Why does the breach of the Sixteenth Century remain? Has the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999) made a difference? See here.
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Golden Oldies 1 – German Lutherans Break Free
As Reformation 2011 approaches, it is sobering to recall Dominus Jesus (2000), in which Rome does not recognize Protestant churches as “sister churches”; rather, they are “ecclesial communities.” In 2001 German Lutherans issued “An Evangelical Understanding of Church Fellowship,” which Cardinal Walter Kasper found “abrasive.” Professor Dr. Dorothea Wendebourg responded: The Roman Catholic Church is […]
Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too – 12
“The line between this world and the next is drawn by God’s grace. This establishes the world as a place under the law in which man can live, work, and hope…. Hope in the world to come creates the faith and patience to live in this world; it gives this world back to us by […]
ON Scripture
ON Scripture is a new online preaching-helps column. Some ELCAers [1] and Odyssey Networks, an interfaith media organization, are behind it. Each weekly column comments on the Bible texts for the coming Sunday in light of current political and social issues. According to The Lutheran, [2]“Odyssey hopes to also include Jewish and Muslim scriptures.” Jewish […]
Partnered Gays Have Other Partners
A September 2011 study confirms that gay men in committed relationships also have two other sexual partners in any given year. It’s the norm. Read it here. ELCAers: Don’t be surprised if your gay pastor in a “life-long, monogamous, same gender relationship” has sexual partners on the side. You may or may not glimpse the […]