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I absolutely love Luther but today's evangelical church would mostly hate him. My favorite thing was the book covers of his books and pamphlets. One had the Po

• danjc 9y ago
  They'd hate him because of his eccentricities or because they've long since departed from sola scriptura?
  • Mediterraneo10 9y ago
    > or because they've long since departed from sola scriptura? Lutheranism isn't a sola scriptura faith. While Luther did often argue against Rome on biblical grounds, Lutheranism has always accepted a vague concept of "tradition" alongside Scripture just like Anglicanism or Orthodoxy.
    • danjc 9y ago
      I'm not deeply familiar with Lutheranism but this [1] seems to contradict what you're suggesting. Also, sola scriptura doesn't negate creeds & confessions, etc but rather affirms the supreme authority of scripture. This is in contrast to Roman Catholicism which affirms tradition as of higher authority. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sola_scriptura#Characteristics_in_Lutheranism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sola_scriptura#Characteristi...
  • baldfat 9y ago
    > they've long since departed from sola scriptura? Well this has been somewhat a move of ignorance. Somehow in America Conservative Thought has over taken traditional Christian moderate thought. I am still amazed at the 180 degree turn that has happened the last 50 years.