Lutherans and Methodists both baptize infants and teach justification by faith. They differ most over conversion: Lutherans teach it is God’s work alone, while Methodists teach that grace frees every person to accept or refuse God. They also explain what baptism and Communion give differently. Even so, the ELCA and the United Methodist Church have shared full communion since 2009. Each name covers more than one church. The two largest Lutheran bodies in the United States are the Evangelical Lutheran…

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