Although a great overview of How God fits into ones life - does he really answer someone who is shopping around? If someone comes without much knowledge of various denominations (and that covers the majority) how did he distinguish himself, a Lutheran, from the UCC or the Episcopal Church? I don't think he made a really compelling case to distinguish a Lutheran from other denominations when someone is shopping around without respect to any particular denomination.
I agree with you on some points, but I think it gives Lutherans a point to begin the discussion when we encounter those who do not know where we are coming from. I particularly like the point made about us being a church with "and" in the vocabulary... we are both sinner AND saint, etc.
Although a great overview of How God fits into ones life - does he really answer someone who is shopping around? If someone comes without much knowledge of various denominations (and that covers the majority) how did he distinguish himself, a Lutheran, from the UCC or the Episcopal Church? I don't think he made a really compelling case to distinguish a Lutheran from other denominations when someone is shopping around without respect to any particular denomination.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on some points, but I think it gives Lutherans a point to begin the discussion when we encounter those who do not know where we are coming from. I particularly like the point made about us being a church with "and" in the vocabulary... we are both sinner AND saint, etc.
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