tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post7713971290604622099..comments2022-11-08T15:02:17.618+00:00Comments on The Sound of an Alarm: Ecumenism in GlengormleyRev Brian McClunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440585427738798222noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-75714116172806627172014-01-21T09:22:36.207+00:002014-01-21T09:22:36.207+00:00Do you celebrate Christmas?. It is not a Christia...Do you celebrate Christmas?. It is not a Christian Festival. Should your comments not reflect this fact. Or are you happy to join in this Heathen Feast.<br />David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-11895617500219371422010-01-21T01:13:26.465+00:002010-01-21T01:13:26.465+00:002. I quoted John Wesley to show the inconsistency ...2. I quoted John Wesley to show the inconsistency of a methodist minister joining in worship with a Romish priest. <br /><br />John Wesley said the following about the Pope when commenting upon 2 Thess 2:3:<br /><br />But the man of sin, the son of perdition - Eminently so called, is not come yet. <br />However, in many respects, the Pope has an indisputable claim to those titles. He is, in an emphatical sense, the man of sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled, the son of perdition, as he has caused the death of numberless multitudes, both of his opposers and followers, destroyed innumerable souls, and will himself perish everlastingly. He it is that opposeth himself to the emperor, once his rightful sovereign.<br /><br />3. While Jesus Christ invited sinners to come to Him, He taught them that there was but one way to come and that was through Him: <br />I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me, John 14:6. <br /><br />That rules our coming via any other religion such as Islam as you suggest. Islam is a religion of works and works does not gain you entrance to heaven. Allah and the God of the Bible could not be further apart. <br /><br />4. My religion did not come from [Roman] Catholicism. My religion comes from the Bible which Rome sought repeatly to burn and destroy. <br /><br />5. The only diversity the Bible recognises is that on non essentials to salvation. On matters relating to salvation if you are not 'born again' you will never be in heaven. The Lord Jesus told this to Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, John 3:3,7. Nicodemus had religion but he did not have Christ as his Saviour and therefore he would never see the kingdom of God. <br /><br />There is not much diversity here!<br /><br />Rev Brian McClungRev Brian McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440585427738798222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-38366203537767837912010-01-21T00:59:19.802+00:002010-01-21T00:59:19.802+00:00Anonymous
Your words would count for a lot more i...Anonymous<br /><br />Your words would count for a lot more if you had the courage to put your name to them. I don't think much of anyone who is ashamed of what they have to say. <br /><br />Now to deal with the points you raise:<br /><br />1. It is the Word of God that asks the questions: <br />What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? 2 Cor 6:14-16. <br /><br />It further states in the same passage:<br />Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,<br />And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty, 2 Cor 6:17,18.<br /><br />God commands us to separate from error. You seem to be oblivious to this simple principle of Scripture. <br /><br />What common ground is there between a Protestant minister who is true to his ordination vows which state that the Scriptures teach salvation by faith alone in Christ alone and a Romish priest whose Church states that to believe in justification by faith alone is anathema.<br /><br />Someone is not being honest! The Bible asks the question: <br />can two walk together except they be agreed, Amos 3:3. <br /><br />Unity has to be around the truth and not around error which is what took place in Glengormley. God forbids unity with falsehood. That is why no Bible believer should have anything to do with ecumenism.<br /><br />This unity built upon a lie is of the devil and part of the departure from God that the Bible teaches will mark the end time. <br /><br />I will answer you other points in another comment.<br /><br />Rev Brian McClungRev Brian McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440585427738798222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-9985009212977711392010-01-20T01:40:50.670+00:002010-01-20T01:40:50.670+00:00What your saying is so ridiculous. How can you con...What your saying is so ridiculous. How can you condemn Churches in Glengormey for coming together? Why should Christians not be allowed to celebrate with each other? And most importantly why is John Wesley got more authority over Jesus. If Jesus was on earth right now he would invite all people to come together. Like he invited tax collectors and sinnershe would do the same today. You remind me of the Pharisees. Who are you to decide who believes in God and what type of God they believe in. Allah is the same God as our God. We all have different Qatari access him. Perhaps you should look at the log in your own eye before you look at the sec in the eyes of those who are trying to live a roper Christian life. Jesus welcomed diversity and no one was rejected who wanted him so don't you start deciding who he does and does not want. Anyway, if ur thoery about breaking away from the truth and Religion is correct then you, not the Carholic Church, can be accused of losing your real faith as your faith came from Catholicism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-88277026077502564802009-06-06T10:46:47.624+01:002009-06-06T10:46:47.624+01:00Anonymous
If you cared to look you would find tha...Anonymous<br /><br />If you cared to look you would find that your assertion is just plain wrong. <br /><br />It is true that the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster has nothing to do with the ecumenical apostasy of the mainline Protestant Churches, such as Church of Ireland, Presbyterian & Methodist. That is why there is a 'Free' in our name. <br /><br />However, we do have associations with other evangelical churches, for example, those within the Caleb Foundation here in Northern Ireland. If you care to look at the 'Council of Reference' you will see there a number of Free Presbyterians listed, [www.calebfoundation.org/page2.htm].<br /><br />Maybe you would now like to deal with the issue raised in this post: How can so called Protestant ministers join with a Romish priest in defiance of the teaching of Scripture and their ordination vows? <br /><br />Honesty and integrity would at the very least require them to resign their positions if they no longer believe what their confessional statements say. <br /><br />Rev Brian McClungRev Brian McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440585427738798222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494879303411564036.post-7766044595158555652009-06-05T21:57:41.598+01:002009-06-05T21:57:41.598+01:00It is clear that Free Presbyterianism itself is an...It is clear that Free Presbyterianism itself is an exclusive grouping that has no open association with even any other evangelical church in the protestant community. Perhaps it is only Free Presbyterianism that is Christian and has the full truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com