DICHOTOMY
The Rev. Gene Sherman, pastor of a breakaway Anglican congregation in Cleveland, believes this about Jesus Christ:
“When they talk about Jesus, it’s not the same Jesus I talk about,” said the Rev. Gene Sherman, pastor of the 250-member breakaway congregation from St. Barnabas.
“They say Jesus is a way to salvation. I say Jesus is the way to salvation.”
Sherman’s former bishop disagrees.
In response, Ohio Episcopal Bishop Mark Hollingsworth said in a prepared statement that Episcopalians believe Jesus is the way to salvation, but he added that “there is a range of understanding as to whether Jesus is the only way to salvation.”
“In our belief that God is generous . . . many of us suspect that in striving for intimacy with all human beings, God can achieve it through varying faith experiences and traditions,” he said.
And the result of Hollingsworth’s brain-dead universalism?
Meanwhile, the Episcopal diocese is working to rebuild the St. Barnabas congregation, which has only 30 to 40 members left.
The Episcopal Organization death spiral, if you need it.
“When they talk about Jesus, it’s not the same Jesus I talk about,” said the Rev. Gene Sherman, pastor of the 250-member breakaway congregation from St. Barnabas.
“They say Jesus is a way to salvation. I say Jesus is the way to salvation.”
Sherman’s former bishop disagrees.
In response, Ohio Episcopal Bishop Mark Hollingsworth said in a prepared statement that Episcopalians believe Jesus is the way to salvation, but he added that “there is a range of understanding as to whether Jesus is the only way to salvation.”
“In our belief that God is generous . . . many of us suspect that in striving for intimacy with all human beings, God can achieve it through varying faith experiences and traditions,” he said.
And the result of Hollingsworth’s brain-dead universalism?
Meanwhile, the Episcopal diocese is working to rebuild the St. Barnabas congregation, which has only 30 to 40 members left.
The Episcopal Organization death spiral, if you need it.
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