Sunday, August 29, 2010

Christless Calvinism!

Watch this video. American Presbyterians are aiming at planting Reformed congregations back in Germany. Watch this video and notice how lacking an articulation of the Gospel actually is. Notice particularly the first several minutes where not once is the name of Christ mentioned, and only God is referred to and his glory. The word “Gospel” is mentioned but not articulated. Typical of Calvinism, unfortunately.

http://cyberbrethren.com/2010/08/28/the-reformed-are-aiming-at-planting-the-calvinist-faith-back-in-germany/

Read this hymn:

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.


Read this hymn and notice how lacking an articulation of the Gospel actually is. Notice particularly the first stanza where not once is the name of Christ mentioned, and only God is referred to and his might. Typical of Lutheranism, unfortunately.

3 comments:

  1. Steve,

    You answered McCain a few years ago on this very subject. You motivated me to write a similar response, but instead of using Luther's hymn I used the Nicene Creed. I called it The McCainian Lutheran Nicene Creed.

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  2. Lutherans love to count the time the name Christ appears in a person's posts or writings.

    Point them to the very first sentence of Calvin's Commentary on Genesis:

    1. In the beginning. To expound the term “beginning,” of Christ, is altogether frivolous.

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  3. Yes! And what would those Lutheran's say if I said a great summary of the Gospel is "Our God Reigns!"

    How dare me!

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