Concordia Lutheran Church (Swedish denomination)

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Concordia Lutheran Church, or, in

Lutheran denomination in Sweden
. It currently consists of one congregation, with about 20 members spread around Sweden.

History

The church traces its roots back to the 1970s, when an independent Lutheran congregation was formed by some pastors and laypeople that had left the Church of Sweden in protest against its doctrinal liberalism. The denomination was formally incorporated in 1984.

Doctrine

CLC is a

real presence in the Lord's Supper
.

Differences from the Lutheran Confessional Church in Sweden

CLC differs on some doctrinal points from the Lutheran Confessional Church (LBK), which is the largest of the independent confessional Lutheran churches in Sweden. The LBK is in doctrinal agreement with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).

The Lord's Supper

The CLC believes that the words of

wine
that are consecrated are to be consumed. The LBK and the WELS do not require this.

The Ministry

The CLC believes that the office of the pastor is a single, special, God-ordained office of the church to the exclusion of other offices, such as those of teachers. The LBK and the WELS believes that the pastoral office and other offices all fall under one ministry of the Gospel.

References

  1. ^ "Lutheranen 2/2002".

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