Subversive Christian Unity

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Islam and Christianity share 'idea of conquest', says Pope Francis | World news | The Guardian Oh dear. 'via Blog this'

Click for article:  Pope calls for commission to study reinstating female deacons - Vatican Radio As I have previously remarked , I do not really object to Pope Francis's constant launching of trial balloons in matters of Catholic thought and church policy. In a way, I admire him for using his office to provoke conversation, even if sobersided churchmen later walk back some of his remarks. I have dubbed these forays Francisisms and tagged under that name the more notable examples. In this one, he has floated the idea of females in the diaconate. Here he might usefully consider the experiences of others, by taking a look at the 19th-century revival of the office of deaconess in the Lutheran and Anglican churches. 'via Blog this'

Here is another of the species of papal pronouncements that I have dubbed Francisisms : headline-grabbing, crowd-pleasing remarks by Pope Francis that later need to be walked back by others in his church. What you thought you heard was not what was truly said, or meant at least. "May 4, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – The head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, considered second only to the pope as the Vatican's authority on doctrinal matters, has responded to the question of whether Pope Francis’ recent exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, has opened the door to giving Communion to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s response is unambiguous: the Church’s teaching cannot be changed, and the exhortation did not do so." Read more:  Cardinal Müller: Pope’s exhortation does not allow Communion for divorced/remarried | News | LifeSite : 'via Blog this'

Tim Keller on The 3 Biggest Idols In Western Churches Today | Gospel Relevance I suggest you read this bullet-point article about the idols in our midst. I am particularly taken with the point that church doctrine can become an idol. 'via Blog this'

The disease decimating mainline Protestantism has two main symptoms: Cheap-grace antinomianism that holds forth the promise of forgiveness, without issuing the call for amendment of life. Thus, only half of the message of grace is preached, the more appealing part. "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?" Well, yes, for who are we to judge? After all, judge not! This fatuous self-excusal from seeing ourselves as moral failures leads to a distorted understanding of reality, for from time to time we all fall down morally, and there is none of us who could not do with a bit more holiness. Social syncretism. The mainline senses the spirit of the age and confuses that with hearing the Holy Spirit. Societal causes and movements are force-fit into a Christian frame. The loud debate about the authority of scripture is really a debate about this. For example, the church now feels an imperative toward marrying homosexuals to each other, the scriptures do not provide fo...

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I highly recommend that you click this link and look at an engaging and funny cartoon which gets at a very serious issue. The problem addressed is not only one of personal error but also the root cause of many separations and schisms, various misunderstandings people have about the nature of God. Which Jesus do you worship? - Adam4d.com 'via Blog this'

Didache. The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (translation Roberts-Donaldson). : The Didache is a short manual of Christian practice from the first century (or possibly the second). It is still of significance because it gives us important clues about the continuity of what we do and say in our times with what early Christians did and said. Christians back then had many of the same moral concerns as we do now: You shall not commit murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit pederasty, you shall not commit fornication, you shall not steal, you shall not practice magic, you shall not practice witchcraft, you shall not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is born.   (Ch. 2) They recognized, perhaps more clearly than we do today, the problems associated with money-grubbing false teachers: Let every apostle who comes to you be received as the Lord. But he shall not remain more than one day; or two days, if there's a need. But if he remains ...