(October 19, 2015 at 7:29 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Spooky
(October 18, 2015 at 10:03 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Or like me grew up steeped in religion. Want to know all about Lutheranism? Just ask.
As it happens my original brand of crazy was lutheran as well. The wife calls them "watered down catholics"
Sort of. Lutherans have a liturgy, but they've eliminated most sacraments (or at least declared them not to be sacraments) and have gotten rid of most church tradition in favor of the bible. Of course they've since merged with and not ordain their clergy, which they didn't do before. Oh and there are at least four different brands of Lutheran. Fun, fun, fun. And yes, unlike the Catholics they are faith only not works and once saved always saved.
And the Lutherans have backed off of Luther himself to a degree, so it's possible Martin Luther would no longer be a Lutheran today if he 'stuck to his guns' about everything he went on about back in the day.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
