Post-Mortem: Separation, Not Divorce

Lutheran Forum ^ | September 05, 2009 | Paul R. Hinlicky

[RobinOfKingston]

I’m joining the Missouri Synod, a church that cannot, in its current form, be corrupted by the religious left.

One is reminded of the invitation of the bar-keep in saloons of yesteryear to his latest customer to come in through the bat wing doors: "Name yer pizon, son."

Over time, all man-made religious affiliations suffer the effects of entropy. Under differing pressures, different end results.

[redgolum]

I pray you are right. But the forces that destroyed the ELCA have turned their sights to the LCMS.

We shall see. The seeds of destruction are already there, and at best there will be a split.

[tgdunbar]

While the characterization of “communion” or, better, “movement” can be useful, I find it more productive to use the phrase “separated religious order” for such ecclesial structures.

[Kolokotronis]

“There are good Christians, good people, and good theologians who have sided with the religious Left in this controversy.”

Perhaps there are good, if misguided laymen, but there are NO good theologians who have chosen the Zeitgeist over the Holy Spirit in this one.

“Out this human confusion, however, God may be raising up something new: a realignment in American Protestantism, bringing together those of catholic and orthodox tendency in all the liberal Protestant North American demonimations and uniting them with evangelicals, Catholics, and Orthodox.”

Not with Holy Orthodoxy.

[Albion Wilde]

Ping — very insightful comments on this thread.

[RinaseaofDs]

Again, pastor, I turn to you. I’m preparing to discuss the issue with my congregation’s pastor’s, and would benefit from a concise refutation of the entire matter, with sites from Luther if possible.

I don’t mind doing this from scratch, but if this has already been done, and done well, then I don’t see the point in duplicating the effort.

Many thanks,

R

[Honorary Serb]

Please see my post #9.

I still have contact with many in my former ELCA parish, which has been going more and more untraliberal since I left. My friends at least know where they can go to find the Church founded by Christ and the Apostles, once they realize that all the nonsense they are bathed in every Sunday is making them sicker and sicker!!!!