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Originally Posted by Ohio
Evangelical, did you read what you just posted?
All of the evangelical church appreciates Martin Luther's ministry, but Nee/Lee distort history by claiming Luther was a MOTA (Minister of the Age) and they too are 20th century MOTA's in succession to Luther. How absurd is that, knowing what you now know about Luther?
The exaltation of Luther in the Recovery supersedes that of the entire body of Christ. I have been to Lutheran churches, and they speak less about Luther than Lee did. Lee used Luther to exalt himself as MOTA.
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If the Recovery speaks more about the Reformers such as Luther than the Lutheran churches, then perhaps the Recovery is the true continuation of the Reformation
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What is the condition of the Reformation today? Probably Luther would turn in his grave if he knew about the plans for shared mass between Catholics and Lutherans. Not to mention the acceptance of gay marriage by the Lutheran Church of Norway and churches in Germany. For example, the Evangelical Church in Germany (German: Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated EKD) is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United (Prussian Union) Protestant regional churches and denominations:
In the year 2000, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) passed the resolution Verantwortung und Verlässlichkeit stärken, in which same-gender partnerships are supported.[8] In November 2010, EKD passed a new right for LGBT ordination of homosexual ministers, who live in civil unions.[9] Most churches within the EKD allowed blessing of same-sex unions.[10]
If the Reformed churches weren't pandering to Catholics and the world during the Reformation, they seem to be doing it now.
I can't really blame 1689er for wanting to go back to 1689, since the Reformed churches today seem to be going against everything Luther and the Reformation represented. It's a shame really that these churches even bear Luther's name, I personally don't think he would stand for any of it. Luther might even stand with Lee and say how degraded they are.
The irony is that people like 1689er are holding fast to Confessionals and doctrines from 400 years ago, meanwhile the churches which have their origins in the Reformation and which bear their founder's names, are supporting the cause of homosexuals. It only shows that the Reformation today is virtually nonexistent.