RE: So, why doesn't Scripture uniquely endorse a specific denomination ?
November 18, 2017 at 5:27 pm
(November 18, 2017 at 10:58 am)vorlon13 Wrote: I note Martin Luther was able to cite Scripture copiously to support his contentions the Roman Catholic Church wasn't, as I like saying, "doing it right" and to use those same Scriptures to base his schismatic church upon.
-however-
as the centuries have passed since Luther's time, even his Lutheran Church has seen fit to 'adjust' Luther's take on things, even repudiating some of his contentions (yet while still maintaining the Lutheran trade mark!) and the Lutheran church itself has spawned numerous schisms of its own.
Is the fault with the people trying to implement Lutheranism, or is it something deeper, a fault, pernicious and saturating in Holy Scripture itself ??
A given person examining Luther's 93 thesis and the history of the church, and then studying the Bible would say, "Well, obviously! The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the One True Faith!" and yet another person, reviewing all the above information would say, "How about that!, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod has NAILED IT !!! Praise Jesus!!"
Where does this come from? Are my 2 hypothetical individuals screwing up? Or did Luther screw up?
Or is it God ?
Remember, people were arguing about doctrine three seconds after Yeshua bit the dust. The Bible has several examples of it.
