This interview is of me. I was searching for something else but this came up as one of the suggestions, and now I'm glad I did just so I could read this comment.
Martin Luther makes a pertinent observation in the sixteenth chapter of his Commentary on St. John “We are obliged to yield many things to the papists [Catholics]-that they possess the Word of God which we received from them, otherwise we should have known nothing at all about it.”
Martin Luther did not want to break from the church Catholic. That is why it is called the reformation he was trying to reform. The Pope labeled them Lutheran and excommunicated them. The pope also ordered many of them killed. Luther and Phillip both extensively stated that compromises were necessary for church unity. It is very much so the case that Lutherans were cut off by the Catholic church, we did not leave it
@@cranmer1959 Neither can anybody until they are actually in heaven, I'm not even Lutheran I'm Orthodox but nobody knows that they are going to go to heaven when they die that's not up to you
@@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136 It's not up to you either. God will judge. And if you are found wanting? Oops. But the Bible does say that you can know you're saved. How? First, you must believe in the true Gospel of justification by faith alone. Secondly, you must be given the gift of perseverance to the end in true belief. Regeneration precedes belief. Both regeneration are monergistic. The sinner is passive in regeneration and the will does not cooperate. Perseverance likewise is monergistic because only God can keep an elect person from falling. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. (Jn. 3:7-8 KJV) Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 1:24-25 KJV)
@@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136 Romanists and Eastern Orthodoxists cannot attain assurance of salvation because both advocate for semi-pelagianism and libertarian free will. You could be saved this morning and lost this afternoon.
God is fluent in english. and latin isn'w what the Scripture was originally in - It was in Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek. pushing latin is another way catholicism keeps its followers in the dark about Truth.
@@christianusacross5084 thankfully, even if one isn't fluent in another language - the english, Christian Bible is sufficient for proving that catholicism isn't Christianity and should be avoided. *Happy Sabbath!!!* hope you're well, Sir. may the Lord's day be amazing and church tomorrow morning be as well.
If I'm being honest, it doesn't really feel like this stuff does anything for me. I think finding happiness through enlightenment from experience and learning and contentment in the end is much simpler for me. That's just me tho. Y'all have fun with this.
There are two main reasons why I wear a clerical collar. One is purely practical, it marks me as a pastor, whether I am at my church or out somewhere else. People will often come up and ask me religious questions because I'm wearing a collar, so they figure I'll be willing to talk to them about what they are wondering. A second reason is because the clerical collar represents the responsibility of the pastoral office, going off of what Jesus says about how it would be better for one who causes one of the little ones who believes in him to sin to have a millstone put around his neck and cast into the sea. - Pastor Webber
It's a clergy collar Almost all denominations where them. Methodist and Presbyterian too. And Lutheran's celebrate Mass. Confession. Confirmation. Crucifix/Sign of the Cross. Incense.
@@tony1685 Jesus fulfilled it. Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
@@electric336 i thought this too friend, but notice: 1 - Colossians was written by a man who kept the 7th day Sabbath - Acts 17:2 2 - did Paul really override God's Word in Gen 2:2-3, Exodus 20: 8-11, Isaiah 56, Isaiah 58, etc ? 3 - did Paul really override our Saviour's Words in Matt 5:19, Luke 16:17, John 14:15, etc ? 4 - did Paul really go against his own word in 1 Cor 7:19, Rom 6:1, 2, 15, etc ? Paul was writing about the jewish sabbaths (notice spelling) which have no bearing on the weekly Holy Sabbath. these sabbaths have been hung on the cross in Col 2 and Eph 2 - they fall on various days of the week and have nothing to do with God's Holy day. if Jesus 'fulfilled it' - why did all in the NT still keep It ?
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” - John 3:3 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” - Matthew 3:11 “That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise” - Ephesians 1:12-13 “And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” - Acts 8:36-37 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” - John 6:63 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” - Romans 8:1 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” - 2 Timothy 2:19
Yes, a truly elect and regenerate sinner can never be lost. He or she might lose assurance of salvation in the case of egregious sins, though. Lutherans do not believe in eternal salvation. Their salvation is always in question.
@@cranmer1959 The Holy Bible says you can know you are saved. If you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, trusting him alone for the forgiveness of all your sin, then you are born again of the Spirit of God. No church, no "sacraments", no good works can give that. Only saving faith in Jesus Christ and his blood atonement at Calvary. "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." - 1 John 5:12-13 KJV "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." - John 20:31 KJV "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory." - Ephesians 1:12-14 KJV
@@RealBobEvans I do not disagree that the Bible teaches that you can attain assurance of salvation. Knowing that you are saved is defined by the Bible, especially in 1 John. The entire epistle tells you how to know that you are saved. The question is, are you walking in the light or are you walking in the darkness? These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. (1 Jn. 5:13 KJV) All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. (1 Jn. 5:17-18 KJV) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. (Jn. 3:19-21 KJV)
@@RealBobEvans Presbyterians do not believe that the two sacraments save anyone. The sacraments of baptism and the Lord's supper are outward signs and marks of God's grace in the heart of the believer. Without the gift of faith the signs are empty signs that convey nothing. True belief is necessary for justification.
Transubstantiation is a Catholic belief that the bread and wine in the Eucharist are actually the body and the blood. It's my understanding Lutherans reject it actually being His body and blood but still believe during the Eucharist that He is objectively present. Then there's consubstantiation. It teaches the body and the blood are present alongside the presence of the elements of bread and wine.
You’re correct Lutherans don’t believe in transubstantiation. Wikipedia claims They believe the bread and wine remain fully bread and wine. They also believe that the bread and wine are also truly the body and blood of Jesus. Not consubstantiation. But a union of both states.
You're wrong. Lutherans believe we truly receive the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ when we celebrate Holy Communion. We accept this miracle. From the Small Catechism ..... "What is the Sacrament of the Altar? It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and to drink."
Were I to become Protestant ( I have no such intentions) I would look into The Lutheran Church. I would much rather be Lutheran than go to a " non denominational" " happy" church.
The Lord Jesus Christ said ye must be born again. According to the Bible, being "born again" or born of the Spirit happens when we realize that we're sinners headed for Hell, and we place our trust SOLELY in Jesus Christ and his shed blood on the Christ for the forgiveness of sin and eternal salvation. "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" - Ephesians 1:12-13 If you are trusting in water baptism, or your church membership, or any other work for your salvation, then you are not trusting Jesus Christ alone by faith alone. The Lutheran doctrine of baptismal regeneration will send people to Hell if they were never truly born again, because it tells people to trust in the WORK of water baptism (yes, it is a work) instead of faith alone in God. "I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius...For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." - 1 Corinthians 1:14,17 "But as many as received him [Jesus Christ], to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." - John 1:12-13
@@richardsaintjohn8391 I speak the truth in love to you friend. I was a part of 1 ELCA and 2 LCMS churches and visited several other LCMS and a WELS church before I became born again. I never heard preaching in any Lutheran church that told me "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3) I later learned that the official teaching of the Lutheran church is that they believe the infant is 'born again' when they are sprinkled with water (i.e. baptismal regeneration). Luther's small catechism says [baptism] "works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this..." However, this is not what the Bible says. The Bible says you must be born again! This is a spiritual rebirth (John 6:63, John 4:14). Physical water has nothing to do with. The Bible also says that the blood of Jesus alone washes away sins, not water. "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins" - Colossians 1:14 KJV "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God" - Romans 3:24-25 KJV You must trust in the shed blood of Jesus Christ on Calvary alone. You can't trust the blood + something else (whether it be water baptism or communion or works or anything else).
You are not born again just by believing in Jesus Christ. Jesus said that many will say Lord Lord and not enter the kingdom of heaven. We are born again when we receive the Holy Spirit living within us. That is why Jesus said, "You must be born of the spirit." Anyone who does not have the Holy Spirit will not enter the kingdom of heaven You are right that works cannot save. However, when a person has God's spirit residing within them it creates a new creature and a new spirit within them. The person will then WANT to live in obedience; not to earn salvation, but because they love God. James says without works faith is dead. Jesus said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments." Jesus also said, "You will know them by their fruit." A person who has the Holy Spirit will produce good fruit, but a person who does not have the Holy Spirit will produce bad fruit. Also, baptism is necessary. I am not Lutheran, and infant batism is unbiblical because it alone cannot save. You are right that baptism cannot save. We do not have a single example of an infant being baptized in Scripture. However, that doesn't mean that it isn't necessary. Baptism is necessary because it is the outward declaration of our complete faith in Jesus Christ and the washing away of our sins. Acts 2:38 is a perfect model of what should be done... Then Peter said unto them, "REPENT and be BAPTIZED everyone of you in the NAME of JESUS CHRIST for the REMISSION of SINS and ye SHALL receive the gift of the HOLY GHOST." Another reason that baptism is necessary is because Jesus is our template. He was the only sinless man and he was baptized. He didn't have to. Even John protested it. Have you asked yourself why? It is because Jesus was showing us what He wanted His followers to do, which was be baptized.
@@josietanner3960 To say that water baptism is necessary for salvation would be to add works for salvation. Water baptism is a work. It's something you have to get up and physically do. Obviously, water baptism by immersion and good works are things that Christians should do/have after salvation, but not to obtain salvation in the first place. Salvation is all of God's grace received by our faith alone. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV Salvation happens the exact moment that a sinner realizes his lost, fallen condition before Almighty, Holy God, and receives Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. Trusting only in the blood that Jesus Christ shed for the sins of the world on Calvary to reconcile us with our Holy Creator. "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God" - Romans 3:25 KJV According to Ephesians 1:12-13, this exact moment that we trust Christ is the same moment that we receive the Holy Spirit (i.e. become "born again"), and we are saved, Heaven-bound, with a salvation can never be lost (Ephesians 4:30, John 10:27-29). "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" - Ephesians 1:12-13 KJV
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Prov. 16:18-19 KJV)
My dad died awhile back and he was Lutheran. I was raised Southern Baptist. I feel like I want to convert mostly because I want to go where my dad went in the afterlife. If he's in Hell.. I can't leave him behind.
God will make his judgement based on the purity of your soul and your dedication to Jesus Christ. It’s not like the baptists get put in a box. The Lutheran’s get put in a box. The catholics get put in a box.
Uh, no. If you are trusting in your own righteousness, you have no assurance of salvation. That's because the standard for justification is sinless perfection. You failed that test at the moment of your conception. Psalm 51:5. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. (Ps. 51:5 KJV) The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. (Ps. 58:3 KJV) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Rom. 3:23 KJV)@@HenryHoolington
If??? U blind poor This theory of hell ,takes to hell Recite the rosary Believe in purgatory U may save the soul of ur dad Miserable ,open ur brain If u do have one
Ya feel it ya do it, just like thirst and water, you feel like dying; Fine, don't drink brah. But if ya feel like water then drink dam wateh.. Or Gatorade-
But Pastor, you forgot to mention that almost every Lutheran church in the world is now far gone liberal, to the point of apostasy. So it all sounds well and good, but the reality is very different.
There are still many Lutheran churches that hold to the true Word of God. Yes, many have gone astray (especially those in Europe) but there are still many who are true Christians
