family prayer:
My father is LCMS, my sister is ELCA, and my wife and her family are Roman Catholic. How can I expain to them that I cannot pray with them?
Last Modified: 12/27/2005 09:21:43 |
Supporting conservatives within heterodox churches:
Would it be appropriate for a confessional Lutheran to support "confessing" or conservative groups within liberal or heterodox churches, working to promote a more confessional stan...
Last Modified: 12/01/2005 07:40:17 |
Applying Fellowship Principles in Humanitarian Efforts:
In the Twin Cities, there is an organization called "Feed My Starving Children." This group collects funds, buys food supplies, and sends the food around the world to countries wi...
Last Modified: 11/25/2005 08:31:53 |
Feedback on Festival customs:
You recently responded to my question about Christmas. I am disturbed because it is evident that this custom derives from the pagan festival of Saturnalia. I was troubled to see ...
Last Modified: 11/22/2005 08:49:56 |
ACLU:
Would you please give me your personal opinion of the ACLU?
Last Modified: 10/08/2005 09:13:50 |
Fellowship:
I am a Christian searching for a church body. I want a church that recognizes the Trinity and will faithfully preach and teach the truth of God's Holy Word. I mostly like what I ha...
Last Modified: 10/05/2005 06:44:03 |
Clarification on Fellowship Principles:
I do not mean disrepect or offence by this question--but in archived answers WELS says it is foridden/not allowed to Pray/Communion with other Christians on doctrinal Basis (Pentec...
Last Modified: 09/20/2005 06:31:11 |
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia:
Are we in fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia? I have seen them listed as members of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) some places a...
Last Modified: 08/26/2005 06:54:49 |
Prayer:
Please help me to understand why it is that Lutheran's can not pray with Pentecostal's. I'm a Pentecostal who lives according to Scripture, and unlike what many of the responses t...
Last Modified: 07/28/2005 10:01:00 |
Do we fellowship with ELCA:
My current church is having serious troubles. I was told we fellowship with the ELCA? Is this true? I researched what the ELCA believe, and they support their gay and lesbian mem...
Last Modified: 07/21/2005 13:04:39 |
Christian School Education:
Our family has a long Lutheran heritage; our immediate family having joined the WELS fellowship about two years ago. We live in a part of the country where WELS congregations are ...
Last Modified: 07/15/2005 16:32:07 |
Fellowship:
Could you please explain what people in the WELS mean when they use the expression "outside the framework of fellowship" to describe an event?
Last Modified: 07/15/2005 08:06:50 |
"A Tale of Two Synods":
In reading this book bu Mark Braun I ran across a section regarding the formulation of the CLC. (Pgs. 239-243) In trying to summarize this would it be safe to say that the main ...
Last Modified: 07/12/2005 14:46:30 |
Fraternal Organizations:
You stated that it was indeed a sin to belong to a fraternal organization "that treats all religions or all denominations as equally valid ways of worshipping God." Would it be a p...
Last Modified: 06/27/2005 07:26:47 |
Questions and Comments about Bible Studies in other Churches:
I was amazed at the answer given concerning a questioner who wondered "how our Synod feels about us attending a Bible study within a different denomination." The questioner wrote: ...
Last Modified: 05/24/2005 12:11:46 |
Bible Study:
I have been involved with the WELS Synod since 1st grade (34 plus years). I have been reading the various topics regarding fellowship within other denominations and I am wondering...
Last Modified: 05/24/2005 09:35:39 |
Fellowship:
I read the booklet "Church Fellowship" by Seth Erlandsson and have the following 5 questions: 1. Is there a perfect church or perfect synod in this imperfect world? 2. Is i...
Last Modified: 05/11/2005 12:33:29 |
worshiping with those of another faith:
I was brought up in a WELS church and continue to attend one. Recently my sister got married and moved out of town and is attending a Lutheran church (non-WELS). According to the...
Last Modified: 05/10/2005 09:48:01 |
Wedding:
Recently over the summer, I attended two weddings at a WELS church in my area. However, the services were not WELS services. I believe they were Seventh-Day Adventists, although I ...
Last Modified: 05/05/2005 07:43:02 |
WELS, ELS, LCMS, ELCA:
As a youth I was raised Methodist and became a member of a United Methodist Church. After having moved away from home over 30 years ago, I, for virtually all of my adult life, did...
Last Modified: 04/27/2005 14:17:03 |