Or is it the other way around?
Hymnal hypocrisy among WELS and ELS Synodical Lutherans - Both sects hold themselves above ELCA, yet both hymnals use ELCA material extensively. Look at the credits.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "A. Ring on the Lectionary":
No-one has responded to this posting on the modern synodical "Lutheran" periscopes followed via ALL the modern synodical hymnals.
I needed no convincing of what this posted material provides necessary proof of..
The very great gaps of necessary Scriptural doctrine/content that LUTHERANS are no longer given opportunity of learning of, through the public lessons, is dismaying.
Even if the "problematical" sections of Scripture highlighted were never preached upon, their inclusion in the Scriptural lessons read for the Day, would have opportunity via the Holy Spirit's leading, to impart their truth.
But how can the Holy Spirit, do His work concerning those parts of Scripture now stripped from being read in the Lessons of the Day ?!
Many necessary sections of the Scriptures in the One Year Series are now cut out - quite purposefully - from the 3 year Lectionary Series.....
Perhaps you may dismiss this as unimportant, and that's why you did not respond to this posting ?
I want to say to you, you are wrong to be unperturbed by these omissions, and dismiss them as unimportant...
We are living in a day when so many of the doctrinal points highlighted in the article above NEED TO BE KNOWN BY US.
What that article does not say is that these omissions are altogether user-friendly to the all-pervasive modern ecumenical agenda so vigorously persued not only by ROME, but also by all who are kowtowing to her agenda within our Lutheran synods in our day.
A very long time ago, I purchased a copy of each one of these new hymnals produced by ELCA, MISSOURI, WELS, & ELS; and ALL of them, in varying degrees, are found sorely wanting ...AND, NOT ONLY on account of the periscopes they use.....
This is a very big subject with immense consequences.
Compare the wording of the Orders of Service contained in the 1941 The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) and which, thankfully, Pastor Jackson still, and quite unapologetically, uses for his own independent orthodox Lutheran BETHANY CHURCH services.
Compare TLH with any one of ALL of the other above-mentioned modern "Lutheran" synodical hymnals....and when you have done so, you will hang your head before God in shame...that so many of us have allowed the synodical beaurocrats and "expert theologians" to rob us of our Scriptural heritage with what is now served up to us by them...via these hymnals that are Lutheran in name alone..
I'm not saying the TLH is "perfect"...I have a collection of old and sound hymnals earlier than the 1941 TLH...which, and in some of their hymn renderings,these ARE better.
But the 1941 joint synodicaly produced TLH is far far better in every way than anything else now available in our day, and the point is, the TLH is still available in our day. For now anyway.
If anyone would like to pursue a comparison on some of these hymnals, please say so, for I for one, will be most happy to contribute in whatever small way I can to any such a discussion....(I am most familiar with CWALH/WELS problems)
Should we think only of ourselves ? Perhaps, individually - past grounding we personally have in the Scriptures - we possibly are ABLE to cope with the gross onslaught (the watering down of doctrine contained in ALL the new "modernized hymnals"),but should we think only of ourselves ?
WHAT OF OUR POSTERITY ? Our own grandchildren ? Shall we let them down ? Or shall be be true to our Lutheran Confessions ?
Are we prepared help in whatever ways we can for the ongoing possibility of their salvation, and that the GLORY OF GOD, IN HIS SON, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST...maybe known by them, too ?
May we be found faithful...in however the small the ways open to us. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Orthodox Lutheran
KJV DEUTERONOMY 12:16
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them.
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GJ - I was appalled at the way WELS pastors accepted and purchased
All that happened during the Mischke-Gurgle Terror, when pastors knew how easily they could be forced out for lifting an eyebrow about the apostate agenda. WELS pastors talked tough while trembling in their rabbit warrens.
A large number of WELS pastors were trained by James P. Tiefel, GA Pope, who considered the hymnal his project to be run his way. He revealed himself as a unionist a long time ago. His affection for Church Growth is more covert. The result is a series of Sunday clown acts by his students.
