Is Lutheran basically Catholic?
Lutheranism is the product of a split from the Catholic Church in 1517. A German man named Martin Luther ended up bringing about the Protestant Reformation when he challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings. He didn’t believe that the Church’s teachings accurately reflected what was written in the Bible. For the orthodox evangelical [Lutheran] Church is really identical with the orthodox Catholic Church of all times.Lutherans are orthodox – This is not to be confused with Eastern Orthodox churches, which are common in Eastern European and Middle Eastern countries. The Greek term orthodox refers to “right teaching. Orthodox beliefs are the foundational truths of the Christian faith as taught by Holy Scripture.