consider starting a church Reformed Baptist Church of Finland