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To: SoothingDave

Fair enough. In the Lutheran tradition, the clergy is empowered to administer the Sacraments directly by the power of the holy Spirit and not through a belief in the authority of a magisterium.


87 posted on 02/15/2006 8:56:03 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky
In the Lutheran tradition, the clergy is empowered to administer the Sacraments directly by the power of the holy Spirit and not through a belief in the authority of a magisterium.

The entire idea of sacraments is God using normal people and matter in order to bring His Power into the world. To believe God can work through a man in order to change bread into flesh, but not that He works through man to change man into priest seems inconsistent. IMO.

SD

91 posted on 02/15/2006 9:05:15 AM PST by SoothingDave
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