Me too. I grew up a rather devout Catholic. I was then education at an ELCA liberal arts college, and found the LCMS through the oddest of means - followed my wife to the other side of the US, went church shopping for ELCA, and found an LCMS pastor at that church instead. I hosted him for his colloquy while taking greek at STL. One of the biggest influences for me in returning to true Lutheranism is their Biblical confession of Creation.

raised word of faith over twenty years, became Calvinist/reformed, loved the honest plain reading of the bible by lutherans, studied early church and now I'm confessional Lutheran. thanks be to God, fighting for the faith, long for truth and Brian wolfsomething german sounding

@OneForChrist177

4 ай бұрын

😂 Wolfmueller

You need to amass the stories of many of us who came out of other denominations/religions into Confessional Lutheranism. You'd find some great stories to tell.

@williamgammeter5113

2 жыл бұрын

Lutheran Public Radio in the archives have many stories. Lutheran Witness also has them.

@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool

4 ай бұрын

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If you’re in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC. (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you’re English I recommend the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups, it will show you locations.

@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool

4 ай бұрын

@@williamgammeter5113🐪

Praise the Lord. Came to Lutheran church from evangelicalism

I really enjoyed listening to this and I am looking forward to parts 2&3. Thank you

This was a great interview! I can't wait to see the other 2 parts! I hope you ask him about Mary and also about purgatory. Thanks!

1 Tim 3:15...The Church is the pillar and bulwark of the truth

The struggle I have with confessional Lutheranism is the matter of Law & Gospel approach. Throughout the thread of scripture God never or at least most usually never, uses the law first then the Gospel when dealing with His wayward people. Read even the Ten Commandments and look at how it starts. He starts with v.1-2. There’s only Gospel there then His will for us is laid out.

I seem to have found three different uploads of this Part 1 but can't find Parts 2 and 3 anywhere.

Where are parts 2 and 3?

Locatirs send me everywhere anywhere except where i want to go HELP ME PLEASE!

if the bishop would have actually read my letter, he would have quickly realized that I had catechized myself evangelical and would have possibly excommunicated me. But of course, the Roman church never took what the kids were doing seriously, so now look at 'em.

Can someone explain to me the Athanasian creed please? I think the word Catholic and that the Roman Catholic Church agrees with this is what I am having issues with. I am not trying to be derogatory with my question but I am truly needing explanation. Thank you

@thewartburgcastle1326

2 жыл бұрын

“Catholic” in that creed means “universal,” so it’s not a direct reference to the (Roman) Catholic Church.

@GratefulGma08

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewartburgcastle1326 , yes, I just never understood why we don’t say universal because I have some issues with Catholicism and just can’t bring myself to say that. And if Catholicism is a part of the “universal “ church, then I don’t think I can agree with it. Thank you so much for your response and for your videos. God bless. 😊

@koppite9600

9 ай бұрын

There's Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Apostolic is the one you should know

I need a church. Have my teen grands im raising. Please help

@peterzinya1

9 ай бұрын

calvary chapel in your area.

@haronsmith8974

7 ай бұрын

@@peterzinya1 LOL calvary chapel? Wow. Dont go there.

@peterzinya1

7 ай бұрын

I cant vouch for every calvary in the USA but there are some saved folks to be found in them where one will find zero in Lutheran or catholic churches. The saved have nothing to do with these Mary worship cults of the pedophile costume holymen.

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With respect, this interviewer did a poor job in this colloquy. He was steering the conversation instead of letting Jim tell his story. The interviewer's role, particularly when the person interviewed is sharing a personal story, is to ask questions to flesh out the narrative, not direct the conversation. Interviewing requires skill and at best is an art, and here the interviewer unfortunately didn't demonstrate the necessary skills.

Augsburg Catholic

Just Sundays?

@Shevock

3 ай бұрын

Also, with his understanding of confession being as poorly formed as Luther's, no wonder.

Please come back to Holy Mother Church!! I know it's really hard to be a faithful Catholic, but your not alone!

@brandenburg2388

6 ай бұрын

You ought to visit a Confessional Lutheran church yourself and discover the reasons why Jim decided to become a Lutheran....

jesus is a man, not a religion.

@tammymullins1151

5 ай бұрын

No. Jesus is The God-Man. God incarnate.

I would like one of you to address Martin Luther's antisemitism please.

@thewartburgcastle1326

2 жыл бұрын

Martin Luther wrote some terrible antisemitic things late in his life. Lutherans universally condemn those things. The Book of Concord was compiled decades after he was dead, and much of its contents were written by men other than him. There is no racism in our confessions. All of this is known and public information for hundreds of years. It seems that some people want to discredit Lutheran theology by bringing up a topic unrelated to actual Lutheran theology, so I hope you’re asking for genuine reasons and not trying to do a “gotcha” kind of thing (I’ve gotten a few of those recently).

@theresa4554

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewartburgcastle1326 no, I'm not trying to do a "gotcha" thing. Doctrine matters as you, yourself, know, and many churches today are denying doctrines that are clearly presented in the Bible. For example, the church replaces Israel or "replacement theology" which is clearly the opposite of Biblical doctrine. (Romans 11).

@bigniftydude

6 ай бұрын

​​@@theresa4554racism is pernicious and none of us are immune to it. We don't think Luther was a saint or inspired. Just a sinner and follower of Christ who told the truth at a time on his life

@xnihilo1044

5 ай бұрын

For one thing, antisemitism (racism) wasn't like it is today. Luther was hopeful that his writings would be embraced by the Jewish people of his time. Unfortunately, they weren't receptive and that upset him. Also for what it's worth, Luther was a typical loud-mouth opinionated German (like me) who didn't mind stepping on anyone's toes. He had no problem slamming anyone. Look at what he wrote about others and you'll see. No one was exempt from his rants.

It doesn't seem that different from the Roman Catholic Church. So you still believe in transubstantiation? And you confess your sins to the pastor on Sunday - but collectively. The only difference seems to be that you now believe in salvation by grace - well that is one step up I suppose.

@dave1370

Жыл бұрын

Lutheran's don't hold to transubstantiation.

@Ancient-Paths

9 ай бұрын

@@eliegbert8121 What exactly is the "true presence of Christ" - I have never been very sure.

@Ancient-Paths

9 ай бұрын

@@eliegbert8121 Does that mean it is the actual body of Jesus or just a representation of His body and blood?

@haronsmith8974

7 ай бұрын

@@eliegbert8121 transubstantiation is just an explanation of the real presence. Maritn Luther himself didnt have a problem with it, but just requiring it.

@xnihilo1044

5 ай бұрын

Lutherans don't try to explain the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. We simply believe when Jesus said, "This is my Body; this is my Blood." We don't try to figure it out. We simply believe the words of our Lord. A great mystery.

This is a poor and dishonest representation of the Catholic faith. The Catholic church does not teach salvation from works.

I on the other hand, belong to the Church that Jesus Christ established on Peter the rock and sole key holder, way before the later development of the thousands of Man made Protestant churches! Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is true food and Blood true drink