The papal legate to the Missouri Synod, Paul McCain, has spoken on THEE doctrinal issue of the day - feminist Bibles.
Most of the time, UOJ advocates cite justification as the Chief Article of Christianity, the master and prince, etc...failing to mention that the Chief Article means justification by faith.
Concordia Publishing House was happy to sell an NIV commentary for years - made lots of money on the NIV paraphrase. The logical next step is an even worse paraphrase, so how is that the doctrinal crisis of this era? Lenski wrote, "Resist the beginnings."
Observers would be heavily burdened to name a single fad overlooked by the LCMS in the last 50 years. In fact, UOJ is their foundational fad, borrowed from Pietism.
The Little Sect on the Prairie is the only Lutheran sect (above boutique size) that acknowledges the English Luther Bible (KJV) in any form whatsoever.
The Lutherans have abandoned The Lutheran Hymnal in favor of their versions, which borrow heavily from ELCA. Think of that, o great excommunicators. While condemning ELCA, the WELS/ELS/LCMS use ELCA for essential worship material. Look at the copyright lists in the back of their little productions.
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| Snapshot by Paul McCain. Photoshop by Ichabod Graphics, a holy owned subsidiary of Bethany Lutheran Church. |
