tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post1963574295215798309..comments2023-05-25T07:17:05.918-04:00Comments on Abide in My Word: So SadRev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-90717359457736280482010-04-19T18:20:42.981-04:002010-04-19T18:20:42.981-04:00Dawn,
As a fellow "convert" myself, I t...Dawn,<br /><br />As a fellow "convert" myself, I totally agree with your assessment. In fact, what bothers me the most is to see "Lutherans" employing the practices of those from whom I was, by God's grace, able to escape. Why "Lutherans" want to give up what they have is a mystery to me. It can only be that either they a) have not been properly catechized and, thus, don't know what they're giving up, or b) have become bored and think that they have to do something "new" to spice things up. Either way, it is, as you said, a complete travesty.Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-38079205813755218582010-04-19T16:02:57.996-04:002010-04-19T16:02:57.996-04:00This is evangelical/charismatic emotional manipula...This is evangelical/charismatic emotional manipulation, plain and simple. It is not Lutheran. As a convert to Lutheranism from evangelicalism I can tell you that there is nothing Lutheran about this. I used to sing songs like "Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord" - songs like this are meant to make you feel closer to God, to usher you into His presence. This type of worship is all about your emotions. It's basically a theology of glory.<br /><br />How sad indeed that these people who claim to be Lutherans are teaching our youth to rely on their emotions and experiences and decisions rather than Christ *for* them in Word and Sacrament. It's a complete travesty.Dawn Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015045022304909372noreply@blogger.com