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To: netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; Litany; SumProVita; ...
“This is a lonely day for Presbyterians who believe what the Bible and the Church have consistently taught: that God’s will is that we be faithful in marriage or chaste in singleness. ....

If Sacred Tradition (what all generations of the Church have taught) is ignored, then the alternative is that heretical popular doctrines of the day, like homosexual marriage, cloning, abortion on demand, embryonic stem cell research, etc., will start to be accepted by pastors and churches who want to be called modernistic, and who don't want to offend the popular culture. These formerly evil things become part of their church doctrine by a simple majority vote of the delegates to their conventions. Vice should never become virtue by popular vote. Isaiah 5:20 says "woe to them who call evil good and good evil." When Tradition is not present in a church, this is exactly what happens, and is happening now before our very eyes.

2 posted on 05/12/2011 2:21:51 PM PDT by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: NYer
If Sacred Tradition ... is ignored, then the alternative is that heretical popular doctrines of the day ... will start to be accepted by pastors and churches.

I would agree with you, with the only caveat being that the only sacred traditions are those commanded in scripture.

When Tradition sound doctrine accompanied by holy living is not present in a church, this is exactly what happens, (fixed)

The Catholic church has no shortage of traditions. Would you say there is also no problem of homosexuals in the pulpit?

26 posted on 05/12/2011 3:44:57 PM PDT by Gil4 (Sometimes it's not low self-esteem - it's just accurate self-assessment.)
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To: NYer

Sometimes evil can appear harmless — like taking a bite out of an apple.


61 posted on 05/15/2011 6:48:02 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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