Many WELS members and pastors do not realize how Pietistic they are, so they see nothing wrong with Reformed tendencies. As a result, Paul Kelm, David Valleskey, and Waldo Werning have driven through the citadel's gates in a hay wagon.
The Reformed have rejected the Biblical Means of Grace and have made fun of these divinely appointed instruments. To make up for their deficiencies, the Reformed have substituted prayer as their singular means of grace. They actually believe, in many cases, that God cannot act until He is moved by prayers. Yes, you can reform your community just by getting enough prayer wsarriors together.
And they have this advantage: who can be against prayer?
Too many WELS pastors lack discernment. Some have discernment but they would rather play politics to get the coveted job--divine call--they long to hold.
ICHABOD, THE GLORY HAS DEPARTED - explores the Age of Apostasy, predicted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, to attack Objective Faithless Justification, Church Growth Clowns, and their ringmasters. The antidote to these poisons is trusting the efficacious Word in the Means of Grace. John 16:8. Isaiah 55:8ff. Romans 10. Most readers are WELS, LCMS, ELS, or ELCA. This blog also covers the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Left-wing, National Council of Churches denominations.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Prayer Warriors of WELS
