bankrupt of biblical belief & tolerant of immorality “where there are four episcopals,...
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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.
The religions of men always lead to unbelief and immorality
•Bible alone, 1 Pt. 4:11•Grounded in the faith, Col. 2:6-8
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
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
General Convention:Decision & Law-making Body
•Organized similar to US Government•Elected representatives•Bicameral:
-House of Bishops-House of Clerical & Lay deputies
Dioceses•Group of churches in an area•Overseen by a bishop—male/female/other•Religious orders
-Monks-Nuns-Sisters-Friars
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
Sacraments: channels of grace•Eucharist, communion
-Weekly observance, Acts 20:7-Forgives, heals, cf. 1 Jn. 1:7-10; 1 Cor. 11:23-26
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
Sacraments: channels of grace•Ordination
-For trained personsDeaconsPriestsBishops
-Nothing in the Bible, cf. 1 Pt. 4:11
Sacraments: channels of grace•Marriage
-Imparts measure of grace-Bible says its honorable, Heb. 13:4
Sacraments: channels of grace•Confession, reconciliation
-Tell priest sins, cf. 1 Pt. 2:9; Jas. 5:16
Sacraments: channels of grace•Unction: anointing of the sick
-Special blessing-Sign of cross on forehead with blessed oil, cf. Acts 19:11-20
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
Uses multiple sources of authority•Does not believe Bible is only authority,cf. Jude 3; 2 Jn. 9-11
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.
The religions of men always lead to unbelief and immorality
•Bible alone, 1 Pt. 4:11•Grounded in the faith, Col. 2:6-8