Again, the perspective is on you and your attitude. LCMS doctrine doesn't support what you say you got out of it. The question should be not how Lutherans are prideful (in the sinful sense) of their doctrine, rather how you arrived at a sinful pride over it. Frankly I've never seen the sinful pride, what I experience is a sense of humility and honor to be blessed.
I know the truth and I am the true Israel.
Congratulations, welcome to the believers in Christ.
LOL Check the context of my post. Humor can be very useful and I do appreciate it.
You may well be right! What if my local church group is dysfunctional? I may have been projecting a bit much to all LCMS. Now what if the LCMS did not recognize and assumed, through failure of assumption, that my church was not dysfunctional?