Over on Hall's blog, he mentions that Confessionals can be just as bad as the libs when it comes to tomfoolery in a congregation - pushing changes to make some sort of ideal. This is a position I have held (somewhat unpopularly amongst some) for a long time. I replied to Pastor Hall with 2 different ideas that even pastors who desire to be faithful to traditional Lutheran doctrine can forget. There is a difference between:
1. Teaching vs. Manipulation.
2. Necessary vs. Nice.
I think I am going to expand on each of these here.
And I'll plan to expand. How about a difference between:
3. Preaching vs. Pushing.
4. Acting Confessional vs. Sounding confessional.
Alright - let's see how this turns out.
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