Thread:The Bibliomaniac/@comment-142.165.218.38-20190527231203/@comment-37166538-20190530233844

Lutherans don't believe that babies are sinless, due to the fact that the Bible says in Psalm 51:5, "Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me." But we don't believe that babies would just be sent to hell!

About the seven books of the Bible that were removed, it'd be incorrect to say that they were removed because they didn't match up with Luther's teachings. It's because they weren't in the original Hebrew Bible, and instead were added in later by the Roman Catholic church. In other words, the orginial, ancient church's copies of the Bible in Hebrew would not have those books, aka the Apocrypha.

Not to say that those books are incorrect or to disrespect your beliefs! I just want to make it clear that my beliefs aren't based off any selfish decisions of one human. You can check up on the seven book thing here: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2008/august/why-are-protestant-and-catholic-bibles-different.html.

For the faith/works thing, I think we're just going to have to politely differ on that. I could provide Bible verses to support my beliefs, but I'm sure you could for yours as well. It's all to do with how the Bible is interpreted. However, I don't want to disrespect your beliefs, of course! We truly are all one in faith, and I'm so excited to meet you all in heaven one day!