Let us now examine the Lutheran Churches of America and what this Protestant denomination of the Roman Catholic Church expresses as the plan, path, and doctrine of Salvation, or Soteriology? The third largest group of Christianity in the United States according to the US Census Bureau is the Lutheran faith. The Lutheran Church first established its presence in the United States of America in the Colony of New York (New Amsterdam) in the 1640s [28]. Since this date, the Lutheran church has grown into the third largest denomination, branch of Christianity, and the largest Protestant denomination off-shoot of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
The Lutheran Churches of America have over the centuries become divided according to their doctrinal stances, and biblical view points. In the United States the denomination has diverged /digressed into three major associations: the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (following the co-op 65 Synods of the USA established in 1970 [68]), the Lutheran Church (following the Missouri Synod of 1847 [67]), and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church (following the Wisconsin Synod of 1850 [69]). Each of these primary Lutheran organizations has publicly published their beliefs and doctrinal stances on most positions concerning their interpretations of the Holy Scriptures, and specifically the Doctrine of Soteriology, and Salvation. How would a Lutheran protestant answer the question of the lost seeker, “What must I do to be saved? What must I do to enter into the Kingdom of God?” …show more content…
This general association is marked by 65 separate synods of faith and practices. Each of these 65 synods, establish their own bishop, and council of overseers to govern their spiritual
The Lutheran Churches of America have over the centuries become divided according to their doctrinal stances, and biblical view points. In the United States the denomination has diverged /digressed into three major associations: the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (following the co-op 65 Synods of the USA established in 1970 [68]), the Lutheran Church (following the Missouri Synod of 1847 [67]), and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church (following the Wisconsin Synod of 1850 [69]). Each of these primary Lutheran organizations has publicly published their beliefs and doctrinal stances on most positions concerning their interpretations of the Holy Scriptures, and specifically the Doctrine of Soteriology, and Salvation. How would a Lutheran protestant answer the question of the lost seeker, “What must I do to be saved? What must I do to enter into the Kingdom of God?” …show more content…
This general association is marked by 65 separate synods of faith and practices. Each of these 65 synods, establish their own bishop, and council of overseers to govern their spiritual