What a wonderful servant we have in Martin Luther

[lori4dogs]

Make that the Lutheran Service Book not the Lutheran Book of Worship

 

[lori4dogs]

The analogy you are making is that because Luther held to a few of the doctrines of the Catholic faith and that Catholics were anti-semetic, then Luther would necessarily be anti-semetic too. That's rediculous. Anti-semitism was rampant in that time and was held by Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, and heretics alike. The Jews were blamed for just about everything that went wrong in the world - including that black death.

Additionally, you seem to have a problem with people confessing their sins. This practice is, however, very scriptural.

James 5:16 (New International Version)
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

Peace!

Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, etc. also see John 20:22-23 to be evidence for confession.

22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

 

[drfuss]

This is liturgy. Liturgy is good in that it gives us a language to faithfully respond to the Spirit's leading. It is also good in that it keeps these practices at the forefront of our spiritual life no matter the season.

This is done corporately and is in no way like Catholic confession. It is not mandatory for repentance, but rather is included as a way of life. Lutheran theology very strongly holds to the priesthood of the believer. That was one of the very tenets of the reformation.

Thank you for the clarification. I had assumed that Lutherans had some problems with the Priesthood of the Believer since confession to the leader is a part of their worship service. My mistake.

 

[billwald]

Luther thought the Jews would flock to his new religion. When they didn't he decided they would all go to hell.

From that era we get "Kill them all and let God sort them out" which in the Vietnam era morphed into "Kill a commie for Christ." On this list, "Kill an Arab for Christ" in thought if not in words.

 

[ReformedBaptist]

My undersight, the OP was banned. Good job.

 

[JTornado1]

The Lutheran Church denounced Martin Luther's anti-Semitism in 1983:

http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2166

 

[lori4dogs]

The Lutheran Church denounced Martin Luther's anti-Semitism in 1983:

http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2166

The ELCA also denounced Luther's anti-semitism:

http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-.../Declaration-of-ELCA-to-Jewish-Community.aspx

Unfortunately, it is difficult to find such a formal denunciation by the fundamentalist Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

 

[billwald]

>Resolved, That, in that light, we personally and individually adopt Luther's final attitude toward the Jewish people, as evidenced in his last sermon: "We want to treat them with Christian love and to pray for them, so that they might become converted and would receive the Lord" (Weimar edition, Vol. 51, p. 195).

Does the LCMS also apply these nice words toward Islam?

>Resolved, That in our teaching and preaching we take care not to confuse the religion of the Old Testament (often labeled "Yahwism") with the subsequent Judaism, nor misleadingly speak about "Jews" in the Old Testament ("Israelites" or "Hebrews" being much more accurate terms), lest we obscure the basic claim of the New Testament and of the Gospel to being in substantial continuity with the Old Testament and that the fulfillment of the ancient promises came in Jesus Christ; and be it further

Please explain. Which group did Paul and St John bad mouth?

 

[JTornado1]

>Resolved, That, in that light, we personally and individually adopt Luther's final attitude toward the Jewish people, as evidenced in his last sermon: "We want to treat them with Christian love and to pray for them, so that they might become converted and would receive the Lord" (Weimar edition, Vol. 51, p. 195).

Does the LCMS also apply these nice words toward Islam?

>Resolved, That in our teaching and preaching we take care not to confuse the religion of the Old Testament (often labeled "Yahwism") with the subsequent Judaism, nor misleadingly speak about "Jews" in the Old Testament ("Israelites" or "Hebrews" being much more accurate terms), lest we obscure the basic claim of the New Testament and of the Gospel to being in substantial continuity with the Old Testament and that the fulfillment of the ancient promises came in Jesus Christ; and be it further

Please explain. Which group did Paul and St John bad mouth?

Here is a link to the LCMS's view of Islam:

http://www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/LCMS/wa_islam.pdf

 

[billwald]

A well written document! A fair statement.