Today's Verses: Proverbs 9:8-9 (NIV)
8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
This proverb reminds us that not all will listen to us. He or she who is wise, wants to become wiser. He or she who is foolish will not listen and will keep going down their own destructive path hating those who want to help them become wiser.
Today's Comments: To a certain extent, doesn't this apply to the Episcopal Church today? There is no question in my mind that embracing homosexual behavior is in every way possible contrary to what the Bible teaches. And yet, the Episcopal Church, with most of its bishops, priests, and deacons will not listen to what others are trying to say. Instead, they label their critics as bigots and fools. Orthodox Christians are accused of adhering to an out-of-date morality and set of ethics. We are condemned for outcasting those for who they insist abnormal sexual inclinations were created by God--- all this despite the warnings that Paul gives us in Romans 1.
I call attention to the article about my church, Blessed Sacrament, in the Orange County Register. Despite the pressures that are against us, we are trying to stick together and still remain a part of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. In doing so, it is still our intent to preach the truth in love. There is no other way.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
This proverb reminds us that not all will listen to us. He or she who is wise, wants to become wiser. He or she who is foolish will not listen and will keep going down their own destructive path hating those who want to help them become wiser.
Today's Comments: To a certain extent, doesn't this apply to the Episcopal Church today? There is no question in my mind that embracing homosexual behavior is in every way possible contrary to what the Bible teaches. And yet, the Episcopal Church, with most of its bishops, priests, and deacons will not listen to what others are trying to say. Instead, they label their critics as bigots and fools. Orthodox Christians are accused of adhering to an out-of-date morality and set of ethics. We are condemned for outcasting those for who they insist abnormal sexual inclinations were created by God--- all this despite the warnings that Paul gives us in Romans 1.
I call attention to the article about my church, Blessed Sacrament, in the Orange County Register. Despite the pressures that are against us, we are trying to stick together and still remain a part of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. In doing so, it is still our intent to preach the truth in love. There is no other way.
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