Territorial Bloggings

Just a quick Monday-morning vent, in reaction to some contentions/false distinctions that I’ve read of late…
Lutheran = Christian
Christian = Lutheran
Thus, all in Heaven will be Lutherans.
There are Lutherans in every denomination, even if they don’t know that’s what they are.
I fully believe that the Lutheran Confessions are the clearest exposition/explication of Holy Scripture that has [...]

Ok, here’s the latest meme, (from FatherDMJ, via TheologyGeek and Kiihnworld):
“Do a search on the most popular 100 songs from the year you graduated high school. Pick a favorite and underline that favorite. And bold the ones you couldn’t stand.”
Because I like to be contrarian (just like Theresa! :mrgreen:), and because (again, like Theresa) I [...]

Quite often in Lutheranism, the “solas” are mentioned:

Sola Gratia — by Grace alone
Sola Fide — in Faith alone
Sola Scriptura — according to Scripture alone
Solo Christo — by Christ alone
Soli Deo Gloria — for God’s Glory alone

Perhaps one of the clearest declarations of the Reformation (at least in terms of stating Rome’s errors) was the declaration [...]

I must admit that I find it quite comforting when I come across a posting in the blogosphere that closely hews to my own take on things. It’s nice to know that one is not alone, particularly when dealing with things/trends that are hurtful to the church.
Pastor Alms, over at incarnatus est, has made just [...]