What the Pete!

[IainH]

Lutherans are notoriously anti-Zionist, not rabid patriots, and reject Decision Theology. We happen to overlap enough for it to show up on a shallow quiz like that. You'd need to see how they evaluate the choices on the quiz to know for sure.

The preacher in question is locked into a ritual practice for the altar call. He'd probably vociferously deny such a thing, but the huge social pressure between clergymen and other church leaders is enough to make them feel compelled to offer such a traditional evangelical altar call regardless of what the Scripture actually says.

There were ten questions, multiple choice, I answered what was closest. I regarded it as an amusing exercise rather than anything serious. When it comes to western theology, I tend towards reformed but, when it comes down to it what I have is what we classify as emphatically non-western.
As to my new preacher, you nailed it. As far as his other functions as pastor he's doing ok.  He has very big shoes to fill. Personally I like the guy but, he is a product of Western religious education and training. When the same stuff was applied to me I had to reject it and that was a long and painful process. We are close in age and have kids in the same school system. I have two in high school, he has one in middle school, one in HS and one grown, married with a little 'un. So I could befriend him enough to suggest he open the altar as a place of prayer and healing and fill it or keep it empty by continuing as he is. We shall see. Our church was unique, no one was pressured to fit into any kind of orthodoxy and people were free to follow Jesus Christ according to their own convictions. If it becomes another branch office of AmeriJesusCorp, I will leave. I subjected myself to that crap once before and swore I would never do it again.