Joe Krohn Finds WELS Using the Bait and Switch: Pretending To Be Lutheran, But Not

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Golden Arches

Excommunication, or breaking fellowship if you prefer is carried out by the church on someone who is unrepentant for breaking God's Law; the Ten Commandments.  When we were cut off from all membership privileges (excommunication) by the leadership at Holy Word, it was for 'denying the doctrine of Objective Justification.'  This was erroneous since the discussions were always in the context of how the doctrine was being preached and our objection to the preaching.  Since this doctrine comes from a peculiar interpretation of scripture by men, it is not a part of the Law.  Since excommunication needs a broken law, I feel the Eighth Commandment coming into play here and that would be a travesty; that  fellowship would be broken over a man made doctrine and carried out through one of the Ten Commandments.

I was never in want of leadership at Holy Word as it was suggested, but was merely pointing the way to what a Confessional Lutheran Church practices.  You have to realize that when you say you are a Lutheran Church and swear an oath to uphold the teachings of Scripture as confessed in the Book of Concord, you bear a responsibility to that oath and not just lip service.  If I walk into McDonald's on any given day, I expect to see a Big Mac, McMuffins and Quarterpounders with Cheese on the menu.  When I walk into a Lutheran Church on any given Sunday, I expect to see a solid liturgy with Confession and Absolution, Sacraments, Word taught in truth and purity (just the facts, ma'am); music with strong lyrical content and the emphasis on Christ and what He has done and continues to do in our stead.