     Rick Strickert (Carlvehse) Senior Member Username: Carlvehse Post Number: 4421 Registered: 10-2003 |
A lengthy September 24 - December14 LQ thread, "ELDoNA Rejects Objective Justification," discussed ELDoNA's Theses on Justification, which rejects Objective Justification. The Association of Confessional Lutheran Churches has posted on its website its February 9, 2014, 50-page report, "Critique of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America’s Theses on Justification." Here's the Abstract: The critique points out logical fallacies thesis by thesis. In general, the conclusions of the theses are built on three fallacies: Straw Man, Equivocation, and Exclusion. The critique is thorough, but not exhaustive due to the quantity of error and volume of material. | ||
| Rev. David R. Boisclair (Drboisclair) Intermediate Member Username: Drboisclair Post Number: 446 Registered: 1-2002 |
This confessional document published by the ACLC takes the bold step of declaring fellowship sundered with the heterodox ELDoNA. Of course, it was ELDoNA itself which sundered fellowship with all orthodox Lutheran fellowships by declaring that its Justification theses delimited its doctrinal fellowship. I thank Rick Strickert for posting a link to this fine critique. We need to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints against the gainsayers (deniers). | ||
| Rev. Guillaume Williams (Revhardheaded) Senior Member Username: Revhardheaded Post Number: 4875 Registered: 10-2004 |
I wish the ELDoNA quotes were better formatted. Other than that, so far, a good defense. The Rev. Guillaume J. S. Williams, Sr God justifies the ungodly. Rom 4:5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, |
| Pastor Rolf David Preus (Rolf) Senior Member Username: Rolf Post Number: 7286 Registered: 5-2001 |
The pastors of the ACLC have made a good confession. I commend them for their patience and theological integrity. While it appears that the ELDoNA, at the moment anyway, is not listening, the ACLC is doing a service to the church by publicly addressing this vital issue in accordance with the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. I thank God for the faithful witness of these men! Pastor Rolf David Preus |
GJ - Williams reads an entire chapter on justification by faith - Romans 4 - and finds UOJ.
Hey - how did Rolf sneak back into the Missouri Synod again? How many synods is that for him now?