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| Dr. Lito Cruz earned a PhD in math, but he also studied theology and Greek. |
LPC said...
Quiet WELsian,
Dr. Jackson is correct, you lot do not know how to read. Though I am not a native English speaker and I awkwardly write, I can be forgiven for this.
However, you could have done better in reading the question I have posed.
There are two questions. "What do you teach is the basis of predestination?
The proper response should begin by saying ... The basis of predestination is _____________.
I did not ask how predestination happens, rather what is the basis of it, why it happens, not how.
The second is Does God predestine people according to his decree?"
I am waiting for a simple yes or no, or if you will, repose the question and give reasons why the question is not a proper question to ask.
Did I get it? Nope.
Also I am in touch with the Real Brett Meyer, and the Brett Meyer who commented in this thread is a fake
So sad, this is a fake Ichabod and the commenters are fake too.
There is no shame in your crowd and there is no limit on the tactics you will employ.
LPC
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GJ - In German, shameless is considered the worst possible verdict on anyone. The word fits the
I was teaching computer science class in Glendale when the students began laughing at a Viet Namese man (new arrival) who was actively participating in class in English. I said, "I would like to move all of you to Viet Nam, expect you to read the textbook in Vietnamese, and answer Vietnamese questions in that language. What a laugh that would be."
Lito uses some idioms that show his first language is not English. But does he blast people anonymously saying "pretty much" every few sentences? The Fox Valley vulpines should not call attention to their limitation in language, whether in reading or writing.
Lito is a cogent writer who has struggled with false doctrine from a variety of sources. The people who have been bounced around by various doctrinal claims are often more discerning than those who lay claim to being born Lutheran (a concept so dumb that Nicodemus did not think to ask about it in John 3).
I cannot even imagine trying for a doctorate in math. I have noticed that people with analytical training in math and science are especially good at examining arguments. Our best friend at Yale earned an MD and PhD at Yale Medical School, then worked at Harvard Medical. He could destroy bad argumentation with a few, amused questions. When LI was very young, he heard his godfather discussing a topic. LI said, "You are a pretty bright fellow." Bruce stopped and smiled warmly.
I hear from many laity. They have a better grasp of Christian doctrine than most clergy. They read the Word with humility and ask questions. They do not grab St. Paul by the shoulders and say, "This is what you should have written! I know what you really mean."
I pity Tim Glende and his crowd. Tim grew up in a fake church, St. Paul in German Village. The congregation pretended to be WELS to grab members, but had open communion, communion of Masonic members, boy scouts (gasp!), women voters, and women teaching men. The pastor never even brought up joining WELS. It was too cool to be fake WELS, having the best of both worlds. WELS listed them as a member congregation, too. Lying is fun and productive.
Tim Glende's congregation encouraged Floyd Luther Stolzenburg to pretend he was still a pastor, even though he was kicked out of the LCMS for adultery and sued by the husband of one mistress. One LCMS colleague said, "He betrayed his wife, his children, his congregation, and his conservative friends." A co-pastor said, "Floyd destroyed everything I had."
Floyd could not get a job in the school system or at any church. I wonder why. WELS arranged for him to be a fake pastor, a Church Growth Consultant, with a grant from one of their members, George Skestos. George went to church with his wife at St. Paul, with his future wife to Prince of Peace. When Floyd was done wrecking things, WELS endorsed him for a job at his current church, so he could be a pastor again. WELS enjoys feeding sheep to wolves - it's what they do for fun.
Poor Tim Glende went to Michigan Lutheran Seminary, where John Lawrenz pretended to be a Lutheran. Unknown to many at the time, John was a leader in Church and Change. Lawrenz earned a PhD at a Jewish school. Why doesn't Tim denounce John on his fake blog? I know - because John is a Changer, a beloved member of the wolfpack.
Glende went to Northwestern College, closed by the Changers, and then to The Sausage Factory, where the professors pretend to be Lutheran but only care about:
- Universal Objective Justification,
- Church Growth plagiarism.
Poor Tim Glende cannot preach from the Scriptures, so he plagiarizes Groeschel, with the support of his DP, a fake leader.
The fakery is unending. St. Peter pretends that The CORE is another congregation, but it has never been a separate parish. The CORE is simply an evening service downtown, to gather all the Shrinkers and area youth together. Ski and Glende coordinate their Groeschel plagiarism. Ski is listed on the staff of St. Peter, Freedom. Everyone winks and chuckles at their fakery and sheep-stealing from area WELS churches.
When Glende was writing anonymous, nasty comments on this blog, I called him Anonymouse. He began his fake Ichabod blog and the even nastier Anonymouse blog. Poor Tim Glende cannot create anything, so he copies. Like Patterson, he ducked direct communication once I identified where the comments were coming from.
Poor Tim Glende is headed for a bad ending, I am afraid. His home congregation mis-trained him and turned the Ten Commandments upside-down. The process continued throughout his parochial education, where he was trained against the Confessions while brain-washing him about the infallibility of WELS. Getting away with bullying is not success. Being supported in plagiarizing false doctrine is not reason for boasting.
Those who teach universal justification and universal absolution are always anxious to justify themselves - albeit anonymousely.
