07 September 2009

Lutherans at Worship

Here's a picture from an old Danish altar, done in the 16th century. HT: Cyberbrethren. Note that Christ crucified stands in the center as the source whence the sacraments flow, and that the preacher opens the Sacred Scriptures to point us toward the Crucified Lord.

3 comments:

Rev. Paul T. McCain said...
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Rev. Paul T. McCain said...

I hasten to note that two of my ever-vigilant readers spotted a bit of mischief in the high-resolution version of the painting, the one you have on your site now.

Somebody Photoshopped Luther's head on to the preacher's body!

The original is not Luther preaching. Apparently a Dane got a tad carried away.

At any rate, just so you know.

Past Elder said...

This can't be Lutheran -- the communicant is taking the host on the tongue, there's no instruments or musical group on the altar, whoever the preacher is he's up in a pulpit, the celebrant has a chasuble, you ain't foolin' me!