tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6078127724743124223..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Stages of Heresy (or Heterodoxy). . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14704435325837229522014-04-12T23:28:23.074-05:002014-04-12T23:28:23.074-05:00The shepherd is the first line of defense for the ...The shepherd is the first line of defense for the flock to which he has been entrusted. The shepherd must always lead the flock on the path which they must travel while defending them against the wolf (heresy). No flock has services which are heresy without the consent, and participation of its shepherd.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186384126211612393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-84557923628323331572014-04-12T12:35:27.347-05:002014-04-12T12:35:27.347-05:00The stages of heresy listed are accurate, however,...The stages of heresy listed are accurate, however, in these times there are liberal and progressive churches which celebrate heresy and consider orthodox Christianity too judgmental. How dare the church stand for traditional marriage between one man and one woman? Why can't the church be less strict about abortion? Why not let women be ordained? Why the Bible may not be inerrant after all...yet those pesky legalistic types insist we follow it. I am with the LCMS and I pray daily that those who want to make it more like ELCA would just leave and not poison the well. John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com