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Page 1: Bankrupt of biblical belief & tolerant of immorality “Where there are four Episcopals, there’s a fifth.” “Hard to get used to a beer keg at a church gathering.”
Page 2: Bankrupt of biblical belief & tolerant of immorality “Where there are four Episcopals, there’s a fifth.” “Hard to get used to a beer keg at a church gathering.”

Bankrupt of biblical belief &tolerant of immorality

•“Where there are four Episcopals, there’s a fifth.”•“Hard to get used to a beer kegat a church gathering.”•Practicing homosexual Bishopin New England.

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The religions of men always lead to unbelief and immorality

•Bible alone, 1 Pt. 4:11•Grounded in the faith, Col. 2:6-8

Page 4: Bankrupt of biblical belief & tolerant of immorality “Where there are four Episcopals, there’s a fifth.” “Hard to get used to a beer keg at a church gathering.”
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Started with King Henry VIII in England•1534 declared self head of church•Colonists brought to “new world”•Revolution:Church of England nearly disappeared•1782/83 reorganized:Protestant Episcopal Church

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Book of Common Prayer:Guide to worship & devotion

•“Greatest book…[except] the Bible”•Author: Archbishop of Canterbury, 1549•Revised many times, last 1979•Also use Apostles’ & Nicene Creeds

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General Convention:Decision & Law-making Body

•Organized similar to US Government•Elected representatives•Bicameral:

-House of Bishops-House of Clerical & Lay deputies

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Dioceses•Group of churches in an area•Overseen by a bishop—male/female/other•Religious orders

-Monks-Nuns-Sisters-Friars

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Baptism

-Grafted into church, 1 Cor. 12:13-Infant, pouring, cf. Acts 2:38; 8:36-38; Jn. 3:23; Rom. 6:3, 4

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Eucharist, communion

-Weekly observance, Acts 20:7-Forgives, heals, cf. 1 Jn. 1:7-10; 1 Cor. 11:23-26

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Confirmation

-Laying on of bishop’s hands-Special gift of God’s Spirit-Strength for temptation, cf. Acts 8:14-18

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Ordination

-For trained personsDeaconsPriestsBishops

-Nothing in the Bible, cf. 1 Pt. 4:11

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Marriage

-Imparts measure of grace-Bible says its honorable, Heb. 13:4

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Confession, reconciliation

-Tell priest sins, cf. 1 Pt. 2:9; Jas. 5:16

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Sacraments: channels of grace•Unction: anointing of the sick

-Special blessing-Sign of cross on forehead with blessed oil, cf. Acts 19:11-20

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Uses multiple sources of authority•“No doctrine can be taught which is not at the same time scriptural, traditional, and reasonable”

-Tradition: practiced for many years-Reasonable: makes sense to man

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Uses multiple sources of authority•Does not believe Bible is only authority,cf. Jude 3; 2 Jn. 9-11

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Bankrupt of biblical belief &tolerant of immorality

•“Where there are four Episcopals, there’s a fifth.”•“Hard to get used to a beer kegat a church gathering.”•Practicing homosexual Bishopin New England.

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The religions of men always lead to unbelief and immorality

•Bible alone, 1 Pt. 4:11•Grounded in the faith, Col. 2:6-8