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(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.) Pastor Lura Groen is a pastor of the liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at All Saints Lutheran Church in Bowie, Maryland. Below are two of her postings. In the first one, she claims God told her that being pro-choice on abortion is her “f—ing choice”. In her mind, not only is God in favor of the choice to abort babies but He also uses the “f” word. Her second post claims God and the angels celebrate transgenderism. This is the strange new world of the ELCA, as it abandons Scripture and follows the world. In Christ, Pastor Tom Brock From Pastor Lura Groen: “Theologically, God gave me this body, and gave me stewardship over it. GOD TOLD ME MY BODY MY FUCKING CHOICE God gave you your body to care for. God says you are the one who should make decisions about your own body. God said it’s your body, and your choice”. ”You are not alone, dear Non-binary siblings. We are surrounded by so great a cloud of Trans, GenderQueer, and non-binary witnesses, all beloved by God, with a chorus of genderless angels singing glory to our genderful God using all the non-binary pronouns that have ever existed. Can you hear them?” (here)  
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(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.) Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, is a congregation of the liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Many years ago, it had a biblical pastor, but times have changed. Today Prince of Peace has a big sign on a busy highway declaring “God is proud of all Their children.” The word “proud” is in gay rainbow colors and God is no longer a “He” but a “They.” The current senior pastor just retired, and the associate pastor just took a position at Edina Community Lutheran Church, another ELCA congregation which went viral when it recited the Sparkle Creed, saying “I believe in a non-binary God” and “Jesus had two dads” (the recently retired ELCA bishop didn’t understand why people got so upset with this). Prince of Peace has a “What We Believe” statement, not about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit or the authority of the Bible, instead we get this: “What We Believe …By de-centering whiteness and acknowledging the harm caused by racial violence, we’re working to heal and restore…We are working to create safe, affirming spaces where people of all genders and sexual orientations can be themselves, loved, and accepted just as they are…We amplify the voices of women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals…We use inclusive language, respecting pronouns and gender identity. We refuse to tolerate hate speech…We are dedicated to supporting efforts that honor and protect Indigenous practices of land stewardship,…” It is tragic that many liberal mainline churches have abandoned preaching Christ for the salvation of the lost. They do this because they no longer believe people are lost and they no longer believe in Hell. So what replaces the Gospel? Making sure we overcome whiteness, use LGBT pronouns, and endorse sexual behaviors which God forbids. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Tom Brock  (The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.) I just came across the below picture from this summer’s Youth Gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, attended by less than 16,000 teens. The attendance six years ago was 31,000 at which they put an 11-year-old boy who thinks he is a girl on stage to promote transgenderism. The ELCA healthcare plan, funded by offering dollars, pays for this child’s hormone blockers to prevent him from developing his God-given sexuality. Regarding this summer’s gathering, we read this from the ELCA blog: “At the Naming Project booth, participants relaxed in the colorful Garden of Eden, receiving sparkle blessings from local Drag Queens. Deacon Ross Murray’s message was clear: everyone is known and loved by God and the church just as they are”. (See here) If you are an ELCA Lutheran, I believe it is time to take your money, time and talents—and teenagers—and run from this denomination. In Christ, Pastor Tom Brock  |
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
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Former ELCA seminary student and former ELCA member who is fed up with the ELCA's consistent mockery of God's Word. If you have been helped and blessed by Exposing the ELCA's ministry, please help us continue to proclaim the truth of God's Word to ELCA members who need to hear it.
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