Pastor Mike Joynt (Trail Guide, AZ)'s Page

"Larry, If you cannot get there yourself can you contact a Pastor to go visit? In my brief time in the ministry (3 years) I have probably visited 6 or 7 people in this kind of situation. I pray and proclaim and trust in the Spirit. Usually people…"

"Dan, Be at peace - these problems are God's problems. This is not to minimize the importance. Rather we confess the truth, do the work God has put in front of us, and trust in God. Are heterodox Christians saved? As long as they believe…"

"Alicia, At a gut level I agree with both your points, but I think scripture says the opposite. I think we are encouraged to be whiny children before God. (The syro-phonecian woman, mark 7 & matt 15; the persistent widow Luke 18; the impudent…"

"Austin, I think you start by admitting that he is right. We believe the Bible is divinely inspired even though it is obviously written by men. I would go further and say anyone who agrees with that statement will become or already is Christian (it…"

"Cary, First my apologies on not having responded sooner. This is a serious question worthy of serious response. Having said that I would agree with everything you said with one (I think quite small) exception. Scripture absolutely exhorts us to…"

"Stephen, The thread has gone to deep so it will not let me reply to your last reply, but I am going to anyway. I think your summation is excellent. I agree with points one and two. It is also true in my experience that some Lutherans want to react…"

"Stephen, Sorry for the delay in response. These issues are complicated, subject to semantical difficulty, and not necessarily as easily divisible as we might like. So attempts to properly understand sometimes come to frustration rather than…"

"Stephen, It is my experiences that Lutheran are not consistent on whether sanctification is monergistic or not. I think this is more a terminology question than a doctrine disagreeement. Monergism does not really mean we do nothing, but rather that…"