Posted on 07/17/2019 7:35:07 AM PDT by Gamecock
Paul Egensteiner, Bishop Elect of the Metropolitan New York Synod (ELCA), recently attended a gay pride parade and shared a heretical message. While giving people "...thumbs up or a handshake or high five or simply a greeting of 'Happy Pride!'" Bishop Elect Egensteiner tells of a specific encounter he had with a young man who asked him "You mean I'm not going to hell?” The ELCA bishop writes:
"I was stunned. 'No,' I said. (Along with Bishop Eaton, I believe there is a hell but it is empty, by the grace of the Father and the love of Jesus.) 'God loves you!' He held my hand a little longer and then said, 'Come here. Give me a hug' As I did so, he repeated his initial question, 'So I’m not going to hell, right?' 'No!' I repeated, maybe a little more emphatically this time. 'God LOVES you!'” (See here)
This statement about hell is wrong on many so many levels.
- It is heretical to believe hell is empty. The Bible clearly speaks of people in hell and warns about going there. (See here) Teaching that hell is empty is universalism, a false teaching that all people will be saved. It is a dangerous belief that risks the eternal life of those who believe it. That is what this Evangelical Lutheran Church in America bishop elect (and many in the ELCA) believes. It is a teaching from hell.
- In this exchange between the young man and the ELCA bishop elect, a false assurance of salvation was given. Nothing was said about faith in Christ, repentance, grace by faith for those who believe, fleeing from sin, forgiveness, God's Word or lovingly helping this man know the healing that God can provide him. Satan could not have done better.
This is a grave teaching of the apostate Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Shame on the ELCA for not preaching that Hell is real, people will be in hell and that salvation is available to all by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
- And then you have ELCA bishops encouraging sinful behavior that separates people from the Lord.
ELCA members, you are hurting people and the Lord God Almighty by supporting this denomination.
Hell has no borders, Heaven does. Think about it.
If Hell is empty, why pray for people’s souls? Why evangelize?
Catholics call such a notion (in addition to heresy), the sin of presumption: “If God loves everyone...”
Sorry. I meant to say: Hell has no fence or gate, Heaven does.
ELCA should be forced to stop using Luther’s name. Their creapy organizations (rapugee settlement for example) use the name “Lutherans” when doing bad things makes it seems like all Lutherans are that way, when in fact there are still REAL Lutheran Churches like the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church who have nothing to do with these evil ELCA types.
The streets of Hell are paved with the skulls of bishops.
The concept of a Hell occupied with the souls of the unrepentant is not compatible with scripture.
It is compatible with Dante’s Inferno.
“I believe there is a hell but it is empty.”
This is actually a fascinating cope. He knows that denying the existence of hell is an untenable position, so he creates a dodge to cope with the dissonance between Scripture and his earthly desire to justify sticking things in places they aren’t supposed to go. They never have to deal with anything beyond this simple formulation of “God is love, therefore, nobody goes to hell.”
Agree, and also think they have no right to claim they are “evangelical”!
The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bad bishops.
Hell is empty because they are all in Congress.
Or like the Preacher’s kid said to the Deacon’s kid. “My Dad owns Hell.” What? “He said the Deacons gave it to him last night.”
I’m surprised he doesn’t think it’s full of conservatives.
Oh how low churches have descended.
And these same clowns would defend Islam to the fullest.
And they wonder why their attendance is dropping like a progressive lib arts professor’s IQ.
Hell is empty because they are all in Congress.
Or like the Preacher’s kid said to the Deacon’s kid. “My Dad owns Hell.” What? “He said the Deacons gave it to him last night.”
Happy pride, gay is good, there is no hell, and other delusions.
Gay bishops and pastors distort Christianity so it conforms to their life style. Instead, they should make their life style conform to Christianity.
“Hell has no borders, Heaven does. Think about it.”
Road to HELL has no speed limit, no stop signs and requires no SELF CONTROL !!
It ain't no upwardly mobile freeway.
Hell has increased its borders
Then why go to church if I can sleep on Sunday morning!
No need for spiritual growth. No need for worship. No need to confess and hear our forgiveness.
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