EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the Anglican Church, also known as the Church of England.
BibleTruthForToday CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DENOMINATION:
Baptismal Salvation -
"Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God."
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11674_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with baptismal salvation, please view our link on that subject here .
Infant Baptism -
"Q: Why then are infants baptized?
A: Infants are baptized so that they can share citizenship in the Covenant, membership in Christ, and redemption by God.
Q: How are the promises for infants made and carried out?
A: Promises are made for them by their parents and sponsors, who guarantee that the infants will be brought up within the Church, to know Christ and be able to follow him."
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11674_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with infant baptism, please view our link on that subject here .
Sacramentalism -
"Q: What other sacramental rites evolved in the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
A: Other sacramental rites which evolved in the Church include confirmation, ordination, holy matrimony, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction.
Q: How do they differ from the two sacraments of the Gospel?
A: Although they are means of grace, they are not necessary for all persons in the same way that Baptism and the Eucharist are. "
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11851_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with Sacramentalism, please view our link on that subject here .
Ordination of Homosexuals
"The PC(USA) has voted to change its constitution, after 33 years of debate, and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons. They will become the fourth mainline Protestant church to do so, joining the Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as well as the United Church of Christ. (The largest mainline Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, is still fighting over the issue). " [NYTimes.com, Yahoo.com]
For our link on homosexuality, click here .
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DENOMINATION
Denomination Home Page: http://episcopalchurch.org/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America
The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the Anglican Church, also known as the Church of England.
BibleTruthForToday CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DENOMINATION:
Baptismal Salvation -
"Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God."
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11674_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with baptismal salvation, please view our link on that subject here .
Infant Baptism -
"Q: Why then are infants baptized?
A: Infants are baptized so that they can share citizenship in the Covenant, membership in Christ, and redemption by God.
Q: How are the promises for infants made and carried out?
A: Promises are made for them by their parents and sponsors, who guarantee that the infants will be brought up within the Church, to know Christ and be able to follow him."
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11674_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with infant baptism, please view our link on that subject here .
Sacramentalism -
"Q: What other sacramental rites evolved in the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
A: Other sacramental rites which evolved in the Church include confirmation, ordination, holy matrimony, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction.
Q: How do they differ from the two sacraments of the Gospel?
A: Although they are means of grace, they are not necessary for all persons in the same way that Baptism and the Eucharist are. "
(Source: http://episcopalchurch.org/visitors_11851_ENG_HTM.htm )
To find out what is wrong with Sacramentalism, please view our link on that subject here .
Ordination of Homosexuals
"The PC(USA) has voted to change its constitution, after 33 years of debate, and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons. They will become the fourth mainline Protestant church to do so, joining the Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as well as the United Church of Christ. (The largest mainline Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, is still fighting over the issue). " [NYTimes.com, Yahoo.com]
For our link on homosexuality, click here .
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DENOMINATION
Denomination Home Page: http://episcopalchurch.org/
Related Colleges & Seminaries:
Related Publishing Companies:
Related Publications:
Related Entities:
Links by others about this denomination:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America