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Re: question: decree of election

Rev. Timothy Stout — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:28:08 GMT

I have heard Lutherans teach something that could be understood as "universal election", but I am certain that it is not a "Lutheran" teaching. Why did you

Re: question: decree of election

Pastor Kurt Hering — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:39:37 GMT

... From: bgdog5 ... No, we teach universal grace, i.e. objective justifcation--Jesus died for the sins of the whole world. At the same time, "many are called,

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Pastor Kurt Hering — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:33:22 GMT

... From: Alisa Rabe ... From: hesterchurch@... ... would be a detriment to our church. < Not sure everybody is studying the same playbook here. Pr. Hering

Re: question: decree of election

Mike K — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:08:10 GMT

NO From: LCMS-ISSUES@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LCMS-ISSUES@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bgdog5 Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:12 PM To:

Re: question: decree of election

bgdog5 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:45:23 GMT

Then, do Lutherans teach universal election? Brianna

Re: question: decree of election

Rev. Timothy Stout — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:45:22 GMT

If I understand your questions correctly, I believe the problem here is that you are trying to peer into the secret knowledge of God. This almost seems to be

Re: question: decree of election

Mike K — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:42:14 GMT

I was just thinking the other day about this because I have a friend that is Reformed. It occurred to me that Jesus called the rich young ruler, "Sell all you

Re: question: decree of election

James Kusko — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:42:00 GMT

This is not an easy topic – or is it! While it might be impossible to make a list and name names, can we not say in a general sense who is among the elect?

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Alisa Rabe — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:56 GMT

Hi Hester, Yes, this is another symptom of PLI (Church Growth Movement) thinking... I actually was going to ask you if there was pressure to rewrite the

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Alisa Rabe — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:58:23 GMT

Mike, I'm not saying that nothing a PLI pastor does can be good or theologically correct, but that also depends on how long they've been involved. I will

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

hesterchurch@... — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:00:28 GMT

Thank you all for your comments. Hearing that this is happening in other LCMS churches saddens me. Our church leaders have told the people asking questions

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Mike K — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:52:34 GMT

Could someone tell me more about what is going on in PLI? I know next to nothing about it, but I know one pastor that is part of PLI, but has been very helpful

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Alisa Rabe — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:28:37 GMT

Hester, We thought the same thing when we were going through a similar trial. We struggled whether to stay at the second church & try to help it get

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

Rev. Thomas Wenndt — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:13:09 GMT

To answer your question, “Doesn’t the District and/or the Synod step in when things like this happen?” too often the answer is ‘no.’ I have now

Re: Church politics--is it with all churches?

John R. Austin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:04:43 GMT

http://www.cefonline.com/content/category/4/13/27/ John R. Austin, Pastor Our Savior Lutheran Church ... making disciples who know, live and share the love of