The unity of the Lutheran Church can come only if our churches return to the diligent use of the means of grace, to a serious study of the Word of God and the confessions of the Reformation. Hermann Sasse (LW II, 265)
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Pr. Greg,
You have been echoing this now for so many years, still no one likes to listen.
LPC
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GJ - It is the sound of one hand clapping, to coin a phrase.
Many of us find it discouraging that the Lutheran leaders will not even talk in Biblical, Lutheran, Confessional terms. They have nothing to confess.
I know how to avoid the Third Rail topics that infuriate the Reformed. I could sell a lot of books if I avoided those topics.
The terms are: baptismal regeneration, infant baptism, the Real Presence, the efficacy of the Word alone, the Means of Grace.
The Lutheran leaders dance around these terms because they do not want to annoy the Enthusiasts in their midst. Avoidance has made these synodical leaders Enthusiasts, if they ever were Lutheran - I doubt it.
The seminary professors comprise a capon chorus singing the praises of their (fill in the blank) synod while mocking the Word, Luther, and the Confessions.
