Highlights from Dr Kuhn's Presentation LCMS

Do not compromise what Christ did on the Cross is the main theme of Dr Kuhn’s presentation. Christians need to stand for something. Christianity is the only religion to ensure eternal life. It is not earned. “I Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.” In all things keep our eyes on the cross.

Community is having an effect on the church today. This is a major change for us today. In past years the church was having an effect on the community. It is ok for individuals to pray with individuals but it is not ok to pray with heathens, and yes this does include Muslim Budhist, and Hindus along with any religion not believing in the Triune God (Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Pull out your bible and see what happened to the Israelites when after Moses left to ascend Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. When Moses descended he found the Israelites worshiping Baal the god of the Egyptians. There was no room for compromise.

The culture today teaches there are no absolutes. The Holy Bible speaks in absolutes. There are hundreds of times the Bible states “Thus says the Lord”. Many old time Lutherans will remember that the Confirmation Rite included a public examination of the confirm ands. This was done more for the congregation than for the young people. This served as a reminder to the congregation of the Lutheran Confessions. We need to return to this practice.