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| By Norma Boeckler |
rlschultz has left a new comment on your post "New Anonymous ID - Eighth Commandment":
Recently, I have been the recipient of some good pastoral care in the WELS. I am very thankful for that. Poor pastoral care is what you get when you are more concerned about fleecing your members than taking care of them. Pastoral counseling is necessary and important. However, Confession and Absolution is application of Law and Gospel, rightly divided. This is why it is done in the Divine Service. It is also important for those whose consciences plague them and need comfort from the Gospel. The Reformed view is that private confession is too "Roman". But, it is "catholic", that is, for all Christians. The practice has been all but abandoned in preparation for the Lord's Supper.
