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Going along the idea that God just knows why do we go to mass or why is that a requirement for so many religions? It seems to me it's unnecessary because one should always love and be in communication with God all the time. Being a Catholic they say you go because you're receiving the Eucharist and that's the way of showing your love for God and thanking God for giving us Jesus.

I always wonder as well why did Jesus have to die to forgive our sins? I don't understand why that had to happen. Was it God's way of showing us that God cared so much for us that Jesus was a reverse sacrifice (of sorts). You sacrifice for me now I will sacrifice for you.

Going along the idea that God just knows why do we go to mass or why is that a requirement for so many religions? It seems to me it's unnecessary because one should always love and be in communication with God all the time. Being a Catholic they say you go because you're receiving the Eucharist and that's the way of showing your love for God and thanking God for giving us Jesus. I always wonder as well why did Jesus have to die to forgive our sins? I don't understand why that had to happen. Was it God's way of showing us that God cared so much for us that Jesus was a reverse sacrifice (of sorts). You sacrifice for me now I will sacrifice for you.

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

From the LCMS perspective, Luther considers the mandate just bare ritual; yet not to attend a church at all leaves a Christian without the community (Body) of Christ.

quick search yields this PDF (wordandworld.luthersem.edu) from whence we get this excerpt:

Luther clarifies, however, that this kind of Sabbath remembrance "is not restricted…to a particular time so that it must be precisely this day or that, for in itself no one day is better than another. Actually, worship ought to take place daily. However, because this is more than the common people can do, at least one day a week ought to be set apart for it.… This, then, is the simple meaning of this commandment: Because we observe holidays anyhow, we should use them to learn God’s Word. The real business of this day should be preaching for the benefit of young people and the poor common folk. However, the observance of rest should not be so restrictive as to forbid incidental and unavoidable work."

based.

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Pick a day for remembrance, interesting. The problem with Catholicism to me is that it was just pounded into you, and there was no real explanation. This is what you do and you'll do it this way or you're going to get beaten by a nun. It's very flawed and toxic. But it's all I know. I went to mass for the first time in forever. The week after my mother died and I wanted to walk out about 10 minutes in. It was just a clown show to me and none of it made sense. I felt empty when I left that place. And I shouldn't feel that way. Maybe that just means I need to look for a better place to share faith with others.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

IME Luther kept the rituals that made sense and provided meaning. Lutheranism probably is the closest Protestant denomination to Roman Catholicism aside from Episcopalians (and we all know where that perfidy came from, sheesh...).

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My brother's an Episcopalian and he likes it. And there is an Episcopalian Church in my town. I drive by it everyday when I'm home. I'm not sure about a Lutheran one though, that could be tricky.