Posted on 08/23/2007 10:14:33 PM PDT by Coleus
What I meant was that it was hard to fathom that he could be surprised. A lot of antinomialists at least THOUGHT that they were following doing what he insisted they do by being antinomialists.
Thanks for your information. I, too, had Catechism under the American Lutheran Church before all the name changes began to float by.
However, I don’t think I’ll look into changing as long as Mom is alive.
My mom is still alive, too. I couldn't be happier that I have left.
Are you kidding? You had it easy. In Wisconsin Synod, we not only had to memorize the Bible, we had to write it out longhand, in ink.
I didn't even mention Luther's Catechism which we not only had to read in English, German and Swahili, but we had to set it to music, also.
Those were the days, my friend.
Leni
LOL! The only thing I had to write out longhand in ink was my regurgitated memorization of Luther's Catechism. We had long ago memorized the Bible in Sunday school. ;-) We met Saturday mornings for a couple hours or so for a year, as I recall. Our pastor would greet the Confirmation class with "Are you saved?" And we would chant back, "Yes! By the grace of God through faith." He made sure we all came away with at least that bit of information.
Perhaps, but then I wouldn't have the fun of shaking the visiting pastor's hand and telling him mischieviously that we're Republicans.
Mom may not be long for this world. I truly believe going to church with her is what God wants me to do right now.
It is even sadder that in order to escape such tacit approval of sins God considered an abomination, Christians are being herded from sect to sect, church to church, by the minions of evil themselves.
While I hate no person, this is evil in action.
Can't the members of the church exert more influence on church policy, or is it out of your hands?
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