tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post210666057663094202..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The use and interpretation of Scripture. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-52144313862372278282019-02-28T09:40:33.238-06:002019-02-28T09:40:33.238-06:00"When Luther said councils have erred, was he..."When Luther said councils have erred, was he referring to the the first seven ecumenical councils or non ecumenical, regional councils? Do lutherans subscribe to any of the ecumenical councils?"<br /><br />Great questions!<br /><br />First, Luther had in view chiefly the Medieval councils when he made that statement.<br /><br />Second, as for the so-called "ecumenical councils" Lutherans embrace the Nicene Creed, and accept the doctrinal conclusions, for instance, of the Council of Chalcedon, but as for all the "church laws" ... these we do not accept and never have.<br /><br />Thirdly, the "Seven Ecumenical" Councils, depending on how you count them, are not doctrinal norms for us, only that which is contained in the Book of Concord of 1580 is, and so, there are included, the Apostles', the Nicene and the Athanasian Creeds.<br /><br />PTM<br />Saint LouisPaul McCainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-39109547045898542262019-02-27T14:06:01.020-06:002019-02-27T14:06:01.020-06:00Most RCs have little or no concept of Scriptural t...Most RCs have little or no concept of Scriptural truth. Let me tell you what passed for "trhth" at an RC "Bible Study" I attended.<br /><br />The session opened with a group prayer from a small printed card passed to everyone. On one side, there was a picture of a beautiful young lady, standing on a globe and in front of a Cross (apparently not fixed to the Cross, merely standing in front of it and almost covering it.) There was an inscription in some foreign language; it looked like Dutch, and the last part seemed to read "... for all people" but I have no clue about the first part. It was the text on the back of the card that really blew me away.<br /><br />The back read, "WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN OF PRAYER FOR A FIFTH MARIAN DOGMA." "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now your Spirit over the earth. Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations, that they may be preserved from degeneration, disasters, and war. May the Lady of all Nations, Mary, Co-redemptorix and Mediator, be our Advocate." Amen.<br /><br />There followed three paragraphs about appearances of Mary in Amsterdam and other items. There was included the bold faced sentence, Ultimately, the Lady of All Nations asked for a fifth Marian dogma of her role as spiritual Mother of All Peoples, including her three titles of Co-redemptorix, Mediatrix, and Advocate, which would grant her greater power of intercession, especially in the end, for world peace.: "Know well great threats are hanging over the Church, are hanging over the world. Now the moment has come for you to speak of Mary as Co-redeptorix, Mediatrix, and Advocate, under the title of the Lady of all Nations ... Once the dogma, the last Marian dogma in history, has been proclaimed, the Lady of All Nations will bring peace, true peace to the world."<br />There was also a final paragraph that reads: Please write a one line (or more) petition to Pope Francis stating that you "support the papal definition of Our Lady as Co-redemptorix, Mediatrix, Advocate." Please send your petition to: Pope Francis, Vatican City State, 00120<br /><br />I sent this to a very learned friend, a priest of the RC Anglican Ordinariate, to ask if this is what Rome now teaches. He assured me that this is all "pious opinion," not the actual current teaching of the Roman Church. However, it was presented in my presence as fact, as the truth, and I think it is all balderdash. It is a direct contradiction of the Nicene Creed that defines the Trinity. It seeks to substitute a Holy Quartet (Father, Son, Holy Ghost, and Mother). This is outright heresy, and should never be promoted in a "Bible Study" hosted in a Christian Church.<br /><br />Fr.D+<br />Continuing Anglican Priest<br />Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-50327429174183658452019-02-27T06:25:18.216-06:002019-02-27T06:25:18.216-06:00Question. When Luther said councils have erred, wa...Question. When Luther said councils have erred, was he referring to the the first seven ecumenical councils or non ecumenical, regional councils? Do lutherans subscribe to any of the ecumenical councils?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com