Thursday, February 27, 2025

MAINLINE PROTESTANT: Lutheran

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 
Romans 1:17
Lutherans trace back to Luther of the Reformation. They tend to be Amillennial, Episcopal and believe in Lutheran Free Will. They toss out the Aprocrypha and although they celebrate saint feast days they do not pray to dead saints.
5 Points of the Reformation they Emphasize:
Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone)
Sola Fide (Faith alone)
Sola Gratia (Grace alone)
Solus Christus (Christ alone)
Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Liberal)
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***American Association of Lutheran Churches (Conservative)
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***Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (Missionary Work)
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***Lutheran Church of North America (Opposed to LGBT Clergy)

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (Moderate-Conservative)
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***Lutheran Church of the Reformation (Opposed to Women Ordination)

Lutheran Church - Wisconsin Synod (Conservative/Soul Sleep)
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***Protestant Lutheran Church (anti-Religious establishment)

Lutheran Church International (Catholic teachings blended in)

Church of the Lutheran Confession (Emphasis on Back to Luther's Writings)

Church of the Lutheran Brethren (Holiness)

General Lutheran Church (Universalism)

Lutheran Renewal (Charismatic)

Association of Lutheran Free Congregations (Congregational)

Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (Dispensationalism)

Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America (Rejects a Role for Sanctification)

Apostolic Lutheran Church (Holiness/From Finland)

Old Apostolic Lutheran Church (Holiness/From Sweden)

Latvian Lutheran Church (From Latvia)

Estonian Lutheran Church (From Estonia)

Evangelical Synod (From Norway)

Laestadian Lutheran Church (Holiness/From Scandinavia)

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