<2022-06-09T17:44:55.000Z> SuperLutheran: Thankfully, you have 2000 years of Church history specifically affirming supercession. 
<2022-06-09T17:45:41.000Z> SuperLutheran: There are IFB churches that affirm the same, so I wouldn't say you necessarily have to abandon your denomination. 
<2022-06-09T17:46:19.000Z> SuperLutheran: Like, it doesn't have to be this massive divorce between you and them tbh (although I'll always recommend a good Lutheran church lol)
<2022-06-10T00:02:31.000Z> SuperLutheran: I feel you man. When God brought me out of dispensationalism, it felt pretty much the same way
<2022-06-10T18:28:35.000Z> SuperLutheran: Sorry for the late reply, I had to get to Karate last night and didn't see your question until a bit ago
<2022-06-10T18:30:12.000Z> SuperLutheran: So the way the Bible describes it, Baptism *does* something. St. Paul says in Romans 6 that we are united to Jesus in our Baptism, St. Peter says in 1 Peter 3:21 that Baptism saves us, and that's even a part of how we receive the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38-39
<2022-06-10T18:31:38.000Z> SuperLutheran: So the way Lutherans have expressed it, it is in the moment of your Baptism that God applies all the beneifts of salvation that our Lord Jesus won for us on the Cross.
<2022-06-10T18:32:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: So when Jesus says in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20), 
<2022-06-10T18:32:42.000Z> SuperLutheran: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
<2022-06-10T18:33:23.000Z> SuperLutheran: We notice that Baptism happens *first.* It's the first step - and it applies to all nations. Babies are part of that "all nations."
<2022-06-10T18:34:15.000Z> SuperLutheran: St. Paul also teaches us that Baptism replaces circumcision in Colossians 2:11-12
<2022-06-10T18:34:33.000Z> SuperLutheran: "In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead."
<2022-06-10T18:35:50.000Z> SuperLutheran: Since Baptism replaces circumcision as the entry rite for people to enter the Church, and circumcision was done on the eighth day for infants, we do the same.
<2022-06-10T18:38:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: Does that mean that someone can rest on their laurels and just say, like "well I was baptized, so I can live like hell and not believe and still go to heaven?"
<2022-06-10T18:39:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: Not at all. Since faith is a living and active thing, as our children grow up we have them attend "confirmation classes" to confirm the gifts which the Holy Spirit bestows on them when they were babies at their Baptism.
<2022-06-10T18:39:30.000Z> SuperLutheran: Hope that helps, my friend!
<2022-06-10T18:55:36.000Z> SuperLutheran: No worries, I believe you're asking in good faith
<2022-06-10T18:55:48.000Z> SuperLutheran: First of all, if faith alone saves, and faith requires reason,
<2022-06-10T18:56:02.000Z> SuperLutheran: then an old person getting alzheimers is a sentence to damnation.
<2022-06-10T18:56:50.000Z> SuperLutheran: Same would go for babies, the mentally handicapped, etc.
<2022-06-10T18:57:08.000Z> SuperLutheran: As for Acts 2, Baptism is a *part* of salvation, not the whole. 
<2022-06-10T18:57:24.000Z> SuperLutheran: Like I said, a man can't just bank on being Baptized and go on living his life denying God.
<2022-06-11T00:35:17.000Z> SuperLutheran: No bonus points for being physically circumcised lol
<2022-06-11T00:36:23.000Z> SuperLutheran: We don't believe transubstantiation is the proper explanation for what happens in Communion. The Scriptures say Jesus is there and *why* He is there at the Eucharist, but they don't tell us how that works, so we call it a mystery.
<2022-06-11T00:36:39.000Z> SuperLutheran: The best way to vet a Lutheran Church is to find out their affiliation. 
<2022-06-11T00:38:30.000Z> SuperLutheran: The safest ones, which you should be able to find on any church's website, are Missouri Synod (LCMS), Wisconsin Synod (WELS), and the Association of Free Lutheran Churches (AFLC). 
<2022-06-11T00:39:11.000Z> SuperLutheran: There are smaller good Lutheran groups out there like the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and others, but they're harder to come by.
<2022-06-11T02:35:30.000Z> SuperLutheran: Yeah anything that says "ELCA" on it is bad news 
<2022-06-11T02:35:52.000Z> SuperLutheran: As for dnations,
<2022-06-11T02:36:22.000Z> SuperLutheran: We just started an LLC and we have to start out by taking money order and checks if anyone wants to.
<2022-06-11T02:36:35.000Z> SuperLutheran: They'd be paid to The Very Lutheran Project LLC,
<2022-06-11T02:36:57.000Z> SuperLutheran: And the address is 644 main st, oley PA 19547 PO BOX 382
<2022-06-11T03:15:46.000Z> SuperLutheran: Cash would prob get stolen in the mail system unless it was well hidden, unfortunately 
<2022-06-29T14:45:59.000Z> SuperLutheran: Christ said this before He went to the Cross.
<2022-06-29T14:46:57.000Z> SuperLutheran: Before the Atonement, "Israel" was basically just the jews. After the Atonement, the jews were broken off from Israel and us Gentiles were grafted in by faith.
<2022-06-29T14:47:49.000Z> SuperLutheran: So when Jesus says He was sent to the lost sheep of Israel, indeed He is saying He is showing up as the Messiah to the jews - knowing full well they'll reject Him and be cut off from God's people, no longer chosen. 
<2022-06-29T14:48:38.000Z> SuperLutheran: The Gentile woman's faith foreshadows this replacement, because it is through faith that her son is healed.
<2022-06-29T15:01:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: Happy I could help fam
<2022-07-14T22:18:18.000Z> SuperLutheran: Best starting point for reading our Confessions is the Augsburg Confession, Luther's Small Catechism, and the treatise on the power and primacy of the Pope if you're feeling spicy. 
<2022-07-15T00:33:12.000Z> SuperLutheran: Anytime fren
<2022-07-15T02:28:05.000Z> SuperLutheran: The Large Catechism, I believe
<2022-07-15T02:28:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: Which is a bigger, longer, and uncut version of the small Catechism
<2022-07-18T14:19:56.000Z> SuperLutheran: Absolutely. 
<2022-07-18T14:21:39.000Z> SuperLutheran: The best kind of preaching, which the Holy Spirit truly works through, is that which dwells chiefly upon our Lord's Word. I pray you find a church where they are all about the Bible first and foremost 
<2022-07-25T14:45:35.000Z> SuperLutheran: Of course - to be honest I felt the same way
<2022-07-25T14:46:17.000Z> SuperLutheran: The liturgy will come out of the hymnal. All you gotta do is follow along as best you can. Chances are, they'll have the page numbers for everything printed on the bulletin so it's not hard to find.
<2022-07-25T14:46:32.000Z> SuperLutheran: As for meeting new people, I've never seen an LCMS church be mean to a newcomer.
<2022-07-25T14:47:12.000Z> SuperLutheran: When I was first checking out Lutheran churches, I had a plan B
<2022-07-25T14:47:42.000Z> SuperLutheran: Plan A is socialize, talk to people, try to have a good time. Plan B was to just be a wallflower lol.
<2022-07-25T14:48:00.000Z> SuperLutheran: Y'know, smile at people, say hi, but not be too talkative.
<2022-07-31T19:48:03.000Z> SuperLutheran: Awesome brother! I praise the Lord that you had a good experience with the congregation, and I hope they treat you well in the future!
<2022-07-31T19:49:03.000Z> SuperLutheran: I too hope the pastor there doesn't stay overly political, buuuut I can understand. I'm pretty sure there has never been a more divided, hyperpoliticized era
<2022-08-01T22:44:36.000Z> SuperLutheran: I'd just ask about the man himself, get to know him, etc :)
<2022-08-03T16:21:38.000Z> SuperLutheran: Well she was honest, she wants the same things as you, and she has repented.
<2022-08-03T16:21:49.000Z> SuperLutheran: I'd say it's worth a shot. 
<2022-08-03T16:22:37.000Z> SuperLutheran: Now that said, does she know about your politics? 
<2022-08-04T11:21:47.000Z> SuperLutheran: So she's submissive too! Sounds like she might be a good catch
<2022-08-04T11:22:33.000Z> SuperLutheran: My worry is, if you wait too long in letting her know, then your politics might get revealed by someone else - and she'll feel betrayed that you didn't tell her.
<2022-08-04T11:22:57.000Z> SuperLutheran: So if you're going about it slowly and gently, make sure it's still at a good pace
<2022-08-04T17:05:30.000Z> SuperLutheran: Happy to be of service fam
<2022-08-04T17:05:55.000Z> SuperLutheran: I'll keep you in prayer. Keep me posted - this gal seems to be a golden opportunity
<2022-08-05T09:49:39.000Z> SuperLutheran: I'm proud of you man. She was open and honest about her body count, you were open and honest about having unpopular politics. 
<2022-08-05T09:50:22.000Z> SuperLutheran: It's that kind of discussion that helps build a foundation for real trust between a man and a woman, which is absolutely indispensable. 
<2022-08-05T09:51:33.000Z> SuperLutheran: And, like, the worst that happens is she doesn't wanna date you anymore: on the flip side, the best that happens is you get one of /ourgals/ out of this. Little risk, high reward.
<2022-08-06T10:08:53.000Z> SuperLutheran: Based. Very happy to hear it
<2022-08-11T17:20:32.000Z> SuperLutheran: Excellent! We'll keep you in prayer for your success brother
<2022-08-15T19:02:47.000Z> SuperLutheran: You should definitely wear that hat lol
<2022-08-15T19:03:03.000Z> SuperLutheran: I imagine it'd provide good witnessing opportunities,
<2022-08-15T19:03:13.000Z> SuperLutheran: or at the very least help you infiltrate america first meetings
<2022-08-15T20:05:26.000Z> SuperLutheran: I was trying to be funny 
<2022-08-15T20:13:48.000Z> SuperLutheran: Why thank you sir!
<2022-08-15T20:20:52.000Z> SuperLutheran: Luther was talking more about the jews of the Old Testament. 
<2022-08-15T20:21:31.000Z> SuperLutheran: Later on, in his attempts at evangelism to jews (he is credited with starting what was called the judenmission), he didn't tell them they should still obey Moses
<2022-08-15T20:22:15.000Z> SuperLutheran: Of course, later on he rejected jews entirely and opposed them with just about every fiber of his being
<2022-08-15T20:31:08.000Z> SuperLutheran: Awesome dude!
<2022-08-15T20:32:15.000Z> SuperLutheran: I praise the Lord, and I hope that your congregation has been welcoming and friendly
<2022-08-19T17:10:08.000Z> SuperLutheran: Yeah, it's a thing I heard quite a bit when switching to Lutheranism lol
<2022-08-19T17:10:57.000Z> SuperLutheran: When people bring up these supposed edge cases - "what if someone gets converted right before they die of dehydration in the desert because there's no water??????" - they're really just arguing with the Scriptures, not you
<2022-08-19T17:11:40.000Z> SuperLutheran: You're reading the Bible plainly and simply believing what it says. Does that mean God, like, can't save someone in one of these mythological edge cases? No. But does this mean it is the normative way of salvation for 99.99999% of the population? Yeah.
<2022-08-19T17:12:33.000Z> SuperLutheran: But when someone is super confident in their denomination and they like their pastor and their church and all, the response to a point like the one you made (just reading the Bible, really) will cause an emotional response.
<2022-08-19T17:13:10.000Z> SuperLutheran: I do think you did the right thing though. You were gracious and patient in the face of their anger and you honored your parents without feeling the need to depart  from the Word.
<2022-08-19T21:19:29.000Z> SuperLutheran: I had a bit of that coming from my family, but I was able to show them that it was in good faith, out of love for God's Word. That smoothed things over
<2022-08-31T13:58:10.000Z> SuperLutheran: What's up man?
<2022-08-31T14:03:52.000Z> SuperLutheran: That is definitely too much of a compromise
<2022-08-31T14:04:26.000Z> SuperLutheran: If she's your wife, you are the spiritual head. If she's not your wife, then she needs to know you intend on being the spiritual head.
<2022-08-31T14:04:42.000Z> SuperLutheran: If things in the Bible can be dismissed because muh current year, then all of it can.
<2022-08-31T14:04:59.000Z> SuperLutheran: Would she be willing to say that Jesus only died for the sins of people *back then?*
<2022-08-31T14:05:25.000Z> SuperLutheran: Would she be willing to say "love your neighbor as yourself" only applies to first century cavemen or whatever?
<2022-08-31T14:11:27.000Z> SuperLutheran: She said "some stuff in the Bible is not as applicable in /current year/, right?
<2022-08-31T14:11:45.000Z> SuperLutheran: How far is she willing to go, if she says that St. Paul's commandment in 1 timothy does not apply anymore?
<2022-08-31T14:18:19.000Z> SuperLutheran: Have y'all tied the knot already?
<2022-08-31T14:18:50.000Z> SuperLutheran: Ah. 
<2022-08-31T14:19:06.000Z> SuperLutheran: To be clear, I'm not saying you need to break up with her over this
<2022-08-31T14:19:12.000Z> SuperLutheran: She's entitled to her dumb opinion.
<2022-08-31T14:19:41.000Z> SuperLutheran: But if and when y'all get married, you'd do well to take her to a denominational body that doesn't ordain women. If she doesn't like it, tough.
<2022-08-31T14:31:27.000Z> SuperLutheran: I agree with you
<2022-08-31T14:31:52.000Z> SuperLutheran: Women take a bit longer to absorb this sort of thing - and it really does come off as an absorption rather than easy learning lol
<2022-08-31T16:59:21.000Z> SuperLutheran: I will :)