“Mother Jesus gives birth to a new creation — and you and I are His children. If we’re going to keep on growing into Christ images for the world around us, we’re going to have to give up fear.”
Dr. Katharine Schori, new, presiding bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church, performing the Eucharist at their convention in Columbus, Ohio yesterday.
Truth is stranger than a Dan Brown novel.
Shalom from Israel, Jeff!
This highlights one of the many reasons that anglicans and episcopals across the United States are turning to their African brothers and sisters for church leadership.
It will be interesting to see what becomes of the Episcopal Church of the U.S. I pray that they turn from this erroneous teaching and become rooted in the Text. Not the text of some Dan Brown novel but The Text of the Bible.
Cheers,
B.A.
Posted by: B.A. | June 22, 2006 at 13:36
In most metro areas, there is at least one church that belongs to an Anglican splinter denomination that is not affiliated with the US Episcopal Church. These alternative Anglican churches tend to be more orthodox theologically. Episcopalians should be running for the hinterlands in search of these alternative churches, or some other legitimate alternative.
Posted by: Joe Guarino | June 22, 2006 at 17:00
I know several Episcopalians this week who have resigned from the church they are at and headed for one that is alligned with Rwanda none the less.
It is great that Africa is having an influence, but not so great that America is so depraved. What these people need is the fear of hell placed back into their hearts. When they realize they face a stricter punishment for what they did, I have no doubt they will make a 180 and turn toward Christ.
Posted by: Carl Holmes | June 24, 2006 at 10:17
I am sorry but the blue blazes are you guys going on about? She said nothing that is not perfectly consistant with mainstream understanding of the effect of the redemption and the purpose of a Christian life or the impediments to leading one. And yet you guys mock her? For what? Becasue she used a maternal analogy to desribe the redemption?
And Carl, she doesn't need God as an abusive parent to turn toward Christ. From what I have seen of her, the enormity of Christs love has apparently been more than sufficient.
And, Carl, if you think that the message of Christ is about punishment, if you think the value of God is in avoiding his wrath, if you think Hell is a good reason to believe, then all I have to offer you is pity.
Posted by: kevin | June 26, 2006 at 13:25