>>Some welcome news from our Reformed brothers and sisters and a break from the almost unending stream of bad news from the mainline denominations.
Thank God for the LCMS and PCA for standing firm.
Good for the LCMS! That clown is not only a heretic, but also a false prophet, calling God a liar, claiming He didn’t say something He said, and claiming He said something He didn’t say. Christ promised dire consequences for false prophets, who He called wolves, saying He will cast them into hell in Matt. 7:21-23. Unless they repent.
We are Lutheran’s, not Reformed (inside baseball).
The recent drum role of cultural crises has galvanized the LCMS hierarchy lately. It is putting pressure on a lot of pastors and parishes (including my own) to make a stand. Most are saying, in true fashion “Here I stand, I can do no other! SO HELP ME GOD!”
Also, as a synod, we were founded when the Kaiser started to get cute with religion and culture. There is a reason the original Saxons ended up in Missouri, and it wasn’t a happy one. Same with some of our sister Synods in Russia and Australia.
This is good news; thank you!
Bravo for the LCMS.
Thank you Nrx. This is a good sign from our Lutheran brethren that they are willing to hold the line on orthodoxy.
Just last week end I was at a flea market and there was an 1899 copyright (Geo. H. Trabert) original Luther’s Small Catechism for sale for $2.00. It is in excellent condition.
I have only skimmed through it thus far, however was very intrigued to see that Luther himself retained a lot more from his Augustinian formation than I ever realized. There is far less difference between actual Lutheran doctrine and Catholic doctrine than I previously realized.
Also, I had a very devout Lutheran Grandmother who came from Germany. This is great news that a mainstream denomination is standing up for actual Christian teachings because many are caving (esp. some Catholic social justice/ “progressive” CINO types - Pelosi, etc.)!)
I was on the LCMS Facebook page following the SCOTUS marriage decision and was pleased to see them stand up for their faith and what is right.
Becker is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to unorthodox teaching and practice in the Church. The LCMS has the most excellent standards, but a polity that is cumbersome in dealing with false teachers. It is good to see the implementation of a work-around short of requiring a synod convention to exercise discipline. One is not called to be a disciple without submitting to discipline from within and without in accord with the biblical texts. Slowly but surely, the LCMS is coming around to ecclesial oversight, but it is not easy. There is an “every man did what was right in his own eyes” aspect from one parish to the next, and the temptation to avoid confrontation when it is most needed.
Millions, over the past 25 years, have fled Episcopalianism, Presbyterianism, United Methodism and the ELCA over their slide into these same messes — female ordination, promotion of homosexuality, repudiation of the scriptures, marxism and leftist politics recast as sermons and policy, et cetera. So glad the LCMS is standing firm.
We are Catholic but our grand kids just finishing up a good week of VBS at a small Missouri Synod church two blocks away.