Posted on 11/23/2011 11:11:08 AM PST by marshmallow
A notoriously 'gay-friendly' parish in San Francisco has invited an openly homosexual Episcopalian cleric to lead an Advent Vespers service.
Most Holy Redeemer parish asked Bishop Otis Charles, a retired Episcopalian prelate, to lead the November 30 service. After serving as the Bishop of Utah from 1971 to 1993, he publicly announced that he is homosexual. Divorced from the mother of his 5 children, he solemnized a same-sex union in 2004.
Please reread my post and respond to the scripture I quoted.
Just to set the record straight...My former screenname was small voice in the wilderness. I have been a FR member since Nov. 1998.
Matthew 23:27
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.”
1Co 10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
You ought to be embarrassed but I'm sure you won't...
I guess then I’m mocking you.
Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
Besides, Catholic Priests dont even qualify scripturally to be a bishop or elders in the church.
1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Titus 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
If they are unqualified to hold the office they have no business telling people what to do or even be in a position of teaching.
The serpent lifted up by Moses, referenced in John 3:14, was a brass sculpture. No Christian considers Christ crucified to be pathetic. However, Hagee-ites would likely feel that way because they do not believe Jesus died as the Christ.
I'm thinking it's more like they don't believe God died at the Cross...
Ah! Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I do remember that screen name from way back. Anti-Catholic then and still keeping it up.
Is that because the word “Trinity” is not in the bible?
Wow. Since when were you elevated to be a co-equal with God? Only HE knows the heart... not you.
But, since you're making the assertion, then we can only assume that you are a heretic.
Hoss
You could go by the term *Christ follower*.
I know a pastor who likes to use that term.
And I agree. *Christian* has become so misused as to be almost meaningless.
Jesus quoted Scripture.
Are you sure you want to go there?
1 Timothy 6:3
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
1 Timothy 6:4
Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions.
1 Timothy 6:5
These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth.
You aren’t exactly Jesus. Now are you?
Like I said, you obviously haven’t been following the RF postings for a while or you’d get it.
When the RC’s hereon have a full blown, demonstrated handle on that toward the Proddys,
please get back to me.
I was NOT referring to CHRIST JESUS THE LIVING WORD!
I was referring to the Vatican A-M-G cult's brass idol on a stick.
Y'all trying to pretend to be more dense than y'all are is not an impressive thing to watch.
Exodus 20:4-6 4 "You shall NOT make for yourself
a carved image,
or any likeness
of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Mark 7 21-24
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:All these evil things come from within, and defile the man
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