Posted on 01/01/2005 4:22:44 PM PST by Pikamax
Williams is no longer qualified for his spiritual office, and should be tried for heresy and summarily dismissed.
While I doubt that the Anglican communion has the courage to hold this man accountable, I am sure he will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and give an account for his tenure as AoC.
I wouldn't care to be in his shoes when Jesus asks him to explain:
(1) His recent participation in Druidic pagan rituals, or...
(2) His tacit approval to permit/encourage/tolerate the ordination of homosexuals or pro-homosex ministers to serve the holy Body of Christ, or...
(3)THIS... wavering statement of doubt instead of the witness of faith that God is in control.
Memo to AoC: Please take the time to read, interpret, and apply the principles of Biblical theology and practice to your personal life.
Have a nice day....
I A to Archbishop.......SHADDUP!!!!
To those of us teetering on the edge of leaving the Episcopal Church USA, this is just another nudge.
Unfortunately this looney is nominal head of the worldwide Anglican communion. The vast majority of Anglicans today are from Africa, and the quite-conservative African Anglican bishops may not put up with this quackery this time.
I believe it's a sign of the End Times, simply because I can't remember so many disasters (natural and man-made) in my lifetime.
How long this will last I don't know, but I think what was written in Revelation is occurring now.
JMHO.
Amen
During the late 20s/early 30s there was a string of natural disasters that dwarfed those we've seen recently. And I'm sure you're familiar with man-made disasters in the late 30s/early 40s. ......where tens of millions perished.
There are 3 24 hour cable TV news networks now. Stuff gets covered more extensively.
Back during the Tangshan earthquake in the 70s that killed 200,000+ I bet it might have gotten 10 minutes total coverage on the 30 minute evening news (mostly due to the secretive nature of the Communist Chinese.)
Exactly!
So many either haven't learned or have forgotton that fact.
I don't believe that it's a fact that is widely taught because so many don't understand. Most peoples first reaction is to blame God then ask why he didn't stop it.
Well, the Archbishop of Canterbury is closer to God than the stupid tools lying about increases in earthquakes, etc. to further their apocalyptikook religious agenda, or those fabricating the idea that Christians were miraculously saved in this disaster, which was especially designed to kill Muslims by God.
Just consider the man to really be a Druid priest and it all makes sense ...
I left the Episcopal church many years ago because of its
leftist leanings ie: The National Council of Churches.
Its prayer book is the most Christian writing second only to the Bible itself, but many of the leaders do not truly follow its teachings.
Actually, the tsunami is very scriptural, along with earthquakes, other weather abnormalities, pestilence wars and rumors of wars, hatred, etc., etc., etc.. I've had
Catholic priests ask me, incredulantly, if I really believe in the resurection of Jesus Christ.
I guess Diviniity School isn't what it used to be.
Ping for Anglican/Episcopal list if you haven't seen this yet?
Real slow.
Maybe two or three times.
The man's in the wrong job.
It's going to get a LOT worse before it gets permanently better.
If he only likes / loves / trusts / believes in God when things are going his way, he doesn't truly know God, Scripture, or the state of the world. He obviously doesn't have a clue how to be a spiritual leader.
God already has angels that do his bidding, they are not subject to living with the earthly battle (...the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak). Their's is a perfect world of immortality. We humans are literally in a proving ground.
Don't know God, you say? If you earnestly want salvation for your soul, then obey the Gospel. Jesus Christ trained the original leaders of the church, and he didn't mess up.
Jesus told Peter, "When thou art converted strengthen the brethern". Peter received this power, along with many others, in Acts chapter 2. He in turn told those that wanted to be saved, "Repent and be baptised, everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."(Acts 2:38). This is a supernatural experience. I used to make fun of people that "spoke in tongues" until it happened to me.
"Considering how and why the Anglican church started, it's little wonder the Anglican church struggles with matters of faith."
Seems like you and the good ol' Archbishop of Canterbury might be cut from the same cloth. You and he could both stand to read up a bit.....
The remarks of the Archbishop strike me as coming from one
who not only has a very weak theological understanding of
the nature of human suffering and evil but as one who is
extremely naive. Hasn't he ANY knowledge of human history?
Or does he think this is the world's first natural disaster? If we look at mankind's additional contribution
to evil and suffering how about the 50 million deaths in
two world wars? Terrible as the loss is in Indonesia it
is a pittance if we look back just to the 20th century.
No wonder religion in Britain is virtually defunct!
All publicity is good publicity, eh Arch?
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