Anyone listen to Way Of The Master Radio? Anyone a fan of Spurgeon? John MacArthur? Paul Washer?
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It isnt good to listen to other preachers..regaurdless of denomination, if they are preaching the Law and The Gospel, and they really convixt you?
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Are you sure they properly distinguish between Law and Gospel? Or do they mingle the two incorrectly?
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What our bothers and sisters are trying to say, is that we stick pretty much to our own. Not because we are snobbish and want to disclude other denominations from social fellowship. It is because of the subtle differences to how they view doctrine.
I do listen to Christian radio sometimes. Yes it is uplifting to hear others share their testimonies on how God is working in their lives. Because He certainly does that! But I try not to listen to sermons, and teachings because they teach and believe differently than we do and it can confuse a person. Especially someone new or not very versed in Lutheran Doctrine.
Some of the general talk, I enjoy. But even then they talk of asking Jesus to come into your heart and be saved. That just is not Scripturally sound.
Christian radio does a lot of good work, and I am not doubting at all for a moment that God does not use it. You just have to be careful who you are listening to.
Additionally, in our area there is the Lutheran Hour which is broadcast on 1250 AM on sundays at 7am
And the ELS Lutheran church in Frankenmuth, St Johns broadcasts live, I BELIEVE at 8am and 10am on sundays on 99.7 FM
And monday at 7pm (I just found out on Charter Cable chan 16.
I do listen to Christian radio sometimes. Yes it is uplifting to hear others share their testimonies on how God is working in their lives. Because He certainly does that! But I try not to listen to sermons, and teachings because they teach and believe differently than we do and it can confuse a person. Especially someone new or not very versed in Lutheran Doctrine.
Some of the general talk, I enjoy. But even then they talk of asking Jesus to come into your heart and be saved. That just is not Scripturally sound.
Christian radio does a lot of good work, and I am not doubting at all for a moment that God does not use it. You just have to be careful who you are listening to.
Additionally, in our area there is the Lutheran Hour which is broadcast on 1250 AM on sundays at 7am
And the ELS Lutheran church in Frankenmuth, St Johns broadcasts live, I BELIEVE at 8am and 10am on sundays on 99.7 FM
And monday at 7pm (I just found out
on Charter Cable chan 16.
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I was originally baptized and confirmed Lutheran but about your age I began wondering about other denoms. I spent years going from one to the other. Charismatic, non-denom, Pentecostal, AoG, UCC. etc. As time went on it got confusing because of so many different "opinions" I heard. Every denom I went to always said something that didn't jive. Probably because I was always comparing it to Bible verses I had learned in confirmation. That's what got me back on track years later. The Word. No where did I hear the Word in it's pure form except the Lutheran church. The Holy Spirit works through the Word as our guide and counselor and He never let me down. Sola Scriptura.
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I have just spent two hours going over the Way of the Master website.
First off, they offer some splendid tips. I will give them that. They have some talented writers to think of novel approaches of talking to people about Christ.
However, they have some serious flaws. It was hard to tell what their exact doctrine is on issues as everything is in tip or anecdotal form. But here are three things that I was able to pull from their website, without reading the prescribed books.
The Way of the Master teaches:
1. Decision Theology. Not only do they present video about decisions made for Christ, they mention the sinner's prayer is not always helpful to lead a person to the sinner's prayer but let them do it themselves in their own words. Not that it is errored doctrine, but that the person should make the decision on their own and not be led into it.
2. Full immersion baptism. Thereby saying that because full immersion baptism is the only acceptable baptism, our baptisms are not valid.
3. Some sins are not covered by the cross. This one was fuzzy. I am not sure if this is what they actually teach and believe, but in one article, one of them asks a bunch of teens if they think Killers and Rapists are allowed in Heaven. He replied to them. "Of course not." He did not go back to mention that should they repent and turn to Christ, even they will be included in the elect.
4. They seem to believe in the Rapture/Milleniest view. Though there was nothing written ABOUT it that I could find, they mentioned Kirk Cameron being in the movie "Left Behind" more than once and did not make an effort to state it is not what they believed.
5. They claim that God put inconsistencies in Scripture because God wanted to trip up unbelievers.
All in all, no matter how well intentioned they are, they have major gaps in their theology. I would advise anyone that listens to them, to be VERY careful or it could cause doubt in your own salvation.
First off, they offer some splendid tips. I will give them that. They have some talented writers to think of novel approaches of talking to people about Christ.
However, they have some serious flaws. It was hard to tell what their exact doctrine is on issues as everything is in tip or anecdotal form. But here are three things that I was able to pull from their website, without reading the prescribed books.
The Way of the Master teaches:
1. Decision Theology. Not only do they present video about decisions made for Christ, they mention the sinner's prayer is not always helpful to lead a person to the sinner's prayer but let them do it themselves in their own words. Not that it is errored doctrine, but that the person should make the decision on their own and not be led into it.
2. Full immersion baptism. Thereby saying that because full immersion baptism is the only acceptable baptism, our baptisms are not valid.
3. Some sins are not covered by the cross. This one was fuzzy. I am not sure if this is what they actually teach and believe, but in one article, one of them asks a bunch of teens if they think Killers and Rapists are allowed in Heaven. He replied to them. "Of course not." He did not go back to mention that should they repent and turn to Christ, even they will be included in the elect.
4. They seem to believe in the Rapture/Milleniest view. Though there was nothing written ABOUT it that I could find, they mentioned Kirk Cameron being in the movie "Left Behind" more than once and did not make an effort to state it is not what they believed.
5. They claim that God put inconsistencies in Scripture because God wanted to trip up unbelievers.
All in all, no matter how well intentioned they are, they have major gaps in their theology. I would advise anyone that listens to them, to be VERY careful or it could cause doubt in your own salvation.
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