tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5120253036448386062..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Not everyone in Rome is a fan. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43502265558892292592017-10-31T11:02:55.436-05:002017-10-31T11:02:55.436-05:00In this quincentennial time, it is more profitable...In this quincentennial time, it is more profitable to read what Lutherans write about the spark that ignited the Reformation flames:<br /><br />"<a href="http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html" rel="nofollow">Luther’s 95 theses</a> are not themselves entirely Lutheran, after all. They were close, but he still hadn’t rejected the idea that there is a middle stage in the afterlife known as purgatory. He would reject this later, of course. But we can’t quite call Luther 'Lutheran' at this time. Instead, this set of 95 Theses sparked the Reformation of the Church, because they challenged the authority of the pope. Specifically, they challenged whether the pope had authority to free Christians from purgatory in the afterlife.<br /><br />"Some of the main issues that were developing at this time for Luther began to take shape more rapidly in the years to follow. One of these issues was the teaching of free will. In a <a href="http://www.mbird.com/wp-content/uploads/sermons/HeidelbergDisputation.pdf" rel="nofollow">set of theses</a> delivered in Heidelberg in 1518, the year after the 95 Theses, Luther attacked the teaching that natural man has a free will to choose God. This is something that is still taught today by the Roman Catholic Church as well as other protestant denominations such as the Evangelical Free. Luther outright rejected this on the basis of 1 Corinthians 2:14 and Romans 9:16. In one of his theses presented at Heidelberg he wrote: 'Free will after the fall into sin exists in name only; and as long as one does what is in him, one sins mortally.'<br /><br />"This, along with other parts of his 95 Theses, was listed by Pope Leo X in his <a href="http://www.papalencyclicals.net/leo10/l10exdom.htm" rel="nofollow">papal bull</a> condemning Luther as a heretic. This bull was written on June 15, 1520."<br /><br />Excerpted from "<a href="http://steadfastlutherans.org/2017/10/whats-so-special-about-the-reformation-introduction/" rel="nofollow">What’s So Special About the Reformation? Introduction</a>" by Rev. Andrew Preus.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-85639078857349400362017-10-30T23:53:22.385-05:002017-10-30T23:53:22.385-05:00Mr. Vehse, your know Father Peters is a solid conf...Mr. Vehse, your know Father Peters is a solid confessional Lutheran. He is simply sharing the RC viewpoints on Luther and other points that the RC make that are worthwhile for us to note. Please relax and celebrate the 500th.Rev. Weinkaufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109679164669873385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14544778856604092552017-10-30T21:06:26.025-05:002017-10-30T21:06:26.025-05:00Bravo, Cardinal! Well said. Luther and his heres...Bravo, Cardinal! Well said. Luther and his heresy be damned.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737698278079495810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70502997669055863912017-10-30T16:18:50.343-05:002017-10-30T16:18:50.343-05:00So, Mr. Vehse, don't read it?!So, Mr. Vehse, don't read it?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55855389701379074692017-10-30T15:07:00.170-05:002017-10-30T15:07:00.170-05:00Cliff, there has been a long standing split within...Cliff, there has been a long standing split within the Protestant denominations as well as within Catholicism. Also, there are deep fractures within each denomination, with progressives pitted against members who are traditionally more orthodox. What gets lost in the conflict is the idea that our differences have moved us further away from simply reading the Bible, meditating on the plain Gospel truths and the words of Our Lord as our focal point. As a Lutheran (LCMS), I believe that the Bible is followed more closely than in the Roman Catholic Church, where Papal authority has allowed many unBiblical teachings to prevail. Achieving unity is not possible. Much false theology is currently being promoted in American churches today.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-49900612556861763732017-10-30T12:34:14.092-05:002017-10-30T12:34:14.092-05:00This is a very interesting and controversial discu...This is a very interesting and controversial discussion going on in the Roman catholic church. There is definitely a split and you can find Catholics of every stripe who support the Reformation and those who are the "Fundamentalists" per Cardinal Muller.<br /><br />We just had a wonderful REFORMATION service yesterday in the local cathedral.<br />It could be almost considered a love in with long lost relatives who have found each other and are now reconciled.<br /><br />There is an obvious split of theological opinions in the Roman Church, which is a bit of irony considering they think of themselves as the one holy catholic church. Methinks it is not one big happy family.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123354699039451021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-25164697630351766312017-10-30T12:26:31.282-05:002017-10-30T12:26:31.282-05:00This article is quite dishonest and misleading. Th...This article is quite dishonest and misleading. The author attempts to offer a rationale in defense of the history and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, however, no defense can be made for the blatant heresies and corruptions which led to the Reformation. And before the appearance of Luther on the world stage, how many martyrs were burned at the stake by the RCC for daring to oppose the tyranny of the Popes and their false teachings. The Reformation was a necessary purging, and indeed, it was the work of the Holy Spirit acting through Luther and others to cleanse and renew the church, which was no longer salt and light, and unworthy in too many ways to list.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-64870798670350214122017-10-30T10:41:04.209-05:002017-10-30T10:41:04.209-05:00Does anyone know of a Romish website with as many ...Does anyone know of a Romish website with as many Lutheran columns as the Romish columns of this Lutheran website?Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com