Is One Church Cooler than the Other?
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In one of the better Lutheran Blogs we’ve found so far, Pastor McCain keeps his thoughts on Lutheranism. He’s a fairly conservative guy, which you might find shocking that we’re linking to him on a youth group blog which tends towards the middle!
But one of his points is that large non-denom churches are lacking in substance are are soon to fail, while Lutheran churches are built on a solid foundation.
Really? When we first started working with the youth, there were quite a few that we heard preferred the big box churches to ours. Is Lutheranism uncool and Church Inc. cooler? Some people think so.
We have two responses:
1. Jesus was not about being the biggest, the best, the coolest, the most popular. He was and is the way the truth and the life, and anyone who follows him will know eternal life. So the biggest thing is that we’re true to what He has taught us.
2. We have a strong foundation in the Bible and the Book of Concord. However we must also recognize that there were all walks of life amongst the 12 disciples: fishermen and tax collectors. So too do different churches that preach the salvation that Jesus alone brings, reach people in different walks of life.
Tags: Christianity, evangelism, faith lutheran, faith lutheran youth, Lutheranism, Religion and Spirituality
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