Matt Kennedy+ Sermon: The Consequences of Standing Firm

Sunday, April 27, 2008

The consequences for the Episcopal Church itself are obvious. By every almost every objective measure, aside from money—she has plenty of that—the church is broken, dying, and in decline. And tragically even as she dies, she clings more tightly to the philosophies, worldviews, and priorities that destroy her. She hacks at the pillars of scripture and tradition only to find that she has nothing left on which to stand. It’s common to hear Episcopalian ministers publicly mock core biblical truths;’ pouring scorn on cental doctrines like the virgin birth, the bodily resurrection, the atoning sacrifice of Christ, the fallenness of humanity, the existence of hell and salvation through Jesus Christ alone and then marveling that their churches stand empty. The consequences that come from leading people away from Christ and into falsehood are obvious to anyone with eyes to see. But the consequences we must discuss this morning are not those that follow from rejecting Christ but those that come from following him.

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