What is the difference and does it really matter? From Josh S over at
A Different Kind of Religion
This goes way back to some discussions with Steve from Stupid Church People. Now I don't claim that Lutheranism fixes everything. You'll find the same human flaws in the Lutheran Church that you find everywhere else. But I would like to make the claim that it is virtually a different religion from what goes on at a megachurch.The difference comes down to two of the fundamental questions that define religious communities as communities: "Who are we?" and "What are we doing?" The Lutheran answer is sacramental, which makes the Lutheran understanding of "church" different from that of evangelicalism different in kind rather than in degree.
Please read the whole thing here as it really explains what is unique about the Lutheran understanding of church.
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