This whole Buttigieg thing is driving me crazy. The Fake News Media have now created this whole mythology around him, that he is a “devout Christian,” which is absolutely false, for the following reasons:
1. A believing Christian cannot be unrepentently engaging in homosexual sex. That is counter to the whole nature of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. See, e.g., 1 Cor. 6 which says those practicing homosexuality cannot be saved, numerous verses in the New Testament that say continuing to engage in sexual immorality is incompatible with having been redeemed. Jesus Himself said that those engaging in sexual immorality cannot be saved and will be barred from Heaven. Rev. 22:14-15.* (I don’t know why more people don’t quote these verses in response to “Well, Jesus never said anything about it.” He did. In fact, some translations of these verses say the term “dog” used means homosexual, referring back to the term used in Leviticus for homosexual prostitutes.)
2. They tout this guy as being a “devout Episcopalian.” Episcopalians are NOT Christians, they are a counterfeit cult that is controlled by the LGBT. Various heresies they believe and promote include: (a) They don’t believe in the authority of Scripture; (b) they believe that once you are water-baptized, you are assured to go to Heaven despite anything you do the rest of your life; (c) Your “baptismal covenant” is to engage in social justice (not to repent from your sins and follow Jesus); (d) there is no requirement to seek to live a holy life or follow God’s commandments — since you automatically go to Episcopalian Heaven once you are water-baptized in their church, there is no requirement for anything else.
*14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.” [Jesus’s words to John}
That doesn't sound much like Episcopalianism. You would be hard-pressed to find any denomination that believed that what you do in life doesn't affect whether you are saved or not. Baptism means you are a member of the church. It doesn't mean you have a direct ticket to heaven.
Pete Buttigieg converted to Episcopalianism from Catholicism, probably because of the gay thing.
That’s a pretty powerful post there!
Only minor (and it’s minor) point of contention I might have is the Saving Grace of Christ. Christ died on that cross for all. All who admit they are sinners, believe in Christ’s finished work on the cross and resurrection, and call upon His Holy Name will be saved.
My past, present, and....future sins are forgiven. If Christians pretend they will no longer sin after being saved, they are in for a very real and rude awakening via the devil.
Living in sin is one thing and being unrepentant. Struggling with sin (we all do) and seeking the Lord’s face, guidance, and forgiveness continuously is healthy for the believer.
1 John 1:8
John MacArthur once said something along the lines of this (not a direct quote):
‘If you could lose your salvation, you would’.