Obviously by your membership you are Lutheran. You took the vows. Let me say that we don't look on Lutherans as being apostate. The differences in our doctrine are, however, substantial. If, as Luther declared at the Diet of Worms, "My conscience is bound by the Word of God," then you need to struggle with these things.
I'd be glad to answer other questions to help you. Furthermore there is one more difference between the two churches that is also substantial. It is our view of worship. All consistent Reformed and Presbyterian churches profess what is called "regulative principle" concerning the worship of God. That principle is that "Nothing is allowable in worship which is not required in Scripture.
So a good deal of liturgical practice is governed by this difference. Something to think about. This has been a long letter. But I hope it highlights the differences you ask about, between your church and ours.
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Lutheran leaders, like Bible scholars and ministers, favor the NRSV because it is faithful to the original languages of Scripture and while it is a word-for-word translation, it also allows for reasonable flexibility when necessary. The Old Testament, therefore, is valuable to Christians. Total baptized membership loss to ELCA from these congregations stands at , Pescatarians also eat mainly vegetarian foods such as tofu, beans, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and grains. Lutheranism never abandoned the practice of making the sign of the cross in principle and it was commonly retained in worship at least until the early 19th century.
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