Posted on 04/01/2017 7:10:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
We could use a little of that Crusading spirit. Just sayin’....
Amen!
Luther didn’t invent anti-Semitism. He was no better but no worse than his Roman Catholic contemporaries. His particular set of beliefs were essentially codified in Nazi Germany due to the fact that the German State Church was Lutheran, it was corrupted and perverted intentionally by the Nazis, to their own ends. They hated Christians and Christianity, only surpassed by their wildly murderous hatred of Jews.
I’ve stated many times my opposition to any State Church, not just in the US but worldwide. It’s wrong, it corrupts the religious belief and it corrupts the State. Roman Catholics have no room to critique a State Church, however, with the Vatican being more than just a mere State Church itself. It’s a State, with a seat at the United Nations.
For those sincere believers within the Roman Catholic Church, and I’ve known many, maybe this will help you with your difficulty in understanding why your current Pope is so preoccupied with the political to the point that he’s been antithetical to Catholic doctrine. The State has corrupted and taken over the religion just as it did in Germany.
Who are the enemies of the State this time? Ponder that, Traditionalists.
Just don’t go and kill them all this time, OK?
Correctly-thinking Christians do not accept Sola Scriptura. It is not a Biblical doctrine.
But that's just it. These hit pieces never reiterate everything Martin Luther said about the Jews. I'm not excusing the horrible things Martin Luther said, but he said much that wasn't horrible.
Martin Luther's final sermon on the Jews was called "We want to treat them with Christian love and to pray for them, so that they might become converted and would receive the Lord".
He said Jews lied because they denied Christ. He said Jews were trying to kill us, because Jews wanted us to doubt our savior. He went way too far with some of his writing, but it was never about race.
Here is an LCMS statement about Martin Luther...
While The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod holds Martin Luther in high esteem for his bold proclamation and clear articulation of the teachings of Scripture, it deeply regrets and deplores statements made by Luther which express a negative and hostile attitude toward the Jews. In light of the many positive and caring statements concerning the Jews made by Luther throughout his lifetime, it would not be fair on the basis of these few regrettable (and uncharacteristic) negative statements, to characterize the reformer as "a rabid anti-Semite." The LCMS, however, does not seek to "excuse" these statements of Luther, but it denounces them (without denouncing Luther's theology).
Yet God does graciously allow sinners to serve His purposes and eventually, even, share His glory.
That sounds pretty loony to me, but why don't you explain your reasoning?
In the immortal words of Alan Sherman - “oh boy”
I do not know Martin luthers soul only God does But if his profession of faith in Christ in the small and large catechisms and the Augsburg confession is real he is most definitely saved Christ paid for our sins To be saved we need to repent, believe in Christ and His stoning sacrifice for us and be covered by His blood That is all. There is no sin Christs sacrifice cannot cover Mine included. Luthers antisemetism is no worse than any other sin and if he trusted Christ for his salvation it is blotted out completely
Ask Paul When the Bereans had honest questions what did Paul do? He opened scripture When Christ met the disciples on the road to Emmaus what did He fo? He opened scripture to them When Christ rebuked Satan after His temptation what did He do? He quoted scripture The Bible is the revealed word of God I would say any Christian who uses any other source is wrong thinking Unfortunately this is one area where Catholics and protestants will never agree
Oops! That’s “grace” not “RACE”!!
Mary was saved from her own sins just as we are, through “grace by the merits of Christ our Lord and God, her Savior” as you phrased it so clearly. Without the substitution of Christ’s perfect sacrifice, even one sin falls short of the perfect standard and merits the just penalty of eternal separation from God. Jesus paid that penalty for Mary, too.
Scripture is the only inspired writings we have.
The opinions of the many ECFs, which often contradict not only each other, but official RCC teachings on the various topics, are just that...their opinions.
Every RCC priest, Sunday School teacher, bible study leader, etc puts together their own materials and lessons. They inject their opinion as to what they believe the text says.
We see this on these threads all day.
They are not. And, if you have normal reading comprehension, you've been amply corrected and you know that. That's what makes this kind of discussion so tedious, sometimes.
Or comical, if you kind of tilt your head and squint.
Idol of Mary, plus idols of angels, pagan nobility and livestock, as worshiped in a Baptist church, Tennessee, USA, Christmas, 2016
BOniface had his dingbat opinions, I have mine!
I sincerely doubt that you or anyone else saw Baptists kneeling before their little Christmas creche, or praying to it, lighting candles before it or leaving flowers and other offerings.
I concede that point, doubling it.
Peter bar Jonah, Paul of Tarsus, John the Revelator, John the Baptist, James of the Jerusalem church, Mary and Martha, Mary the mother of Jesus, all Jews before and after they met Jesus.
Founders of the Christian Church.
Jesus both man and God. God became flesh. 100% Jewish and 100% Diety...
Christianity came from all these people. Jesus did not want to do it alone, he established the Church with the help of his family and friends.
He said to Peter - upon this Rock I build my Church....
That’s all I have to say on the matter for now.. We can argue these facts among ourselves at a later date.... ha ha ha...
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