- hm. Interesting. I certainly didn't mean to put you on the spot.
That's a mighty coincidence. I still say you made a mighty fine point
in that letter.
And that of course brings up the question: If that's what you believe about Objective Justification, (and there are certainly many who agree) then it's time to call an ol' Reformation-style Council so that we Orthodox Believers can reaffirm Justification as taught by the Lutheran Confessions--and condemn and repudiate the sectarian belief of Objective Justification.
And wouldn't that make the job of reforming the WELS easier? I mean, if we currently have an Enthusiastic Justification (one where people are justified apart from or before the Means of Grace) is it any surprise that Enthusiasm is popping up everywhere? And conversely, if we repudiate UOJ because it IS Enthusiasm the tone of the conversation will be set so that we can eliminate so many other heterodox practices.
If we fight for a major reform of the doctrine of Justification we will have all the tools at hand to teach the people to apply the idea that 'God only works through the means of Grace' to everything we as WELS churches do.
Tim Meyers
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Pr. Greg,
Apparently the words found in Joe's blog post were from Pr. Paul R.
It is a fascinating phenomenon to observe, there are so many cryptos in Lutheran Synods. Pr. Paul seems to suggest he is a crypto-antiUOJ. Now if we were in China, I would not blame anyone who hides their Christian faith since they are persecuted there, even physically.
However in the Synods, a lot of pastors are still hiding their conviction while their sheep go down the creek of false doctrine and right now being eaten by wolves.
I wondering how could they hide behind a tree and watch while their sheep get mangled by false doctrine.
LPC
The Intrepids are not united in their Enthusiasm. Their foundation is not really the deluded and deceptive sem faculty, but the laity. Once the laity are awakened and challenging the UOJ nonsense, Knapp-Walther-Meyer will crumble faster than ancient plaster in an abandoned house.
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