Theology Q&A

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  What is the appropriate response to the 2026 midterm elections? To what extent should Chistians seek out success in the workforce? Is my desire for a non-parish career proof that I am not fit to be a pastor? Should I quit serving at my previous non-denominational church? What do I do if I can't leave my Baptist church, but am convinced that I am Lutheran now? Do our earthly lives have meaning? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Is the sacrament valid if an elder consecrates it with a pastor present? How should Christians view the death penalty? How can the Lutheran church expand its ministry to South Korea while remaining faithful to the gospel? What does it mean to be a Lutheran? Should pastors be celibate? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Is it wrong to ask departed loved ones to pray for you? What are we to make of saints having visions? How should Lutherans respond when pastors misuse Old Testament typology and allegory? What are the consequences of a memorialist view of communion? How does sin destroy faith? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Why don't Lutherans consider foot washing a sacrament? Why do we need the body and the blood in communion? Why not just the blood? Where do we draw our definition of the Church from? Is it wrong to start a new denomination? How does our righteousness come from outside of us? How do we address worldly issues in a Lutheran setting? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Was luther a Calvinist? When is it time to progress to adult catechism? How was Eastern Orthodoxy influenced by Mysticism? Did animals die before the fall? What should a Christian do if he continues to pray and does not seem to receive an answer? What do you which you did prior to seminary? How do we argue against a memorialist view of the Eucharist? Is full immersion necessary? Is estrangement from parents sinful? Should all young men interested in theology look at pastoral roles? What are Laestedian Lutherans? What counts as a sacrament? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Does God make mistakes? Should offerings be anonymous? Should a Christian obey the state government or the federal government if they are at odds? Can a Christian disobey unconstitutional laws? In what way is Jesus the Word of God? (John 1:1) What makes the Lord's Supper valid or invalid? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Did the Apparition of Mary actually happen? What is the difference between temptation and concupiscence? What do Lutheran pastors do when mistaken for Roman Catholic priests? Do they still give absolution? How can an alcoholic receive the Lord’s Supper? How can I get my adult children to return to the church? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Why don’t Christians observe Old Testament Feasts? Is it wrong for a pastor to seek a call? If it is a divine call, is it disobeying God to seek another call? What do you do when prayer makes things worse? What is the difference between an infant and an adult baptism? Should I get baptized again as a Lutheran? Can someone have faith before being baptized? Why did Luther include exorcism in the rite of baptism? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Do animals go to heaven? Do Lutherans just want to be right? Does the New Testament demean marriage? Is it a destiny for the weak? Best theologians from before the reformation? How should Lutherans answer moral and ethical questions if they can’t add anything on top of the Book of Concord? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.

Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Andrew Packer answer your theological and Biblical questions. In this episode they take up the question:  Was Jesus Born Immortal like Adam? Did he only become mortal to die on the cross? What happens when your faith grows cold and what should you do about it?  What would you name a Lutheran parish?  How should confessional Lutherans think about those who find contemporary worship 43: more approachable? How can the Lutheran church help people get connected to the church? Submit your questions here: http://www.wolfmueller.co/contact.