Posted on 06/27/2023 7:09:25 AM PDT by COSIllinois
Group of seven Springfield churches gathers to discuss best way to respond to hate towards LGBTQAI+
Attendees pointed in particular to recent unsubstantiated claims by a local pastor ( Pastor Eric Hansen) alleging that a transgender person had exposed themselves to a child in a locker room in Springfield – and a column by Catholic Bishop Thomas John Paprocki in which he appeared to defend laws in Uganda criminalizing homosexual acts in that country.
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2 Timothy 3:2-5 Observation Question: What are characteristics of the people in the last days?
As we continue to read Paul’s words, we find that the terrible times will not be bad because of difficult events but because of evil people. This is what will make these last days so terrible. There will be many in the church who profess Christianity but look nothing like their Lord and Savior. In verse 5, Paul says that they had an “outward appearance of religion” but “repudiated its power.” This means that they had the outer trappings of Christianity—they went to church, sang hymns, gave their tithes, went on mission trips—but lived ungodly lives that proved they had never experienced Christ’s saving power.
Indeed.
These “seven churches” probably have fewer than 100 total congregants. What has happened is that leftist agnostics have taken control of these churches and the endowments that were established by long dead faithful people. When they drain the endowments the “churches” will close and be sold off to pay debts the agnostics incurred.
As in the days of Noah and the days of Lot.
Bishop Paprocki is one of the good guys. One of his predecessors in Springfield resigned in disgrace after it was disclosed that he was a frequent customer of male prostitutes. Paprocki dealt with that and the general sex abuse problem in the church, and was among the first to call for an investigation of the repulsive former Cardinal McCarrick of Washington. He knows what a destructive force LGBTQ is.
Doesn’t it say something in the Bible about loving and praying for a person but hating the sin that person is committing? Something to that effect? I cannot in my heart accept a person in the LGBTQ community as a “practicing” Christian but continues to live their lifestyle. But I pray for them and will love them as Christ commands. If I am wrong in this belief....?
The point of this story is the pastor was trying to protect the children, do you find that wrong?
You are not wrong.
However, we can’t stop at praying for sinners, can we? Even though we would pray for a murderer, we would still condemn his sin and want to see him put in prison, wouldn’t we?
If you are Catholic, you know one of the seven spiritual acts of mercy is to admonish the sinner.
Thank you!
No, not at all. If more pastors would do this, maybe the people in the church will follow.
I was raised Lutheran. I haven’t been to church in a while. I still believe and read my Bible but the churches have changed and it is so sad.
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