rlschultz has left a new comment on your post "Questions about Hell and Universalism":
Another tragic mistake is drawing from the wretched material of today's Enthusiasts and trying to "Lutheranize" it. Eventually, an error is bound to slip through even if you were moderately successful in your effort.
We are all a whole lot safer with the examples cited: John's Gospel, the Augsburg Confession, and Luther's Large Catechism, etc. Knowledge of false doctrine is important for the sake of apologetics only. Only the Holy Spirit can grant discernment through the study of the Word.
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GJ - The comment above warns about the dangers of sanitizing false doctrine. The LCA pastors used to say about the latest fad, "How can we baptize this?" while grinning fatuously.
My correction comes from a serious error I have made. I wrote that there were two synods in WELS, Church and Change being the second, alternative administration. That was wrong.
Church and Change is the administration of WELS. Gurgle was the figurehead before, the candidate of the so-called conservatives, who finally ran him out before his buddies stole the silverware from the kitchen. Nothing else was left to take.
Schroeder is the figurehead of Church and Change now. They can complain about him while he leaves them alone. When the schools consolidate and close, he can take the blame.
