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If church fellowship is approaching God together, then surely prayer fellowship is also approaching God together in common faith. Does Jesus differentiate fellowship? Why then should we? WELS differentiates between praying with someone with weak faith and someone who defends false teaching. We should not fellowship with those who serve their own thoughts through false doctrine.
— Jun 27, 2026 09:19AM
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Grace Russell
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Takes from Ch.3-Fellowship Becomes *the* Issue:
The desire for Lutheran unity was at odds with the idea of how much doctrinal unity was necessary for fellowship. Some in Missouri felt that traditionalism was overtaking Scriptural truth. There was a divide in Missouri over the “midwestern” versus “eastern” stances of conservatism with fellowship.
— Jun 27, 2026 08:29AM
The desire for Lutheran unity was at odds with the idea of how much doctrinal unity was necessary for fellowship. Some in Missouri felt that traditionalism was overtaking Scriptural truth. There was a divide in Missouri over the “midwestern” versus “eastern” stances of conservatism with fellowship.
Grace Russell
is on page 160 of 452
Short summary of the last 100 pages:
Chaplaincy programs in the military and the Boy Scouts were points of debate and contention between the LCMS and the WELS. Eventually, the concerns about unionism became *the* fundamental issue.
The next questions became — Can we discuss fellowship if we have not hammered out our doctrinal differences? Does praying together imply unity of doctrine?
— Jun 25, 2026 09:15PM
Chaplaincy programs in the military and the Boy Scouts were points of debate and contention between the LCMS and the WELS. Eventually, the concerns about unionism became *the* fundamental issue.
The next questions became — Can we discuss fellowship if we have not hammered out our doctrinal differences? Does praying together imply unity of doctrine?
Grace Russell
is on page 146 of 452
Continuing my read from about 6 years ago… skipped chapter 1 to get back into it.
— Jun 25, 2026 08:06PM
