Central to the Gospel message, especially when tending to our fellow saved in Christ near death, is the promise of salvation and eternal life that is granted to us through faith in Jesus Christ and by His all availing sacrifice on the cross.
Yet liberal ELCA delivers this message....
This piece from the ELDA, a service group of ELCA talks about the dread and despair of impending death but not one word about life after death, salvation or the resurrection. Nothing but an admonishment to caregivers to "remember and appreciate me because I was once young".
A charitable and loving thought to be sure, but pure humanism. No gospel here at all.
The "crabby old man" in this humanistic ELCA essay, it should and would be pointed out by any true Christian, will be raised up after death delivered into the arms of our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ where he will await resurrection on judgment day and live in eternity in a glorified and perfect body and mind, like that of Our resurrected Christ.
"For if we have been united with Him in death surely we shall be united with Him in his resurrection". Romans 6:5
I ask again and will keep asking was Luther all about delivering the true word of God as it is written in Holy Scripture? The answer, of course is yes. The how can these nice, well meaning people who put God's word on the back burner call themselves Lutherans? How can they call themselves Christians for that matter when the message of simple human charity, which, while a commendable one, takes precedence over the message of salvation as it does with great consistency in their messaging?
"To be saved, we know, is nothing else than to be delivered from sin, death, and the devil and to enter into the kingdom of Christ and live with him forever." -- Martin Luther (Quoted from The Large Catechism)
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Views expressed are only those of the author, an individual and do not necessarily represent the views of nor are they sanctioned by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle or any congregation.
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