tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8897287002914151475..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Living in a world of zombie churches. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-53896232277598795992019-08-05T09:39:01.276-05:002019-08-05T09:39:01.276-05:00It is clear that the liberal mainline protestant &...It is clear that the liberal mainline protestant "churches" are in fact in a state of rank apostasy. Not "false doctrine" not "heterodox" not "heretical" but apostate.<br /><br />The rot has taken hold from the top down. Their institutions and seminaries are replete now with people who can not even say they actually believe what the Church confesses in the ecumenical creeds. <br /><br />And, of course, in the ELCA the doctrinal assertions in the Lutheran Confession are viewed now as beliefs of a bygone era.<br /><br />I no longer even can be confident that when I hear them use the word "God" they are doing so confessing the Holy Trinity and rejecting any other beliefs as contrary to the orthodox faith.<br /><br />A true tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-88994624531473737662019-08-05T07:00:17.738-05:002019-08-05T07:00:17.738-05:00Pastor Peters spoke of an ECUSA diocese in conflic...Pastor Peters spoke of an ECUSA diocese in conflict with the national church, and ask, "where would they go? ACNA?" No, ACNA is not an answer, but cause they are as badly infected with apostasy as is ECUSA. They stayed in ECUSA too long, and brought the bug out with them.<br /><br />The answer has been available since 1979. They should go to one of the Continuing Anglican groups. Yes, these are small and struggling, but they are also true and alive. There is no reason to abandon Anglicanism just because heresy has overtaken ECUSA. Leave ECUSA, but not traditional Anglicanism.<br /><br />Fr.D+<br />Continuing Anglican PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com