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| If people avoid foundational doctrines, they can outdo Calvin anytime. Ask Walther and his adoring fans. |
Article XI, which Chemnitz wrote to prevent future problems, warned against speculation.
What did Walther do? He promoted his own ideas so he could split the Synodical Conference and rule as king over the remnant. That was probably good, because the LCMS became good at producing copies - strutting popinjays shouting down anyone who questioned them.
The OJists, with nowhere to turn, always go back to treating faith as a work of man, not as a gift from God.
They cannot escape their bedrock dogma, that God enthusiastically declared the entire world righteous, free of sin.
