tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8954188753985150473..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! (Psalm 137).Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-52667113636925444202013-11-14T15:06:30.856-06:002013-11-14T15:06:30.856-06:00All Christian groups "share Jesus." Our...All Christian groups "share Jesus." Our belief about church is that a church must have a reason to be separate from other churches. If you don't have that reason, you must dissolve and join the group or groups that do have a reason for being a separate body from the whole. <br /><br />Having the true teachings of Jesus and the apostles, tolerating no false teachings, and being the true visible church on earth are the reasons we posit for being and remaining a separate group of Christians. <br /><br />If Missouri forgets its Jerusalem, then we are duty bound to seek out that church, that assembly of Christians that has not forgotten. <br /><br />If Missouri reduces its teachings down to just one teaching, i.e. sharing Jesus, which is certainly a core function of the church, even the one true visible church on Earth, then where is its reason (teaching) to justify being a church? Remember the bleeding doubt addressed at the Altenburg Debates about whether Missouri was still a church??<br /><br />Without its purpose, Missouri has no doctrinal reason to exist. So, if Missouri is not the true visible church on Earth, then we must shut it down. If Missouri does have a reason, a teaching, to be the church, then the true church shares the whole council of God, not just the lowest common denominator of Jesus teaching. Missouri will share all that Jesus and his apostles teach us.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-80549243283198326752013-11-13T13:16:06.602-06:002013-11-13T13:16:06.602-06:00Fellow Christians:
Really, is the "Lutheran&...Fellow Christians:<br /><br />Really, is the "Lutheran" identity so important?<br /><br />Please listen to this 35 minute audio message:<br />http://www.stjstl.net/message/step-1-know-whats-at-stake<br />It is the first of a series of five messages named “DIY: Sharing Jesus”<br />You may see the entire list of messages at: http://www.stjstl.net/media/messages/<br />Questions or comments may be directed to me at jimdavis332@gmail.com<br />Or Pastor Dion Garrett at dgarrett@stjstl.net <br />Please and thank you<br />JimAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314080476382907548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-38715706832250735982013-11-12T15:28:59.768-06:002013-11-12T15:28:59.768-06:00Art thou he that troubleth Israel?Art thou he that troubleth Israel?Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-91314720893090351162013-11-12T15:27:05.491-06:002013-11-12T15:27:05.491-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777514643611989502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-10317719712443524062013-11-12T14:15:56.920-06:002013-11-12T14:15:56.920-06:00It seems to be true in the Lutheran Church that th...It seems to be true in the Lutheran Church that there is too much looking forward (adapting to culture and being relevant), and not enough reflection on Her history.<br /><br />History has become a dirty word, destined for cleaning up (revision), or to be dropped from the language entirely.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70828019509137283052013-11-12T14:11:43.003-06:002013-11-12T14:11:43.003-06:00The sad fact is, many converts from Evangelicalism...The sad fact is, many converts from Evangelicalism are better Lutherans than born Lutherans. What must be done when members of parishes admit these converts know more about Lutheran history and practice than they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com