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[quote=Anonymous]Lutherans are not "reformed" or "Calvinist'.  They do not believe in "double predestination" which is a hallmark of the reformed, Calvinist faith.

Lutherans believe in "consubstantiation" which is different from either the Protestant "in memory of" position or the Catholic transubstantiation.  Consubstantiation means that Christ is really present "with, in and under" the bread and wine although the bread and wine do not actually turn into the body and blood of Christ.  The bread and wine are like an iron rod stuck into the fire.  The rod becomes hot through and through, but yet is still separate from the fire.  Similarly, Christ is present through and through the bread and wine, but yet the bread and wine do not become Christ.

You can always tell the Catholics at a Lutheran church - they cross themselves  left to right whereas traditional Lutherans cross themselves right to left - which interestingly was older way of doing it.  Catholics changed the direction sometime after Luther split from the Catholic church.  Eastern Orthodox also cross themselves right to left.[/quote]

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