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LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:16 am
by Knight Fisher
Might as well...
We believe this:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
and born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into heck.
On the third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen
More specific questions?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:23 am
by Jehoshaphat
A few, Why is my Nicene Creed longer then yours? And why did you change catholic to Christian, and How often do you take Communion, and do you have women as pastors?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:27 am
by John Chrysostom
Thanks Haymitch, I've been wanting to learn about the Missouri Synod for awhile now. First off do you know Dr. Veith? I've read some of his writings and was led to believe he was a big name in the LCMS. Also could you maybe provide a link to a website that gives some of your basic doctrines?
Which creed is that?
What are is the LCMS views on the real presence in the Eucharist?
Do you have priests? Or do you call them pastors?
Does the LCMS practice the sacrament of confession?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:59 am
by Knight Fisher
@CD It's the Apostles Creed. For some reason we have Communion on every other Sunday. So we use the Nicene then and the Apostles the every other week.
I grabbed it off Wikipedia. And Catholic means Universal. So at one point to avoid confusion they changed that.
Every other week.
No we do not.
@Ayn Rand I have never heard of him.
http://www.lcms.org/page.aspx?pid=388
Apostles.
We believe Jesus's body and blood are in with and under the bread and wine in Eucharist.
We call them Pastors.
No.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:09 am
by John Chrysostom
Edit: To clarify, I realize you do not consider confession a sacrament. I was more asking if pastors in the LCMS listen to confessions.
Do you use the prayers in the small catechism every day?
What is your association with other Lutheran denominations?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:26 am
by Knight Fisher
No we do not consider a sacrament.
No.
I think there are several "sister" denominations that we agree with enough to take communion together. But I'm not sure.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:14 pm
by Whitty Whit
What's your view on modesty? For both sexes.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:59 pm
by Knight Fisher
Uh, modesty is the best policy.
My view. Use your brain. God gave it to you for a reason, it's up to you to use it. I'm not all out you have to do this or this. But you are an example and you don't want to be attracting the wrong kind of people.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:40 pm
by Termite
I think he meant more of the type of clothing. I'm sitting here in a band shirt that isn't skin tight but definitely shows I'm a girl.
Good or bad? Skirts or pants? Etc.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:56 pm
by Knight Fisher
Termite wrote:I think he meant more of the type of clothing. I'm sitting here in a band shirt that isn't skin tight but definitely shows I'm a girl.
Good or bad? Skirts or pants? Etc.
It's up to the individual. Just don't go to one extreme or the other. On the one you have cardboard boxes on the other you have... I'm definitely not one of the skirt people.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:02 pm
by Whitty Whit
Termite wrote:I think he meant more of the type of clothing. I'm sitting here in a band shirt that isn't skin tight but definitely shows I'm a girl.
Good or bad? Skirts or pants? Etc.
lol.
Knight Fisher wrote:Termite wrote:I think he meant more of the type of clothing. I'm sitting here in a band shirt that isn't skin tight but definitely shows I'm a girl.
Good or bad? Skirts or pants? Etc.
It's up to the individual. Just don't go to one extreme or the other. On the one you have cardboard boxes on the other you have... I'm definitely not one of the skirt people.
So you think it's okay for girls to wear pants?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:11 pm
by John Chrysostom
Would you ever marry someone who wasn't Lutheran?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:30 pm
by Knight Fisher
Quackie wrote:
So you think it's okay for girls to wear pants?
Yes.
Ayn Rand wrote:Would you ever marry someone who wasn't Lutheran?
I really don't know. I haven't thought about it much. I definitely wouldn't start going to different church if I got married to them.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:34 am
by John Chrysostom
What is your denominations position on the deuterocanonical books?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:39 am
by Knight Fisher
Seeing as I had to look them up, I do not think we hold them as canon.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:38 pm
by John Chrysostom
What are some of the differences between LCMS and other Lutheran denominations?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:49 pm
by Knight Fisher
Ayn Rand wrote:What are some of the differences between LCMS and other Lutheran denominations?
I really don't know. It's not something I have looked into.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:07 pm
by John Chrysostom
Do you believe that miracles happen in the present age?
What is your view of the Early Church? i.e. do you think your denomination has a connection to it or studies it very much?
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:11 pm
by Knight Fisher
Yes, why wouldn't they?
It was the Early Church. We don't really study it. It was just there.
Re: LCMS Q&A
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:23 pm
by John Chrysostom
You'd be surprised how many Protestant denominations don't believe any more.
Are you saying there just isn't much to study from the Early Church?