The Lutheran Church Scottsdale AZ

By Minnie Whitley


The State of Arizona is surrounded by California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico to the West, Northwest, North and East, respectively, and by Mexico to the south. It has a single point in common with the State of Colorado, making it one of the Four Corners States. There is a Lutheran Church Scottsdale AZ located in the southern region of the city near to Papago Park.

In terms of acreage, Arizona is the sixth-largest state in the country. In terms of population (6.6 million), it is the 15th largest. This makes the population density of the state an enviable 57 per square mile. Enviable, that is, apart from the fact that the uninhabited part is stinking hot desert. Arizona entered the Union on February 14, 1812, making it the 48th state and the last one in the main continental United States.

About 25 percent of the state's area is devoted to Indian Reservations that provide a home to several Native American tribes. There are 20 tribes in Arizona that are registered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Among these are the Navaho, Hopi and several Apache tribes.

While the best-known tourist attraction in Arizona is the Grand Canyon, the state has a lot else to offer. Despite the state's close proximity to Southern California, it is at low risk of earthquakes. Northern Arizona, on the other hand, is at a slightly higher risk owing to a number of fault lines in the area.

In comparison to the Grand Canyon National Park, Scottsdale is tiny, about one-tenth the acreage. The city is elevated above sea level to the tune of 1,257 feet. The city's nickname is, "The World's Most Western Town."

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk and one of the prime movers and shakers in the Christian Reformation of the 16th Century. Luther firmly believed that the path to salvation is by grace through faith based on Scripture alone and not by the Roman Catholic Magisterium, in addition to the Bible. Naturally, this seriously inflamed the Roman Catholic hierarchy, resulting in Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor of the time, issuing the Edict of Worms denouncing Luther as a heretic.

What is intriguing about Lutheranism is that it is closer in philosophy to the church of the original Apostles in the early days of the formation of the Christian church. While good works were important in the sense of being obedient to the laws of Christ, mainly being nice to each other, true salvation could only be achieved by turning one's back on sin and publicly declaring that Jesus was the Son of God and died for the sins of all mankind.

Without an intensive study of the written works of Luther, and a deeper knowledge of the global mind set in the 16th century, it is hard to say who is right and who is wrong. God does, indeed, instruct His believers to be obedient to their leadership, both Christian and civil. It is up to Him to judge them if they lead their people in the wrong direction. It would be very interesting to see what would have happened had Luther and Charles V been invited guests at the Last Supper!




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