Lutherans and Anglicans Becoming One Church?

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On the other hand, there are orthodox Christians in both communions, some remaining to have a positive impact, to try and change the things that have happened over the last few decades.
Some remain because they are life-long members of a parish, or are members of a very orthodox parish.
We should spend the vast amount of ou discussion of the ELCA and TEC praying for these fellow Christians, and the re-discovery of orthodox teaching within the two communions.

Jon

I agree with you to a point, the problem is the pastors and how they are trained. The congregration that I left seven years ago was pretty sound, but as we left they received a new pastor. In watching their web site, it all went downhill. The ELCA will not change until they stop voting on what Scripture say. They believe that Scripture evolves and changes. They already through out Creation and the words of St. Paul.

 

[MaryT777]

I agree with you to a point, the problem is the pastors and how they are trained. The congregration that I left seven years ago was pretty sound, but as we left they received a new pastor. In watching their web site, it all went downhill. The ELCA will not change until they stop voting on what Scripture say. They believe that Scripture evolves and changes. They already through out Creation and the words of St. Paul.

I appreciate your point of view. It helps with understanding to have the various viewpoints of the situation.

 

[aidanbradypop]

I agree with you to a point, the problem is the pastors and how they are trained. The congregration that I left seven years ago was pretty sound, but as we left they received a new pastor. In watching their web site, it all went downhill. The ELCA will not change until they stop voting on what Scripture say. They believe that Scripture evolves and changes. They already through out Creation and the words of St. Paul.

St. Stephen is a wonderful Episcopal parish here in Fargo. Well they were once wonderful. When it was created back in the early 1900s by a missionary that was seeking to bring Anglicanism to the upper midwest.

Today I am not so sure that the missionary would even allow the church to remain on the foundation that it sits upon. With an openly gay priest, openly gay deacon and youth minister, marking in gay pride parades, sharing the pulpit with Independent Catholics and ELCA Lutheran pastors, etc…etc…I am not sure the missionary priest would be very happy with how it has turned out.

There are some that remain in the parish in hopes that it will turn around and once more mirror the traditions and morals that was brought to the land when the church was built. I will continue to pray for them.