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He often is.
Actually, it is common in Lutheran churches to have one of the following over the altar:
1. a cross (without Jesus)
2. a crucifix (with the crucified Jesus)
3. a Cristus (the risen, triumphant Jesus)
4. an altar painting with a significant image of Jesus' life
5. a cross including the risen "cristus"
The only concern is that the altar image directs the worshiper to Jesus, his life, sacrafice and triumph. In congregations that could not afford expensive art, because they were usually poor immigrants, a cross was a simple, inexpensive and humble answer. In the Lutheran European countries, elaborate crucifixes and exquisite paintings are far more common than the simple cross.
What else can I help you with?
Why are women allowed to be priests in the Lutheran religion?
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) woman are able to be ordained pastors. However in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) woman are not allowed to be ordained pastors.
Official religion in Iceland?
the National Church of Iceland--a Lutheran body (from Wikipedia)
Who is church?
its a holy place of worship ANSWER: The "church" is made up of believers in Jesus Christ. Individual persons make up the body of Christ and are called the "church" Jesus Christ is the Head of this body of believers.
When is Jesus returning for his church?
Jesus wont come for the church.. church is made by people not from Jesus, we should believe in Jesus not in church...... ANSWER: The church is the body of Christ made up of all New Testament believers. This is Scriptural (Colossians 1:18). We do not know when Christ will come for the church (body of believers). It will happen at the resurrection of the just, but we do not know when that will occur, ie, day, date or hour.
Why does the Bible call the Church the Body of Christ but not the Body of Jesus?
As Jesus was a very common name and in the bible it refers to several people named 'Jesus'. Also, Christ is is the son of God so the church is the body of God if you break it down.
Does Lutheranism support same-sex marriage?
No, it does not. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is one of the most conservative Lutheran groups in the United States. It was founded in 1918 by several congregations of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America who refused to be in fellowship with other congregations of the larger church body that permitted errant doctrine to be taught. This conservative breakaway group became the ELS. Due to its ultra-conservative nature, it almost goes without saying that it would not permit same-sex marriage.
Explain the difference between transubstantiation and consubstantiation?
The Lutheran Church does not hold to consubstantiation or transubstantiation because it refuses to speak of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in philosophical terns. The Lutheran Church takes a literal view of Jesus' words when he said, "This is my Body, and this is my Blood." He did not say, "This represents, symbolizes or means my body and blood, but this "is" my blood and body. Lutherans call this view "Real Presence" meaning that Jesus' true Body and Blood are actually, truly and substantially in, with, and under the bread and the wine. Thus, when one receives the wafer, one is actually and truly receiving Jesus along with the bread. The difference with transubstantiation is that transubstantiation holds that the bread is no longer bread, but wholly Jesus' Body. Lutheran's would say that Jesus is actually present in, with, and under the bread, but there is still bread present in the Sacrament. This view in the Lutheran Church is tied to First Corinthians 10:16 where St. Paul writes, "And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?" In addition, Paul writes in First Corinthians 11:26 "For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." Also, First Corinthians 11:27 "Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord." These references speak of the Host being bread as well as the Body of Christ.
Why the church called the body of Christ but not Jesus?
Because Jesus is flesh and Christ is spirit
What church does the group Jesus culture belong?
Jesus is the church. Jesus is the head and Lord of the church. When accepting Jesus into your life, you become a part of Jesus' body. A member of Jesus body and church. You do not have to be a member of a man made church to be a part of Jesus' church. Although believers/followers of Christ are to congregate, nurture and edify each other. A church can be a building where people can congregate to praise or worship God and Jesus. Or a church can be a gathering of 2 or more people gathered in Jesus name. Eph 5:29-30 states...For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord of the church. For we are members of his body, his flesh, and of his bones. This is the best I can quickly and correctly quote right off of my head.
What did Jesus say about the church?
According to Jesus that it says in the scripture,he said it is the people of God that is his body.
What is the Church as the body of Christ?
All born again believers of Jesus Christ are the true church or body of Christ. The true church is not a building as some think, but a relationship with Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit, (born again spiritually).
Why are nonmembers not allowed to take communion in a Lutheran church?
Excluding nonmembers from communion is not a policy of the Lutheran church as a whole. Rather, it may be the policy of a specific church or of a particular denomination. Unlike Catholicism, the Lutheran church does not have one central body. Instead, it is composed of a number of different divisions. In the US, there are three primary groups: the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Lutheran Church-- Missouri Synod (LCMS or just Missouri Synod), and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS or Wisconsin Synod). Each group has its own policy on communion. Missouri and Wisconsin Synods both practice closed communion; only members can take communion. The ELCA, however, practices open communion, where anyone can. Of course, individual churches may choose to follow a different procedure from that of the denomination to which they belong, so it is possible for an ELCA church to have closed communion.
