Saturday, September 24, 2005
HERESY
From the comboxes...
Christine tells us that "Heresy is an ugly ugly term. Peace bottom line is not achieved by accusation.
Lig says that the word "borders on hateful" and asks "Where would the Roman Catholic Church be if Jesus had not been so progressive?"
Time for a reality check.
Matthew, Chapter 23...all of it.
An example:
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the kingdom of heaven before human beings. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter. Mat 23:13
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence. Mat: 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing. Mat. 23:27-28
That's our progressive Jesus speaking. But He didn't use the word "heresy". So I guess Lig and Christine would give Him a pass.
