Wednesday, July 04, 2001

Lutheran and Episcopal Bishops Compromise with Rome

'A Covenant' was signed June 3 by three northeast Ohio bishops where they will, "Work toward the day when there will be no obstacles to our union in the tradition of the apostles."

These three bishops were: Roman bishop Anthony Pilla, along with two apostate bishops, Lutheran Marcus Miller, and Episcopal J. Clark Grew II. A few notes on this document:

1. Their covenant cleverly divides the bible into, as it says, "the Scriptures of Israel and the apostolic Scriptures." This is yet another Catholic attempt to claim authorship for at least the New Testament, despite Romans 3:2 saying, "UNTO THEM (the Jews) WERE COMMITTED THE ORACLES OF GOD." As well as Jude 3 which says, "THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS," not a small elite of divinely empowered priests who claim to have the power to snap their fingers, and God jumps whenever a piece of bread is to be turned into Jesus Christ. How Rome hates the word of God being in the hands of the common man!

2. These apostates will also encourage their churches to share in the very politically correct Dr. Martin Luther King Day activities.

I'm not surprised, unregenerate birds of a feather will flock together. Dr. King, who pretended to be a Christian minister, did not believe in the Jesus of the bible. An essay King wrote, in seminary of all places, in the fall of 1949 reveal where he really stood.

As to the divinity of Christ he wrote, "In order to receive inspiration from Jesus the Greeks had to apotheosize (to raise to the status of a god) him." In other words, Jesus was attributed divinity because the Greeks would have settled for nothing less. But, the Magi knew beforehand Jesus would be divine, and came to the babe prepared to "WORSHIP" Him, for Matthew 2:2 has them asking, "WHERE IS HE THAT IS BORN KING OF THE JEWS? FOR WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR IN THE EAST, AND ARE COME TO WORSHIP HIM."

As to the virgin birth King wrote, "First, we must admit that the evidence for the tenability of this doctrine is too shallow to convince any objective thinker." But, Matthew 1:23 says, "BEHOLD, A VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD, AND SHALL BRING FORTH A SON."

On the resurrection King wrote, "In fact the external evidence for the authenticity of this doctrine is found wanting." But, Mark 16:9 says, "NOW WHEN JESUS WAS RISEN EARLY THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK." The bible is very clear about the deity, virgin birth, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It's interesting our three bishops choose to celebrate the day of a man who denied the real Jesus Christ. May Catholics and other apostates flee from such false teachers, repent of their sin, and be born again.