Carol in Cal. Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 It is true that of all the church bodies which have left the papacy, it is precisely the Lutheran Church which is accused of retaining many papal abuses and of having been the least successful in cleansing itself. It is pointed out, for example, that in our church priestly clothing, church ornamentation, pictures, altar, crucifixes, candles, confession, the sign of the cross, and the like are still apparent. But, my friends, whoever regards these innocent things as vestiges of the papacy knows neither what the papacy is, nor what the Bible teaches. The very fact that the Lutheran Reformation was not aimed at indifferent adiaphora, but retained those things which were in harmony with God’s Word, shows that it was not a disorderly revolution, but a Biblical reformation. — C. F. W. Walther I would add to this, as Walther did elsewhere, that the high view of sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion are also distinguishing marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 What is the point of your thread? Protestant is the big category. Lutheran is a small category (denomination) under the Protestant umbrella. I'm not sure what your point is with your quote. To discuss if it is true? To get people riled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) ... Edited October 27, 2011 by Alenee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Uh oh. ;) Aren't we considered Protestants (I'm Lutheran)? We're definitely sumpin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 :iagree:kinda sounds like a lecture. . . . What is the point of your thread? Protestant is the big category. Lutheran is a small category (denomination) under the Protestant umbrella. I'm not sure what your point is with your quote. To discuss if it is true? To get people riled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 What is the point of your thread? Protestant is the big category. Lutheran is a small category (denomination) under the Protestant umbrella. I'm not sure what your point is with your quote. To discuss if it is true? To get people riled? Just to share some info. At a few points over the last few months confessional Lutheranism has been labelled Protestant. There is a sense in which that is true, but a sense in which it isn't. The trouble is that it is often the case that the word Protestant is used to refer to things that are true only of a subset of Protestants, specifically not confessional Lutheran ones, among others--and once those references become common usage, the term Protestant becomes extremely misleading. So when I ran across this quote I thought I would share it as info on some of those differences between Protestants and Confessional Lutherans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Kudos on the Walther quote this week- it being his 200th birthday, and all. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Kudos on the Walther quote this week- it being his 200th birthday, and all. :) Happy Birthday to him! PS Love your homeschool name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Happy Birthday to him! PS Love your homeschool name. Aw, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Just to share some info. At a few points over the last few months confessional Lutheranism has been labelled Protestant. There is a sense in which that is true, but a sense in which it isn't. The trouble is that it is often the case that the word Protestant is used to refer to things that are true only of a subset of Protestants, specifically not confessional Lutheran ones, among others--and once those references become common usage, the term Protestant becomes extremely misleading. So when I ran across this quote I thought I would share it as info on some of those differences between Protestants and Confessional Lutherans. I got what you were saying! ;) Without these boards I never would have known of about confessional Lutheranism. I appreciate you sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I don't get it... Lutheran is a type of Protestantism. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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