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To: rhema
I think the Episcopalians' in-your-face immorality equals the Corinthian situation both in severity and impenitence of the transgressor.

I certainly agree with you there, especially when it comes to the governing body of the church -- though it must be said that there are many faithful Christians to be found in the Episcopal Church as well. I'm strongly reminded of Revelations, especially the Letter to the Church in Thyatira:

"'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants[c] to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve. But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. Only hold fast what you have until I come. The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' (Rev. 2:19-29)

The similarities are eerie, no?

14 posted on 06/27/2006 2:09:24 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
I certainly agree with you there, especially when it comes to the governing body of the church -- though it must be said that there are many faithful Christians to be found in the Episcopal Church as well.

And I guess the question is, can they still call the Episcopal Church home?

9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people-- 10not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler--not even to eat with such a one. 12For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you."

They can't purge the church, so they may have to remove themselves from it:

15 posted on 06/27/2006 2:24:49 PM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions, keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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