Saturday, July 08, 2006
Episcopal Church Losing Its Flock
July 07, 2006
Episcopal Church Losing Its Flock
—Albert Mohler
The Episcopal Church lost its largest American congregation in recent days as Christ Church Episcopal in suburban Dallas declared that it would withdraw from the denomination. The reason? Theological liberalism and the election of an openly-homosexual man as bishop. The worldwide Anglican Communion had demanded that the American church repent and promise no more gay bishops, but the Episcopal Church responded with something far weaker.
Rev. David Roseberry, the church's pastor, told his congregation:
"The mission of Christ Church is to make disciples and teach them to obey the commands of Christ. The direction of the leadership of the Episcopal Church is different and we regret their departure from biblical truth and the historic faith of the Anglican Communion."
This is an historic action, taken by a brokenhearted pastor and church. It is also a wakeup call for liberal denominations. You can't count on denominational loyalty when you act in opposition to the Bible and the Christian faith.
Episcopal Church Losing Its Flock
—Albert Mohler
The Episcopal Church lost its largest American congregation in recent days as Christ Church Episcopal in suburban Dallas declared that it would withdraw from the denomination. The reason? Theological liberalism and the election of an openly-homosexual man as bishop. The worldwide Anglican Communion had demanded that the American church repent and promise no more gay bishops, but the Episcopal Church responded with something far weaker.
Rev. David Roseberry, the church's pastor, told his congregation:
"The mission of Christ Church is to make disciples and teach them to obey the commands of Christ. The direction of the leadership of the Episcopal Church is different and we regret their departure from biblical truth and the historic faith of the Anglican Communion."
This is an historic action, taken by a brokenhearted pastor and church. It is also a wakeup call for liberal denominations. You can't count on denominational loyalty when you act in opposition to the Bible and the Christian faith.
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I feel that those in the Episcopal church should do just as this Dallas Church has done. They should form a new Episcopal Biblically Conservative Church.
We are all sinners but we should not flont sins, and when one is found in sin in leadership in the church they should be removed from leadership.
Rev. Charles
We are all sinners but we should not flont sins, and when one is found in sin in leadership in the church they should be removed from leadership.
Rev. Charles
And David Roseberry has sold everything he's owned and followed Jesus... I am sure he's still sitting pretty on the Episcopal Church Pension Fund.
Per- the country parson's responce:
I doubt, he(David Roseberry) is still on the EPCPF if he has removed himself and the church from the denomination.
So you have sold everything and follow Jesus.
Rev. Charles
I doubt, he(David Roseberry) is still on the EPCPF if he has removed himself and the church from the denomination.
So you have sold everything and follow Jesus.
Rev. Charles
1Co 5:9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
1Co 5:10 Yet not altogether the fornicators of this world, or with
the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye
needs go out of the world.
1Co 5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any
man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an
idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a
one no not to eat.
1Co 5:12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without?
do not ye judge them that are within?
1Co 5:13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away
from among yourselves that wicked person.
I have been thinking about the subject Bob mentioned on Judging.
How does it relate to us in the body?
Paul tells us here to judge, but in other places we are told not to judge.
The kind of Judgement we are to do is admit we are sinners, that is
our judgement. I have heard many say that they have accept Jesus, but
they haven't anything to repent of, or don't think they have done
anything that bad as to repent of it.
We have been told that if we say we have not sinned, we are a liar.
Those that have entered the church and promoted sin in the church,
such as homosexuality are those that Paul is talking about in 1Cor.5.
Fornication is defined as "Sexual intercourse between partners who are
not married to each other."
Those in a homosexual relationship have had a sexual relationship with others
that they are not married too.
This is the major reason they are pushing for the right to marry.
They see that if they obtain mans approval to marry, they can get
God's approval and will not be seen as sinning or fornicating.
We are to not have anything to do with those in the Church that claim
to be brothers that promote sin. We have to have contact with the
world outside the body of Christ.
We judge ourselves when we admit to the fact, we have sinned. There
are those that haven't come to understand that. They still don't see
their selves as sinners. They want to change what sin is, by making
sin acceptable to man, thinking that then it would be acceptable to
the Man Christ.
Paul tells us in another place that he did what we wouldn't want to do
and could do what he wanted too. He couldn't live without sinning,
but he wanted too. Is thorn in the side. He understood that he had to
continue to judge his carnal nature, and admit he had sinned. He
judged himself that he wouldn't have to be judged, he accepted the
fact he sinned and the only way to be perfect was through Jesus
Christ. By accepting Christ sacrifice for his sins, by allowing
Christ to pay that price, that judgement for him.
We must do the same.
Blessings,
Charles
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1Co 5:10 Yet not altogether the fornicators of this world, or with
the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye
needs go out of the world.
1Co 5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any
man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an
idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a
one no not to eat.
1Co 5:12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without?
do not ye judge them that are within?
1Co 5:13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away
from among yourselves that wicked person.
I have been thinking about the subject Bob mentioned on Judging.
How does it relate to us in the body?
Paul tells us here to judge, but in other places we are told not to judge.
The kind of Judgement we are to do is admit we are sinners, that is
our judgement. I have heard many say that they have accept Jesus, but
they haven't anything to repent of, or don't think they have done
anything that bad as to repent of it.
We have been told that if we say we have not sinned, we are a liar.
Those that have entered the church and promoted sin in the church,
such as homosexuality are those that Paul is talking about in 1Cor.5.
Fornication is defined as "Sexual intercourse between partners who are
not married to each other."
Those in a homosexual relationship have had a sexual relationship with others
that they are not married too.
This is the major reason they are pushing for the right to marry.
They see that if they obtain mans approval to marry, they can get
God's approval and will not be seen as sinning or fornicating.
We are to not have anything to do with those in the Church that claim
to be brothers that promote sin. We have to have contact with the
world outside the body of Christ.
We judge ourselves when we admit to the fact, we have sinned. There
are those that haven't come to understand that. They still don't see
their selves as sinners. They want to change what sin is, by making
sin acceptable to man, thinking that then it would be acceptable to
the Man Christ.
Paul tells us in another place that he did what we wouldn't want to do
and could do what he wanted too. He couldn't live without sinning,
but he wanted too. Is thorn in the side. He understood that he had to
continue to judge his carnal nature, and admit he had sinned. He
judged himself that he wouldn't have to be judged, he accepted the
fact he sinned and the only way to be perfect was through Jesus
Christ. By accepting Christ sacrifice for his sins, by allowing
Christ to pay that price, that judgement for him.
We must do the same.
Blessings,
Charles
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