Posted on 08/06/2003 12:49:24 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:15:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
August 6, 2003 -- Defiant Episcopal Church leaders last night scoffed at threats of a schism and elected their first openly gay bishop - just hours after clearing the clergyman of two sex-tainted accusations.
Church bishops voted 62 to 45 to confirm New Hampshire Bishop-elect Gene Robinson, who has been living with his male lover for 13 years. Conservative foes immediately vowed to boycott the rest of the week's convention in Minneapolis - and headed across the street to a Lutheran church to pray.
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While the accuser, who was there, and on the receiving end, concluded that it was.
IT's not.
We have been taught all our young lifes and into adult life that our faith is a ROCK. Unchanging, unwavering. Sin is sin. We can be forgiven. WE are to hate the sin, forgive the sinner. But we were also taught that when you sin, and you ask for forgiveness,.. you didn't just go out doing it again and again slapping it in the face of the Father. To do so, means you weren't really asking for forgiveness in the first place.
A man or a woman who asks for forgiveness for committing adultery, stops for a bit.. then does it repeatedly, IS NOT FORGIVEN. Because they are still committing the sin!!!
Many churches saw a drop in attendance. Sadly they did not know why. It was because they started to wander away from the written word. Ignoring 1st Timothy. Creating splits in their churches because of it. Then the recent Presbyterian business, regarding allowing sexually active people to be Mininisters, and allowing Homosexuals to be Ministers. It did not pass. But I can assure you, it hurt the church, because our local Minister would not take a stand on it. Because he must believe it is ok.
I heard Dr. Charles Stanley on TV say, we aren't called on to be "Politically correct" (PC), we are called to obey the word of God. It has served us well for centuries, is fits every generation. It doesn't need changing. We do....
From the things we are seeing on tv, to what is being tried right under our noses, it is clear the evil one is winning on this earth. I've had my two grandchildren ages 7 (8 in 2 weeks) and 7 in Nov. here. We watch the News. They stop and look at the tv. when they hear DURING PRIME TIME TV News ALERTS about a GAY Episcipilian Mininster being voted in as Biship and how it may split the churh. I told the almost 8 year old, I pray it will split the church. Because it is a sin, and it is wrong.
God protect us, as we start endorsing this kind of deviant behavior.
BTW,.. I might as well come out with it now. All my life I've wanted to be rich. REALLY rich. I know its not right, but I think the only way I'm EVER going to be able to do that.. is to steal money. I feel this URGE. I've felt it as a child. I can no LONGER put off that URGE. I know most Americans don't FEEL like I do. I know it says in the Bible I shouldn't. But since we are being so FORGIVING and UNDERSTANDING,.. I'm sure people will understand when I start giving in to this primal instinct I'm feeling. It is an URGE I can NO LONGER DENY...and why should I HAVE TO??? I WANT MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shouldn't he have said "grab-assing pants chaser"?
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A good writer could make one h--- of an unnerving novel based on those 13 words.
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one thing that galls me is the gay Bishops blindness to the fact his`mere presence within the clergy is divisive to the body. The Bible is quite clear how the Spirit departs when contention arises.
for this very fact alone this pervert should have excused himself from consideration. However, its plainly obvious his goals are agenda driven......to the destruction of the church.
.......and we wonder why new Christians hate corporate worship
"Episcopalian Eye For The Straight Guy"
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