In reply to Leslie.

I'm backing you, Leslie. You are correct. So many denominations are just as you say.

Additionally, I have seen many individuals attending churches not even realizing WHAT their church stands for. It's more of a social club for so many people. These individuals then blindly trust their pastor because they are a "pastor", so that must mean the pastor knows more than anyone else, which isn't always the case.

Even worse, these pastors accept or reject anything they want to according to their whims or what makes them popular for the moment, but the scripture is very clear about their accountability as church leaders: James 3:1 (stricter judgment for teachers). God is not mocked (Galatians 6:7).

(I wrote much more, but it's turning into a book and how everything is connected, so I'll stop.)

God bless all of my brothers and sisters in Christ who is here representing the true Word of God and the LCMS. I always say that I'm a Christian not a denomination. But when we're facing this type of religious and social climate, maybe we can help lead people to the LCMS where I know for a fact the true Work of God is present.