Theological Opinions , PART II

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

I doubt it.

Sorry about the missing stuff. I hate that.

Isn't it just awful? I spent some fourty minutes copying and pasting and replying, and for what?

One thing I do remember I wanted to say, though, is this to Count Comfect re: the Missouri Synod's position on Catholicism. Saying that the Papacy is the Anti-Christ does not necessitate saying that the Catholic Church is not Christian; please note the following excerpt from their website:

Originally Posted by The Missouri Synod

Q. A non-Lutheran Christian friend of mine recently stated that he believes that Catholics are not saved and should not be considered Christians. What is the Synod's belief regarding the salvation of Catholics who adhere to Roman dogma?

A. The LCMS recognizes all Trinitarian church bodies as Christian churches (in contrast to "cults," which typically reject the doctrine of the Trinity and thus cannot be recognized as Christian). In fact, a primary "objective" listed in the Synod's Constitution (Article III) is to "work through its official structure toward fellowship with other Christian church bodies"—which explicitly assumes that these "other church bodies" are "Christian" in nature. That does not lessen the Synod's concern for the false doctrine taught and confessed by these churches, but it does highlight the Synod's recognition that wherever the "marks of the church" (the Gospel and Sacraments) are present—even where "mixed" with error—there the Christian church is present. Such a church is a heterodox church, that is, a church that teaches false doctrine.

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