The Luther Sermon Quote for today is the perfect fit for the collapse of the fraudulent Lutheran sects. They are probably calling Shepherd Sunday something else - like Dollar Dogma Delight - to remind everyone of their greedy squalor, lust for ELCA, and worship of their Father Below.
Readers may want to wake up to the errors of the past. ELCA was created to get rid of any remaining leftovers of Biblical doctrine. Aging troglodytes may recall that the LCA-ALC-AELC began their joint adventure with MALE bishops! The horror! the inhumanity! the rage and tears! Liftoff began January 1, 1988, with MALE bishops only! They waited until 2013 - 15 years - to elect Liz Eaton, who crumpled for six months (with pay) in time for her next election in this, their tentative moment. If they elect a MAN for presiding bishop, the years of toil will be lost in bitter rage. The female bishops already outnumber the timid, weak male bishops. Stay tuned, they will vote in July in Phoenix.
Yes, ELCA had a few female under-bishops for starters. The numbers show that this soon became a game about the paucity of men, the roaring strength of women. Who can remember the two basic restrictions?
Paul the Apostle would not allow women to teach men or usurp male authority. 1 Timothy 2:10. Two negative infinitives - to teach, to usurp. The female seminary students were sure that St. Paul was anathema, so that issue was settled quickly with quiet hisses rejecting the Apostle.
The Waltherian Four actually calculated that the pastors and people leaving the freshly painted ELCA would pour into such copycat churches as LCMS, WELS, ELS, and a few other scraps that fell from CFW's table. But the Waltherians were always on the snooty side while adhering to the same basics as ELCA. The library in Columbus, Ohio showed that female seminarians were welcomed to baptize and consecrate at nearby LCMS congregations. I looked through the personal letters signed by the giddy interlopers.
Therefore, ELCA shrank faster than synodical coffers and the Waltherian Cults clung to Thrivent dollars and US.AID.
