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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =One cannot blame the Papists for denying from their standpoint the "papam esse ipsum verum antichristum." But the nearly unanimous denial also on the part of modern Protestant theologians, including Lutherans, that the Pope is the Antichrist stems from their opposition to the sola gratia (synergism) and their "liberal" attitude toward Scripture (rejection of Verbal Inspiration). Because of this false position they do not see (1) what an outrage the renunciation and anathematizing of the doctrine of justification is, (2) what a heinous offense the Pope is committing by suppressing the authority of the Word of God, and thus of Christ, and supplanting it with his own authority, and that under the cloak of Christ's name and with a great show of sanctity.3. It has been urged that the Papacy still confesses "fundamental articles" of the Christian faith, such as the article of the Trinity and of the theanthropic Person of Christ. We answer: These "fundamental articles" save no man if at the same time he denies and curses the Christian doctrine of justification. Without the article of justification all other doctrines are empty husks. That the Papacy still confesses some "fundamental articles" is part of the external adornment by which it seeks to cover up its apostasy from the Christian doctrine.— President Franz Pieper, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
All emphases above are mine. — What we are witnessing this week in America is more of this "external adornment". I believe the Pope of Rome IS THE VERY Antichrist. You know... what the Lutheran Church believes, teaches, and confesses.
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