Currently, after the Baptist churches, Lutheranism is considered one of the second largest segments of Protestant believers. According to an estimate, around 74 million people follow Lutheran churches. In a few countries, Lutheranism is considered as a state religion.
Lutherans believe that besides Jesus Christ no one can become holy in this world. A person can only get holiness once he reaches heaven with regular rituals. Lutherans believe in two natures of Christ. They believe he was the only holy person in the world and represented human and god at the same time.
Along with Bible Lutherans also accept several other authoritative religious texts. The Lutheran church emphasizes more on the long-lasting ceremonies, where the regular congregation is a part of rituals.
Methodist is a brunch of Christianity that follow Protestantism and they follow the doctrine and teachings of John Wesley. In the United Kingdom, the Methodism movement started According to an estimate, there are over 40 million people around the world consider them self as Methodist. The Methodist church gives rituals and regular congregations less importance. Instead, they believe more in doing good work to make God happy.
This is a difficult question to answer in the abstract, for several reasons: There are dozens of denominations of "Methodist" background and character which differ greatly from each other in theology and practice, from "holiness" churches to "Pentecostal" churches to "mainline" Methodist churches; Even Methodist churches of the same denomination often differ to some degree in their theology and practice, since Methodist churches, as a rule, tend to be more concerned with "deeds" than "creeds.
Reformed Lutheran vs. As members of the oldest Protestant religion, Lutherans still embrace Luther's theological teachings. The core values of Lutheranism are grace, faith and scripture. These values shape the doctrine of Lutheranism. Lutherans believe that souls are saved by God's grace, not by individual actions. They also hold that salvation comes through faith alone, by putting one's trust in God. They also believe in the Bible as the sole foundation of one's faith and life, against which all doctrine is judged.
Methodists founded their churches on a liturgy and proclamation of beliefs written by Wesley, known as the Articles of Religion. Comparable to the Church of England's primary tenets, these articles serve as the doctrine of Methodism.
Whereas Lutherans place emphasis on faith alone, Methodists believe in faith-based actions. Jeff took exception to what I was writing and wrote out a list of twelve things why Lutherans would have a hard time going to a United Methodist church.
I would like to answer his list point-by-point, not to refute them but to give a Methodist point of view on them. My answers will be in italics after each point. Why confessional Lutherans would have trouble attending a UMC church: 1. The UMC does not confess the actual presence of Christ in, with and under the elements. That is a Lutheran belief. There has been much discussion in the UMC about what we believe about communion. Answer: That is correct, we use the pure and unfermented juice of the grape.
Wesley followed along the Reformed view that the communicant is lifted to heaven where Christ is. Confessional Lutherans believe Christ in his two natures cannot be seperated and thus is present at the Eucharist. Answer: That is probably accurate, though it is very common for the pastor to speak of the real presence of Christ with us as we commune. We do believe that it is more than a memorial, though how much more is a subject for debate.
Answer: OK. He believed in communion every Sunday. But in the early years of the United States the Methodist churches did not have a regular ordained pastor, but there was a circuit rider who may have only reached a particular church about four times a year. So for many years Methodist churches only had communion quarterly, and that tradition continued as late as the s, and some churches still only do communion quarterly.
Answer: That is accurate, as far as baptismal regeneration is concerned.
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