Therefore:
Lutheran (EL C S*A) Ping!
* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Be rooted in Christ!
Posted on 07/08/2025 8:45:04 AM PDT by Morgana
From Caleb Lines’ latest sermon:
Mary gets to choose and Mary chooses to carry the Messiah. Mary says, let it be in the story, which means that Mary is afforded a choice that so many people in our society today are no longer afforded.
The biblical call is to increased compassion, and yet people often abuse and misuse the Bible, take it out of context, to bend it to mean what they want it to mean. And I don’t think that is a fair use of the Bible. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade two and a half years ago, many states had trigger laws that went into effect immediately, which made it illegal to seek an abortion in most if not all cases.
And that meant that many people who could get pregnant were not able to access the reproductive health care that they needed, especially people who were already in marginalized communities who could not afford to simply travel to another state. It meant that in some places, that even in cases of rape and incest, that abortion was illegal, but it went beyond that.
It’s now at the point where contraception is targeted and where abortion is illegal, even in lifesaving circumstances, and even if the child might be stillborn, for instance. That is to say that reproductive health encompasses more than simply abortion, as it is framed by most of the conversation. It is all-encompassing, and by and large, people in the United States want access to reproductive health.
This is spiritual cosplay—complete with vestments and pulpits—but the gospel they preach is nothing more than a caricature of the real thing. These clowns are not confused people fumbling through hard questions. They don’t believe a single word of their own preaching.
These are wolves in clerical drag, turning Scripture into satire. They invoke Mary not to honor her obedience, but to exploit her for political gain. They invoke Scripture not to submit to it, but to subvert it. And worst of all, they do it all while draped in the garb of the very faith they despise.
They don’t tremble at God’s Word—they twist it. They don’t shepherd souls—they seduce them. This isn’t even ignorance—it’s rebellion dressed up as righteousness. They mock God, mutilate His Word, and parade their heresies with smug confidence, daring anyone to challenge their so-called “compassion.”
It’s anti-Christianity, staged from within the church walls by the reprobate. And it’s not a matter of doctrinal disagreement—it’s spiritual warfare. These are priests of a new paganism, cloaked in liturgical language but preaching death.
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame (Philippians 3:19). And yet, tragically, they’ve convinced a generation to clap along while they dance toward judgment.
Quotation marks would be helpful so we knew who was saying what.
Why doesn’t Leo step in and defrock these nutsos?
UCC is a Protestant denomination. In fact, their leaders are NOT referred to as “priests”, but as ministers, etc.
Because they ain’t Catholic.
As if becoming with child without the normal means of doing so, by God’s Holy Spirit, isn’t enough to think it might be a good idea to continue the pregnancy.
Yes, readers can search the net, but the author(s) really should have provided some identification:
https://www.uchristianchurch.org/about-us/clergy-staff/caleb/
Not a congregation I would join; definitely one I would leave.
Mr. Pastor meet Mr. Mill Stone ... “Splash!”
UCC clergy are NOT “priests”!
And they often preach blasphemy!
My former Lutheran church is in communion with these imposters! No wonder I became Orthodox!
United Church of Christ Statement of Faith—original version
We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify:
He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image and sets before him the ways of life and death.
He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.
He judges men and nations by his righteous will declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord,he has come to us and shared our common lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to himself.
He bestows upon us his Holy Spirit, creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ, binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.
He calls us into his church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be his servants in the service of men, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers of evil, to share in Christ’s baptism and eat at his table, to join him in his passion and victory.
He promises to all who trust him forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, his presence in trial and rejoicing, and eternal life in his kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto him.
Amen.
“The original (traditional) version of the UCC Statement of Faith was adopted in 1959 by General Synod and is widely regarded as one of the most significant Christian faith testimonies of the 20th century. “
Very Arian!
.....He calls us into his church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship...,
Bonhoeffer!
Therefore:
Lutheran (EL C S*A) Ping!
* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Be rooted in Christ!
Sounds like a deceitful lie right out of the Father of Lies' handbook! They forget that the angel Gabriel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God." Mary THEN said to the angel, “I am the Lord’s servant, may it happen to me according to your word.” It was AFTER that she conceived. It's not like God impregnated her first and then she had the choice whether or not to "keep it". I despise false teachers!
some of today’s priests, ministers, vicars, deacons, rabbis, clericals are wolves in sheep clothes
and the enemy within is always much harder to defend against than most external enemies
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