Why We Left Lutheranism--Introduction

"Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge." (Rom. 10:1,2).

It is with deepest love and tenderness toward those who still remain in Lutheranism that I publish this book. I know their sincerity and honesty. Still I learned that I was honestly mistaken. Most of my friends in the Lutheran church are honest and making an effort to gain heaven but do lack a knowledge of their doctrine and the teachings of the Bible. Most Lutherans read for the minister, learn by memory the articles of the catechism before the day of confirmation, but have never laid the Bible side by side with the catechism and made a careful comparison.

I am not a Lutheran today; a host of friends and all of my immediate family are with me, away from the catechism. We make a comparison in this book between the teaching of the Bible and the Lutheran church. Listed here are reasons why I gave up Lutheranism and why I cannot be a Lutheran today.

As a Lutheran, and one who has attended a Lutheran seminary, I often hear from people whose reaction is, "Oh, you Lutherans. You're the one's against the Scouts and against the Masons, aren't you?" Or former Lutherans who say, "Well, I just couldn't take it in that church anymore, with all of the hypocrites in the church and no one living their faith."

I ran across this site for a church where various members wrote "Why I/We left [fill in denomination/sect/group here] ." This particular author left the Lutheran church. If that is that person’s conscientious choice, I pray that God be with him.

Many of what the author cites as reasons for leaving the Lutheran church are more perception than reality. Thus I felt I would take this opportunity to address this person's objections with what confessional Lutheranism does "believe, teach, and confess."

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