tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post664608333874913333..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: How the Protestant Reformation misfiredgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-49649391069877470942013-11-03T23:47:09.473-05:002013-11-03T23:47:09.473-05:00Ok, Gary, but what does this have to do with the p...Ok, Gary, but what does this have to do with the post?gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-46759087602542062372013-11-03T22:59:16.354-05:002013-11-03T22:59:16.354-05:00As an (orthodox) Lutheran, I would like to make a ...As an (orthodox) Lutheran, I would like to make a couple of points:<br /><br />--Lutherans never chose to leave the Church Catholic. We were kicked out. We still consider ourselves "catholic", just not Roman Catholic.<br /><br />--Lutherans are the only Protestants who believe the 2,000 year old core doctrines of the Faith: God saves sinners (monergistically) in Holy Baptism, and Christ is truly bodily present in the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to enrich our salvation and for the forgiveness of sins.<br /><br />--The early stages of the Reformation, which we refer to as the "Lutheran Reformation" had NOTHING to do with Salvation. It had everything to do with "Satisfaction". For an explanation, click here:<br /><br />http://www.lutherwasnotbornagain.com/2013/10/the-lutheran-reformation-was-about.htmlGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com