A vote this weekend will determine where Wichita Falls’ Episcopalians sit in church Sunday.
Disagreements that have been festering for years in the Episcopal Church will be addressed today and Saturday at the annual convention of the Diocese of Fort Worth at St. Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford, Texas.
The published agenda includes a vote on a constitutional amendment that would remove the Fort Worth diocese ”” including its church property in the diocese ”” from the Episcopal Church and tuck it under the South American-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, a realignment under the branch of the church that is headquartered in Argentina.
Who will own the actual buildings in Wichita Falls ”” All Saints Episcopal at 2606 Southwest Parkway, Church of the Good Shepherd at 1007 Burnett, and St. Stephen’s Episocopal Church at 5023 Lindale Drive near Rider High School ”” is in question and may require a court to decide, officials say.
If the focus of ECUSA’s was truly upon Salvation of the individual through bringing him to God through Christ, then they wouldn’t involve themselves in lawsuits that punish local parishes.
However, the bishop of ECUSA, who presides over the General Convention, Schori, has already said that Salvation through Christ is not the only path to God. This is in direct contradiction of specific New Statement Scriptural statements made by Jesus the Christ.
So it is not surprising that ECUSAn revisionists and their presiding bishop, who have invented a radical new religion, are attacking orthodox Anglicans who in true belief and fealty adhere “…to the Faith once given….”
I assume that they also believe that they will not be told “…I do not know you…” when they pass from their brief and tenuous mortal existance.
In my comment (#2) please change
“If the focus of ECUSA’s was truly upon Salvation of the individual…”
to read
“If the focus of ECUSA’s revisionist leadership was truly upon Salvation of the individual…”
Just off the cuff, but when Christ said that “they” would be told “I do not know you” the “they” are those who did not perform the Acts of Corporal Mercy in their life here on earth. If I’m wrongl, pls. advise. I’ll be back next week. Thx.
#4,
It never hurts to actually look at the context–in this case, Matt. 7: 15-27. Those of whom Jesus says “I never knew you” are described as “false prophets,” who “cast out demons,” and “did many mighty works” in Jesus’ name. They are described as “workers of lawlessness,” who hear the words of Jesus and do not do them. Nothing in the context indicates that they were guilty of neglecting the Acts of Corporal Mercy.
No. 5 – I was incorrectly thinking of Matthew 25: 31-46, which, though, pretty well backs up the point I was making. Thx.