French Calvinists Merge With Lutherans

[Jerome]

After a historic synod this month, French Reformed and Lutheran churches are now a "United Protestant Church":

http://www.lutheranworld.org/lwf/in...on-of-united-protestant-church-of-france.html

GENEVA, 16 May 2013 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has expressed gratitude to the leadership of the United Protestant Church of France for emphasizing the the witnessing dimension of the church in the unification process between the Lutheran and Reformed churches in France.

Hundreds of people from France and international guests attended the inauguration ceremony, which included the installation of the 20-member EPUdF governing council headed by Schlumberger, former president of the Reformed Church of France. Lutheran pastor Jean-Frédéric Paztrynski and Ms. Patricia Hildebrand will serve on the council as vice-presidents.

Schlumberger said the great challenge facing the church today was to be faithful to the gospel and to share it. For Protestants in France, this requires a shift “from being a closed group to meeting others, from being a church walled around to a church with open doors, from being a church made up of members to a church made up of witnesses.”

 

[Walter]

I'm wondering who conceded what in this merger. Anybody know?
And what does 'reconciled diversity' mean that is mentioned in the article? Is this some kind of 'theological cafeteria' where you pick and choose what suits 'ya?

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I'm wondering who conceded what in this merger. Anybody know?
And what does 'reconciled diversity' mean that is mentioned in the article? Is this some kind of 'theological cafeteria' where you pick and choose what suits 'ya?

Lutherans subscribe to Universal Atonement & Calvies are Limited Atonement...it never worked in Germany when the Kaiser attempted it...so how is this supposed to happen...then factor in all the other differences (consubstantiation, DoG etc.) No serious Reformed or Lutheran will accept this bastardization.

 

[Thomas Helwys]

Lutherans subscribe to Universal Atonement & Calvies are Limited Atonement...it never worked in Germany when the Kaiser attempted it...so how is this supposed to happen...then factor in all the other differences (consubstantiation, DoG etc.) No serious Reformed or Lutheran will accept this bastardization.

They will if they are all on the far left, where doctrine doesn't matter.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

They will if they are all on the far left, where doctrine doesn't matter.

If they are on the far left, God wont matter.

 

[Thomas Helwys]

If they are on the far left, God wont matter.

I think those on the far left believe in God, but not the God of the Bible. Their god is a hedonistic god.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I think those on the far left believe in God, but not the God of the Bible. Their god is a hedonistic god.

And the next step is often agnosticism.

 

[Thomas Helwys]

And the next step is often agnosticism.

yep.......