That would be an oxymoron.
A more important question: are liberal christians christians?
Change what?
Change how?
God is eternal. The truth of the Resurrection is eternal.
A saying that comes to mind...
You’re either on the wagon, or you’re not.
The Episcopal church is a religion that celebrates homosexuality and abortion. It was founded by an adulterer who murdered his opponents and the women who displeased him. There is nothing Christian about the Episcopal church or its founder. Episcopalians today don’t worship, they gather for emotional support. Their clergy are largely agnostic.If you were a bible believing Christian and became a member of an Episcopal parish, you would soon tire of being told of your therapeutic options.
It’s not worth saving — Liberalism and Christianity is an oxymoron.
Most of what passes for liberal Christianity is just the “vain philosophies of man”.
No. They can not be saved. They are no longer Christian. They are a political ideology. They have been dying for years. People can read. Once they read the Bible they know these “Churches” are lost. Have been for a long time.
Bishop Spong ... there is a name that belongs in the garbage heap of history's judas goats and false teachers. Wolves dressed in lamb"s clothing.
You can not be a liberal and Christian.
"CanWhy Should Liberal Christianity Be Saved?"
Better.
My answer: see reply #4. Thank you re_nortex.
They might want to consider joining the Muslims. Neither is much of a religion and both believe in killing babies and butt buddies,
Wow. There are a lot of ridiculous comments here about liberals not being Christians. It is apparent that most on this forum haven’t a clue about what makes a person a Christian. Do you all think keeping so-called “conservative” principles will get anyone to Heaven? Do you think modern conservatism is the easy substitute for trying to be saved by keeping the Law of Moses (which no one has ever been able to keep)?
This thread is as bad as when liberals try to describe their version of Jesus. It is obvious some here would try to make Jesus a Republican as if He is supposed to learn from us how things ought to be run.
I’m very disappointed at the ignorance here.
People are not born again by becoming affiliated with a political ideology. They get saved by hearing and believing the gospel.
Many truly born-again believers have no political affiliation. Many do not understand politics. Many vote democratic because they do not understand what they are voting for.
There are plenty of so-called conservatives on this forum going headlong to eternal damnation in the lake of fire. And there are a lot of believers in Jesus Christ who will make it into Heaven in spite of being deceived by politicians and news reporters.
Do you think Rush and Hannity and Savage are headed for the pearly gates because they espouse conservative views. I’ve got news for you. I’ve listened to these and other conservatives for years and never heard one give a testimony of how they were lost in sin and found salvation by God’s grace. Politics, even conservative politics, will not get anyone to Heaven any more than supposed liberal charity will.
Don’t act like fools. Don’t be modern Pharisees. By your words you will be justified and by them you will be condemned.
Why bother? The ELCA, PCUSA and the other looney left denominations are going into the Crapper where they belong. Meanwhile, the other Denominations that have maintained their Scriptural integrity are doing quite well. The PCA has had phenominal groth over the past several years.
Anybody who thinks this is just some right-wing nuts calling left-wing Christians unchristian just because they don’t vote conservative Republican…normally, I’d consider telling people to read John Spong’s stuff cruel and unusual punishment, but you really need to. We’re not talking about a guy who professes more or less orthodox Christianity and just lives it out by voting Democrat. Politics aside, we’re basically talking about a high-church atheist. And he’s as representative as any of the current leadership. The Episcopal Church of today is pretty much exactly what Spong said it needed to become to attract members in today’s world, and it’s bleeding to death. That’s not right-wing rhetoric, that’s simple observable fact.
I’m listening to a book called “Occult America.” It is not what I expected, but it actually explains a lot about “Liberal Christianity.”
First and foremost, it is anything but Christian. Mostly, it is a combination of “Spiritualism,” “New Thought” and Socialism. The Christianity part is just a very thin candy shell.
Another funny thing - a lot of this cr@p started in the North East, especially the western and central part of New York state, aka the “Burned Over District” or “Psychic Highway” (between Rochester and Syracuse) so it is mostly a Yankee thing.
But if conservative Christianity has often been compromised, liberal Christianity has simply collapsed. Practically every denomination — Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian — that has tried to adapt itself to contemporary liberal values has seen an Episcopal-style plunge in church attendance.