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To: ReverendJames
"while pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America can be male or female"

Well there you go, ELCA is not a bible beleiving denomination. You can be female and gay and still be a Pastor in the ELCA.

40 posted on 03/22/2011 4:34:46 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

And you are who, your authority on that is what? Exactly?

On the other hand:

One of the signature teachings of the Lutheran Reformation is the teaching named Sola scriptura—”Scripture alone.” The Missouri Synod believes that the Bible is the only standard by which church teachings can be judged.

The Missouri Synod believes that justification comes from God “by divine grace alone, through faith alone, for Christ’s sake alone.” It teaches that Jesus is the focus of the entire Bible and that faith in him alone is the way to eternal salvation. The synod rejects any attempt to attribute salvation to anything other than Christ’s death and resurrection.

The Synod teaches that the Word of God, both written and preached, and the Sacraments are means of grace through which the Holy Spirit gives the gift of God’s grace, creates faith in hearts of individuals, forgives sins for the sake of Christ’s death on the cross, and grants eternal life and salvation.

Wow, they sure are an apostate church believing in all that nonsense, right?


44 posted on 03/22/2011 4:44:35 PM PDT by ReverendJames (Only A Painter Or A Liberal Can Change Black To White. <:)))><)
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