Kenian evankelis-luterilainen kirkko (ELCK) on eronnut Luterilaisesta maailmanliitosta.
““The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) rejoices with its sister church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK), following the ELCK’s unanimous decision to withdraw its membership from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) with immediate effect.”
“In a letter of withdrawal written on April 15 to the LWF, Archbishop Omolo wrote, “In obedience to God’s Word and in faithfulness to our confessional subscription as stated in Article III of the ELCK Constitution, we cannot remain in a communion that promotes or normalizes teachings and practices that we confess to be unscriptural and unconfessional.”
Lähde: The Reporter LCMS
LCMS kirkon teologin analyysi Luterilaisesta maailmanliitosta:
““The Lutheran World Federation Today: Missio Dei, Imago Dei and the Ongoing Reformation,” written by LCMS Church Relations Director Rev. Dr. Jonathan Shaw, details how the LWF has rejected God’s Word and instead embraced a social justice gospel. Part 1 gives an overview of LWF history — from its first assembly in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, to the 2023 assembly in Kraków, Poland — while Part 2 does a deep dive into the most recent assembly in Kraków.
Through this examination, Shaw traces how the LWF has lost its confessional Lutheran theology; redefined itself “as a practicing communion based on reconciled diversity”; and replaced the Gospel with “a liberal agenda of political, social, sexual, gender and environmental justice and reconciliation.””
Kuva: Arkkipiispa Joseph Ochola Omolo (ELCK).
Kuvakaappaus. YouTube-kanava St. Peter Lutheran Church & School. 6.2. 2023: “Archbishop Joseph Ochola Omolo from the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya speaks about being the salt of the world, fulfillment of the law, and being a light to the world.”
Kuva: Luterilaisen maailmanliiton pääsihteeri Anne Burghard (LWF).
Kuvakaappaus: YouTube-kanava: The Lutheran World Federation. 24.3. 2022: “Youth must be included in discussions on sustainable climate solutions: Message to CSW66”
* Teologian ja filosofian tohtori ja pappi Martti Arkkila on tehnyt väitöskirjan Kenian evankelis-luterilaisesta kirkosta. Artikkeli.
* Tämä podcast on julkaistu videona YouTube-kanavallani 8.5. 2026.
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