Being Lutheran Quotes

“Being Lutheran is about having the theological roadblocks cleared away. No good works. No law pretending to be Gospel. No popes or piety. No moralism. Just the Gospel loudly and clearly proclaimed.”
― A. Trevor Sutton, Being Lutheran

“According to the priesthood of all believers, the homeless Christian living on the outskirts of town is of the same standing before God as the corpulent cardinal in red robes of silk. Living for God is not about fleeing the work to which God has called you so that you can live in a monastery praying all day; rather, living for God is about faithfully being used by God to perform the work to which He has called you.”
― A. Trevor Sutton, Being Lutheran

“Open Communion is also a false openness. Dressed up as a nice way to welcome outsiders, open Communion says that anyone can commune regardless of belief or confession. Atheist, agnostic, and any other confession are welcomed. This dilutes the Gospel into an unrecognizable soupy mess. Open”
― A. Trevor Sutton, Being Lutheran

“Lutherans are evangelical in the historical sense of the term. Lutherans openly confess and proclaim the Gospel. Not just to some people. Not just to white people. Not just to Germans, Norwegians, and Swedes. Not just to rich suburbanites. And not only from nine to eleven on Sunday mornings. Lutherans share the good news of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection with all people all the time. Open”
― A. Trevor Sutton, Being Lutheran

“Theology is not some sort of esoteric, quasi-philosophical muttering. Theology is about daily life.”
― A. Trevor Sutton, Being Lutheran