tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3875669926015416912..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The Last Vestiges of Romanism or the Consistent Voice of LutheranismPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-15958397733642764742009-12-31T15:58:15.907-06:002009-12-31T15:58:15.907-06:00"...the one, for example, which is perfectly ...<i>"...the one, for example, which is perfectly comfortable talking about Mary's ever virginity..."</i><br /><br />It depends on whether that perfectly comfortable talking about Mary's ever virginity is as a pious opinion or as an alleged doctrine. <br /><br />"<i>...or is willing to keep the Pope if he will allow the Gospel to be preached..."</i> <br /><br />It depends whether one signs his name as "Philip Melanchthon" or not.<br /><br /><i>"...OR..."</i><br /><br />The assumed dichotomy argument.<br /><br /><i>"...the one that has been shaped by an identity fully comfortable in its separation from Rome, antagonistic toward things </i>[<b>C</b>]<i>atholic or Popish"</i><br /> <br />9] Therefore the Church can never be better governed and preserved than if we all live under one head, Christ, and all the bishops equal in office (although they be unequal in gifts), be diligently joined in unity of doctrine, faith, Sacraments, prayer, and works of love, etc., as St. Jerome writes that the priests at Alexandria together and in common governed the churches, as did also the apostles, and afterwards all bishops throughout all Christendom, until the Pope raised his head above all. 10] This teaching shows forcefully that the Pope is the very Antichrist, who has exalted himself above, and opposed himself against Christ because he will not permit Christians to be saved without his power, which, nevertheless, is nothing, and is neither ordained nor commanded by God... 14]...Therefore, just as little as we can worship the devil himself as Lord and God, we can endure his apostle, the Pope, or Antichrist, in his rule as head or lord. For to lie and to kill, and to destroy body and soul eternally, that is wherein his papal government really consists, as I have very clearly shown in many books. [Smalcald Articles, Part II, Art. IV]Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-44767754329137348522009-12-31T08:31:41.071-06:002009-12-31T08:31:41.071-06:00Indeed Pastor, very solid thoughts and worth medit...Indeed Pastor, very solid thoughts and worth meditating and acting upon. Thank you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977465696758179388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-75486398851144274152009-12-31T08:24:44.057-06:002009-12-31T08:24:44.057-06:00Good stuff.
As I read the preparatory stuff for t...Good stuff.<br /><br />As I read the preparatory stuff for the Model Theological Conference on Worship in a couple of weeks, I see no answer to this question: "OK, so you want to ditch the liturgy. What are your measures for avoiding heresy or at least spiritual and doctrinal starvation?"<br /><br />Cantor Philip Magness has employed more "contemporary" tools in Bethany's worship, such as Taize, but he is very careful to remove any Word-less spirituality. Other people are going to need guidance to achieve this.<br /><br />Good post.Dan @ Necessary Roughnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815354600299927976noreply@blogger.com