tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post5645289932027096640..comments2024-01-19T02:48:04.435-06:00Comments on Transverse Markings: One Theologian's Notes: A Further Word to H. R. C.Matthew L. Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15151325894351289123noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-15485833954955290342013-02-09T20:53:30.325-06:002013-02-09T20:53:30.325-06:00Pr. H.R. - I am well schooled in orthodox Lutheran...Pr. H.R. - I am well schooled in orthodox Lutheranism and very grateful for it. I believe that I have life in Jesus' name. As and orthodox Lutheran, I also believe that we are called to be firmly rooted in a field of wheat and tares. I believe that we are called to share the good news of Jesus Christ - through our words and by our faithful presence as the visible body of Christ in our world. As an orthodox Lutheran, I believe that those who believe will be saved and those who do not believe shall be damned. As an orthodox Lutheran, I believe that it is God's responsibility, not mine or yours, to determine which is which. Thus, the orthodox Lutheran answer to the question that you posed is, "I do not know."John Mundingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361110006820134907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-43372687918220927502013-02-09T14:17:42.475-06:002013-02-09T14:17:42.475-06:00Dr. Becker,
President Harrison has issued a lette...Dr. Becker,<br /><br />President Harrison has issued a letter of apology. Will you forgive him? Or, will you continue to use this event as an occasion to chastise him publicly in the press, and to advance your political agenda in the synod, calling for his removal from office?<br /><br />Inquiring Christians want to know. Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-91809783087350147792013-02-09T11:16:46.478-06:002013-02-09T11:16:46.478-06:00Well guys, I didn't say you were saved by beli...Well guys, I didn't say you were saved by believing that faithful Muslims are eternally damned. . . I just asked if you thought they were. <br /><br />Evidently you believe that this question is unanswerable. That, in itself, is an answer. You both well know that the historic, orthodox Christian answer to this is that no one may be saved who does not believe in Jesus Christ as God and Savior. Of course, Muslims don't believe in the Trinity, they deny the divinity of Jesus, etc. All through Christian history, based on passages like John 14 and Acts 4, Christians have said that means Muslims are going to hell unless they repent and receive Christ. <br /><br />Otherwise, what on earth is the point of missions? <br /><br />Dr. Becker, of course, publicly and proudly holds many doctrines that are contrary to the centuries old teachings of Christianity (he believes homosexual acts are not sins, he believes women should be ordained) so I am not surprised to know that he also doesn't believe, or is agnostic about whether, Muslims are hellbound.<br /><br />+HRCPr. H. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-51437003130208820722013-02-09T10:48:03.876-06:002013-02-09T10:48:03.876-06:00John Mundinger,
You are absolutely correct.
MLBJohn Mundinger,<br /><br />You are absolutely correct. <br />MLBMatthew L. Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151325894351289123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-29785190802045233262013-02-09T06:56:53.019-06:002013-02-09T06:56:53.019-06:00Pr. H. R. - who has the authority to determine the...Pr. H. R. - who has the authority to determine the eternal fate of faithful Muslims? It isn't Dr. Becker. It isn't you. It isn't me.<br /><br />Dr. Becker, you and I are saved by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. We are not saved because we believe that faithful Muslims are eternally damned.John Mundingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361110006820134907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-4381446822365536152013-02-08T11:25:00.985-06:002013-02-08T11:25:00.985-06:00Dr. Becker,
I'm still unclear on whether or n...Dr. Becker,<br /><br />I'm still unclear on whether or not you believe that faithful Muslims are headed to hell or not. Can you please tell me your thinking on this?<br /><br />I think it is very much to the point because how one answers that question will certainly influence how one views Pastor Morris's words (and any words he omitted) at this event. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />+HRCPr. H. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803669143432955486.post-64709210744313143032013-02-08T07:35:33.090-06:002013-02-08T07:35:33.090-06:00"There is only one God. That fact is beside t..."There is only one God. That fact is beside the point, as is the fact that people believe, teach, and call upon the one God differently and often wrongly."<br /><br />Beside the point? Really? Matt Becker does the old "bob and weave" to avoid answering a direct question, as is typical for him.<br /><br />And now we see the cherry picking of Luther quotes by liberals who effectively spit on Luther's view of the nature and authority of Holy Scripture, the ordination of women, the Lord's Supper and the exclusion of those who have a different spirit, not to mention his views on homosexuality.<br /><br />All the while Becker pushes for his liberal agenda of fellowship with the ELCA, via his participation in the installation of an ELCA woman pastor on the campus of Valpo and his public declaration of support for the ELCA's decisions about homosexual clergy and his gushings on about the Leuenberg Concord being somehow a faithful confession of the doctrine of the Lord's Supper, as it is detailed in the Formula of Concord.<br /><br />Bad theology combined with sloppy scholarship makes for bad results.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.com