[Lilllabettt]

If I was a Lutheran, I would not know what to do. Which Lutheran church should I belong to? There are at least a dozen (in America alone) and they have different teachings about Scripture and the life God demands of us. Maybe they all agree on the justification thing .. but there's way more to Christianity than that.

The Missouri Synod says homosexuality is gravely sinful ... are they right? Or is it okay to be gay and join the ECLA?

Division and confusion. Thanks Luther. You're the best.

Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
Church of the Lutheran Confession
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church
Lutheran Ministerium and Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

[mlocher]

The Missouri Synod says homosexuality is gravely sinful ... are they right? Or is it okay to be gay and join the ECLA?

My suggestion would be to read the Bible and determine which church, be it Lutheran or other, best fits your beliefs. Even Luther said that, in matters of faith, you should let your conscious be your guide.

Too many people ignore the Bible and put their beliefs in the words of man, not the Word of God.

[steve8714]

Some of the alphabet Lutheran sects are more closely aligned with the UCC. Some others may be regional in nature but orthodox in belief. As a Catholic I will say I always admired the Mo. Synod because they cling to their beliefs about God, faith, sin, salvation, everything, and are not all wobbly about morals like some churches.