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Semper reformanda as a “slogan” is not Lutheran

I don't doubt that. In fact I think it's something met made up

Do note that the translation is Always reforming -- that can't be the beliefs of Lutherans, can it? You don't toss out the beliefs in the True Presence, in the sacrament of Baptism, etc. just because you want to keep reforming, correct?

What you have described is continually trying to emulate Christ, not always reforming, changing.

There is no modification of the Book of Concord. Truth remains truth. --> so then the slogan Always reforming is as silly to you as to me. You as a Lutheran will also reject the extreme groups that toss out all orthodox belief (who could never recite the Nicene creed) like the Unitarians or JWs or OPC or LDS.

The post as I noted before, was directed at met who stated that slogan and it being apt for her group, an always reformating group

The post as I noted before, was directed at met who stated that slogan and it being apt for her group, an always reformating group

I am not trying to speak for another freeper who is perfectly able to explain herself but I would really hate for you to continue to make these assertions without knowing that you are wrong. Metmom is not a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) nor is she particularly Calvinistic in her beliefs. Contrary to your misunderstanding of the term semper reformanda as meaning an "ever changing, never sticking to one true faith in anything" is not the meaning of the term. It is instead referring to the conviction of certain Reformed Protestant theologians that the church must continually re-examine itself in order to maintain its purity of doctrine and practice.

Interestingly enough, the term was also used by ecclesiastical reformers of the Roman Catholic Church who were caught up in the spirit of Vatican II of the 1960s. This latter usage appears in a 2009 pastoral letter by bishop R. Walker Nickless that encourages a hermeneutic of continuity in Catholic teaching and practice.

It would be a good idea to not jump to conclusions when you hear something and then to express an opinion without doing at least some cursory research first.

The post as I noted before, was directed at met who stated that slogan and it being apt for her group, an always reformating group

What are you talking about?

I never said that. Show me where you think I did.