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Mar 7, 2022 · I've wanted to write about my reasons for leaving the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) for some time. Some years ago, I received a survey sent out to LCMS and ex-LCMS youth. I was just within the age range of people they wanted to respond.
Nov 12, 2019 · Notice the conviction, zeal, and determination on the part of the Gospel preacher to teach the truth. Then focus on the strong desire and willingness on the part of the hearer to make any sacrifice in order to know and abide only in the truth of the Bible.
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May 13, 2020 · I spent many years as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America until I led my congregation out for a more Biblical branch of Lutheranism. “Liberal” is no longer the word for the ELCA, it has become radical.
- Tom Brock
- Washington, 20011, District of Columbia
Mar 14, 2022 · It was a cold night, but I was outside all on my own with my coat near the river that ran alongside the campus, begging God to end some of the wrongs in the world. I had an intense religious experience. That night, I went back to my dorm, wrote about the experience, and discovered a new and total devotion to God.
- We Live in A Culture That Makes It Hard For People to Imagine and Be Led by God.
- We Aren’T Clear About What’s Distinctive About Being Christian.
- For These Reasons, Church Isn’T Helping Many People Make Meaning of Their Lives.
In the modern West God isn’t necessary to live a good life. Divine presence and agency seem implausible for many people, even as we are haunted by echoes of transcendence. We’re all supposed to discover our own meaning, purpose, identity, and community. Faith might help with that for some people, but it’s assumed to be optional, and there are endle...
For a long time, the church has been out of practice at telling a story to its own members and to its neighbors that sets it apart from other organizations. If the point of church is being a social, cultural, or community service organization, people have a lot of other ways of meeting those needs that are far more accessible. It isn’t clear in man...
A recent study from the Pew Research Centershows that spirituality and faith fall fourth in the list of sources of meaning for Americans, after family (69%), career (34%), and money (23%). People are turning elsewhere to find meaning, purpose, identity, and community. Faith might be a helpful thing for some to have, but it isn’t the center of life ...
- Dwight Zscheile
My reasons for leaving the Lutheran church were primarily... Doctrinal differences. Disagreement/disgust/anger over doctrinal positions of the church. Disagreement over political positions or the backing of political causes/movements by the church.
Dec 25, 2023 · Troubling Discoveries from Scripture. I won’t attempt to list all the disagreements I uncovered between Lutheranism and Scripture during my months of intense study. But here are some core issues that bothered my conscience: 1. Denominations Themselves. In Acts 20:28–30, Paul warns that false teachers will arise and draw people after themselves.
