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LutheranGuy
3rd July 2005, 02:22 PM
Do you guys think it possible?

(by the way, I'm new to Theologia Crucis, and to Lutheranism).
ByzantineDixie
3rd July 2005, 03:30 PM
First of all Welcome to TCCL! :wave:

How did you come to be Lutheran? Are you LCMS or WELS or other?

Regarding your original question...I don't know...I guess anything is possible. I don't have a lot of sympathy for synodical divisions in Lutheranism. Not that I think that everyone should just agree to disagree to be one...I don't think that at all. I think the Church has given us what we are to have...but in the process of aligning and dividing the various synods have rationalized what is acceptable and what is not based on more novel interpretations of not only the Scriptures but also the Confessions.

The confessional Lutheran church has become splintered to such an extent it has become acceptable to just create another synod when there is disagreement. And everyone uses a Scripture verse to support their position. So who's right? Everyone can't be right. This should be a clue.
LutheranGuy
3rd July 2005, 04:02 PM
Well I'm not officially Lutheran yet but I have started to attend a Lutheran church. It's an LCMS church.
ByzantineDixie
3rd July 2005, 04:33 PM
Well I'm not officially Lutheran yet but I have started to attend a Lutheran church. It's an LCMS church.

So...what brought you to attend a LCMS church?
marianservant
3rd July 2005, 04:54 PM
So...what brought you to attend a LCMS church?

He's just too scared to make the jump to home sweet ROME. LOL JK (I know Lutheran Guy outside of CF)

Pax Christi
ChiRho
5th July 2005, 08:03 AM
He's just too scared to make the jump to home sweet ROME. LOL JK (I know Lutheran Guy outside of CF)

Pax Christi

I would be petrified of that leap!

Article IV!
ILoveYeshua
18th April 2006, 05:08 AM
will an lcms lutheran be surprised if he saw a wels or elca lutheran in paradise????