The Episcopal Church Honors Your Spiritual Journey

A message from Bishop Tom Shaw and the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The Episcopal Church honors your spiritual journey, welcoming ALL who seek a deeper knowledge and love of God. Blessings and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, this Holy season of Lent.

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[zaynzaynzayn]

i love the episcopal/anglican church. bishop shaw makes a good point about how the episcopal church honors the individual's spiritual growth and theological journey in christ. peace of the lord!

[ddelray]

God Bless Tom Shaw!

[ScottMacFie]

@1macboo: Acting upon it, as with fornication is a sin...but we have all sinned. However, as many Christian gay advocates seem to forget, how is being gay and NOT fornicating, the same as being 'married' to someone of the same gender in an Anglican church? Unfortunately, we cannot even have the discussion without being called "homophobes" etc. It's like the race charge now. I love and care for gays...but I don't expect them, any more than myself (divorced) to lead the Lord's ministry !

[faithandproof]

JESUS NOT MORE THAN A MESENGER.

[1macboo]

I have great love and respect for the Episcopal Chursh, I am Quaker so my worship pratice is far removed from that of the EC but I do love the traditon and the beauty of the service you hold...and the fact that you are open and loving.

[1macboo]

@WayOfTheMaster454 "“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Mat 5:27,28

Now to be honest we have all done this so we have all, according to Jesus, "already committed adultery", but the really good news is that all is forgiven through Grace. So we are no longer guilty as charged.

[WayOfTheMaster454]

@1macboo--from what I understand, to even contemplate carrying out sexual sin is a no-no.

[1macboo]

@WayOfTheMaster454 Well, I am glad to hear that you understand being gay as a orientation and NOT a sin.Sadly many Christians disagree with you and consider homosexuality to be sin. If you or me even have a lustful thought (steaight or gay)...just a thought! then we are guilty of sexual sin according to Jesus but have we acted on it? Hmmm..and yet Jesus still says it is sin. So are you saying Jesus was mistaken and only actions count...NOT our thoughts? Or does His grace cover us all???

[WayOfTheMaster454]

@1macboo -- Truth, being gay is no sin, but acting on that condition IS a sin. Morals matter.

[1macboo]

@MaryWaterton lol, thats the best you can do? sigh..OK, ...seems like Abraham,Noah and a few others here and there commited incest and I believe Gods GRACE covers them (and yes, incest in a sin...being gay is not)...lol....Anyhow Grace is too much for most people to handle or accept, you believe in a conditional grace, which is,of course, no grace at all , you beiieve you must add something to Gods Grace(thus there is no true grace in your theology)....I understand your thinking. It is wrong.

[MaryWaterton]

@1macboo

Using YOUR logic, the Bible likewise never condemns inter-family sex as long as it's a "committed loving relationship". Well we know that's a lie because God condemns INCEST ... without exception. The same applies to homosexuality. The "committed loving relationship" part of homosexuality is irrelevant.

Failure to repent will earn you a trip to Hell. You have been warned and that is all that God demands of me.