tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4252347041800169983..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The terrible legacy of liberal Protestantism...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-35690869219007665602012-12-01T22:44:05.197-06:002012-12-01T22:44:05.197-06:00Apparently you don't know what "Liberal P...Apparently you don't know what "Liberal Protestantism" is. Classical Liberal Protestantism is about the idea that the whole point of Christianity is to live a good moral life and love everyone and such and not really about salvation from original sin and all that hullabaloo that Fundamentalist Protestantism is about. <br /><br />So this statement: <i>"<br />For centuries, Lutheran Protestant Christianity in Northern Europe and the US taught our ancestors that there was nothing they could do to make God think better of them."</i> is more applicable to Fundamentalist Protestantism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-44823087989587720242012-04-09T11:23:11.967-05:002012-04-09T11:23:11.967-05:00Jesus said to disciples of every century, "De...Jesus said to disciples of every century, "Deny yourself, take up your<br />cross, and follow me." This is what<br />the 12 apostles did, and everyone<br />suffered death for proclaiming Christ<br />except John. The cost of their belief<br />in Christ was martyrdom. 21st century<br />Christians in America have suffered<br />little for their faith in Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-57274202327691030742012-04-09T08:54:11.168-05:002012-04-09T08:54:11.168-05:00""Protestants are commanded to live an o...""Protestants are commanded to live an ordinary life together with other people. It is a tough task because Protestants are not told specifically how to do this," says Dalsgaard."<br /><br />He should read the Small Catechism. Sigh.HappyFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399596563489145703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-8448236180775032202012-04-09T07:29:18.478-05:002012-04-09T07:29:18.478-05:00Thanks Pastor. Very insightful and helpful to me....Thanks Pastor. Very insightful and helpful to me.Denton of F-Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501538924160165noreply@blogger.com