with hypocrisy. There is none of the spirit of dilettantism, inordinate pomp, or self-aggrandizement here, but rather an exertion toward spiritual growth, faithfulness, and fellowship with Christ. It is no doubt the spirit itself, the uncompromising and unbending zeal for purity of doctrine, the hatred of all syncretism and doctrinal indifference, that has estranged many. For this is a very significant feature of Lutheran orthodoxy: it is an attitude, a spirit, a posture; and it is difficult for