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.
placemarker
You have a cake pan on your head.
My soul is just fine. I wouldn’t want to join the Nicolaitans or their contemporary Evangelical successors.
Protestants appeal to their own consciences and the Bible is an afterthought.
So you don’t believe that salvation is by faith alone?
Luther, Calvin, the Baptists, etc. wrote nice books of fiction. :)
As a layman I don’t pass judgment on anyone. But you as an Evangelical layperson seem quite happy to pass judgement on the “Whore of Babylon”.
I don’t judge your soul. But you seem quite happy to pretend it’s the Last Judgment and you are sitting on the throne and you are sending the Catholics to hell.
You don’t know the state of your soul let alone anyone else’s, so don’t be so quick to pass judgment.
You don’t speak for the Bible either.
In contrast, even the non-Catholics do and will recognize some Catholics faith as legitimate even though they remain in Catholicism.
>>You are saying something that no one here has said.
Wow. LOTS of mind reading there.
But, you didn't answer the question... is the Bible fabricated? Since so many Roman Catholics here claim the Roman Catholic Church provided the Bible, and since Protestants appeal to the God-breathed scriptures for authority, it would seem to me to be an easy answer for you -- if the Bible is fabricated, then we Protestants might be in a bind. But that could only happen if the Roman Catholic Church fabricated the whole thing.
Praise God and thanks to Him that is NOT the case!
Hoss
Which cult is it that you would presume I belong to?
I fear no mystery. Jesus told us to fear not because he gave us certainty in our future. He did however tell us to avoid deception and anyone teaching anything other than what was taught by Him and the Apostles. The writings of the Apostles are our only source of first hand knowledge. All others are nothing but hearsay.
Thank you for saying so mitch. I do believe there are many who read these threads but never post. Our prayer is that they will be enlightened and learn from what is said.
Well, mm, that's what happens when a denomination relegates God to anything other than primacy in all things; in this case, God's word, God-breathed (and which they claim some ownership ;) is relegated to some sort of co-equal status with "tradition".
When that happens, there is no longer any issue of fear about their sins.... besides, why worry with God? Jaunt on down to the local priest and go to confession, say so many Hail Mary's and Our Father's and you're good to go!
Hoss
Which organization is it again who claims to turn a wafer into blood but then claims its an unbloody sacrifice? Talk about denying that its blood after declaring it to be blood! >> But the, "I interpret Me" folks say, WORKS! AWK!! WORKS !! OOOOHHHH, NOOOOOO<<
Lets ask Jesus.
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. John 6:28-29
That whole thing is one of total conjecture and could have been. Its amazing how anyone who has the ability to think logically could use that type of unsubstantiated information and conjecture to base their eternal future on.
Works follow salvation. They don't cause salvation.
That's where the confusion with works comes in for Catholics. They think they have to add works to faith in order to be saved.
God tells us that salvation is by faith and works will be the natural outworking of the saving faith that has been exercised.
Show me where I did that.
I dont judge your soul.
Oh yes you do. You've done it before to others.
Your own words. No? Or did someone hijack your account? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2811552/posts?page=1506#1506
rzman21: Without baptism, you go to hell, period.
mm: Calling someone a heretic is judging their soul.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2811552/posts?page=1301#1301
rzman21: I just dont happen to believe anything you believe is scriptural. Like all heretics, you twist the scriptures to fit you liking.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2811552/posts?page=1146#1146
rzman21: "You arent a Christian."
You want to compare the Holy words of God with the fictitious writings of one of your alleged church fathers???
How do they dupe you guys into falling for this stuff???
rzman21: >>You are saying something that no one here has said.
It's been said before. Problem is, noob, either you haven't been paying attention, or you haven't been around long enough to have caught it.
Thank you for posting that boatbums! That surely puts it into perspective doesnt it.
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