Why do Lutherans use the version of the Ten Commandments listed in Luther's Catechism? This version omits the commandment about idols and then splits the commandment about coveting into two.
I recently read online that Martin Luther believed and taught both the Perpetual Virginity and Immaculate Conception of Mary. Is this true? If so, Does WELS affirm these beliefs about Mary?
I am a 36 year old woman and have never been married. The Bible specifically says that "it is not good for man to be alone" in Genesis and also talks a lot about marriage and companionship. Why would God choose to not provide me with...
Someone close to me tells me that they don't get much out of church and they don't feel close to God. They are looking at other churches, other denominations. I've explained that our faith comes from hearing the Word and salvation from believing in our...
Why do we Christians hold the Old Testament to a different meaning than the Jewish faith has held for thousands of years regarding the coming of the Messiah? I have not come across a Jewish document, rabbi, or Jewish believer that does not hold the belief...
I'm trying to better understand the Catholic practice of praying to Mary and the saints. I've always believed that if you pray to anyone other than God, what you're doing is a form of worship and therefore directly violating the first commandment. Am I wrong?...