I hear often from people who are disgusted with the rapid downward plunge of WELS. They are not worried about numbers but about the many ways WELS has turned its back on its own heritage.
The global scandal is the Pope and his utterly degraded franchise, where large abuse networks have been identified for decades and yet remain hardly damaged and regrowing everywhere.
Let's stick to Lutherans for the moment. They have borrowed the papal attitude of the insitutional church being infallible and indefectible. Oh yes, they all acknowledge (Pope and Mini-Popes) that mistakes have been made. Nevertheless, the denomination is without spot or blemish and the leaders are infallibly correct.
I heard this garbage in the LCA, where it was well known that no one - and I mean no one - was allowed to mention any flaw in the denomination, its programs, its materials. Wrath was visited upon the speaker, the writer, and the entire family.
Need I say this? WELS is even touchier and even more dictatorial. They retreated to rationalistic Pietism by chasing Fuller and the laughable Willow Creek denomination. WELS has only one sacrament - shunning. It is comical to see how they shun and hate on people for sound criticism, while loving their lavender bedfellows in ELCA. Of course, that reveals more than they would like about their many scandals (that never happened, but if they did, were handled well).
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Jesus Ended the Sermon on the Mount This Way Matthew 7
Matthew 716 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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| My home congregation in Moline mentioned their Thrivent chapter lovingly. Thrivent is another institutional supporter of abortion and its hideous body parts sales. |
