23 October 2019
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Presbyterians Week Headlines
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“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” [Ezekiel 33:6]
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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” [Ephesians 6:12]
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[1] New Christian Observer Articles for October 2019
[2] Pope Told Journalist Jesus Not God and There Is No Hell
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[1] New Christian Observer Articles for October 2019
New Christian Observer articles for October 2019 include:
— PCEA [Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia]/PCA [Presbyterian Church of Australia] Differences – by The Rev. Dr. Rowland S. Ward, Editor of The Presbyterian Banner, the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia – the differences between two of Australia’s Presbyterian denominations;
— Opposition to Evangelical Clubs in American Colleges and Universities – by Christian Observer Contributing Editor Dr. Joe Renfro – higher education’s efforts to eliminate Christian student organizations from campus;
Plus, links to ReVision devotionals on the Fellowship of Ailbe website by Christian Observer Contributing Editor T.M. Moore.
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[2] Pope Told Journalist Jesus Not God and There Is No Hell
The following is excerpted from “Scalfari: Pope ‘Francis Told Me That Jesus Incarnate Was ‘a Man,” CNSNews.com, Oct. 9, 2019: “In the latest edition of La Repubblica, Pope Francis’ longtime atheist friend and interviewer, Eugenio Scalfari, claims that the Pope told him that once Jesus Christ became incarnate, he was a man, a ‘man of exceptional virtues’ but ‘not at all a God.’ The teaching of the Catholic Church and most Christian churches is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was incarnated as fully man and fully God. … According to the highly respected Catholic blog, Rorate Caeli, and Radio Spada in Italy, Scalfari states in the Oct. 9 edition of La Repubblica (behind paywall) the following: ‘Those who, as it has happened many times with me, have had the luck of meeting him and speaking to him with the greatest cultural intimacy, know that Pope Francis conceives Christ as Jesus of Nazareth, man, not God incarnate. Once incarnate, Jesus stops being a God and becomes a man until his death on the cross.’ … In a March 2018 interview with Scalfari, Pope Francis reportedly said, ‘There is no Hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls.’ … The Pope himself never denied what Scalfari reported and the article never ran a correction or removed the article from its website.”
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The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (RPCI) is thankful to God for the influence of Christianity in this land for over 1500 years. Amongst other things we are thankful that laws were frequently made with respect to an absolute standard – the Bible. These are not arbitrary commands but are also for the well-being of individuals and society.
This being the case, the RPCI is greatly saddened that laws are now being made that merely reflect popular opinion and not the objective standard of the Bible.
As a denomination we deplore the passing of the amendments to the NI Executive Formation Bill redefining marriage and legalising abortion in Northern Ireland. These amendments directly contradict the Word of God, which makes clear that marriage is between one man and one woman for life, and that human life and personhood begin at the moment of conception.
As a church, whilst we proclaim that these laws are wrong, we also proclaim that Jesus Christ offers mercy, forgiveness and transforming grace to all who seek him.
A special meeting of the Synod of RPCI took place on Tuesday 17th September 2019. A ten-man Commission was tasked with contacting local political party leaders to discuss these issues, to bring them God’s Word and to pray with them.
We are grateful that the leaders of the DUP, UUP, TUV and SDLP met us in person and that two MLAs from the Alliance Party met with us.
We emphasised to each party that as elected representatives, they have been placed in their positions by the will of God, and that they have a duty to honour God in the decisions they make. Each party was urged to make every effort to come back to Stormont on or before Monday 21st October 2019, so that changes to abortion and marriage laws in Northern Ireland would not take effect. As the largest parties, Sinn Féin and the DUP bear particular responsibility to act immediately to save innocent lives.
We are deeply disappointed that Sinn Féin failed to meet with us, despite numerous, repeated requests over a four-week period, and despite their stated principles of inclusion, equality and representation for all.
We have requested a meeting with the Secretary of State, Julian Smith, and we call on him to do all in his power to halt these wicked amendments being foisted on the people of Northern Ireland.
We are thankful to God for pro-life public representatives who have courageously spoken out at every level of government, from Council to the House of Lords. We recognise that they have done so at considerable personal cost. However, we are deeply concerned that public representatives have not spoken out against the redefinition of marriage.
We have reminded all political parties that to put unionism, nationalism or popular opinion before the Biblical definition of marriage or the protection of the unborn would make them guilty of idolatry. Jesus Christ must come first in everything.
We call on all our political representatives to lead us in the fear of God and in ways that honour Him. We remind them that like us all, they will stand before the judgment seat of Christ to give account. We also encourage all Christians to continue to pray, to contact their MLAs again before Monday 21st, and to do all that is morally right to oppose the imposition of these laws.
We plead with all our political leaders and fellow citizens to recognise the claims of King Jesus in every part of life.
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing!” – Revelation 5:12
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Oct. 15, 2019
WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 15, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ — Christopher M. Thompson, 22, was sentenced today by Federal District Judge John W. Broomes to twelve months plus one day in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be followed by two years of supervised release in a plea bargain deal that allowed him to plead to one felony count of threatening communications. Three other counts were dismissed upon sentencing.
Judge Broomes remanded Thompson into Federal custody immediately after sentencing.
Thompson made multiple phone calls to the Operation Rescue office and to the cell phone of Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue. During those calls, he threatened rape her daughters, rape her then murder her family. When Sullenger blocked his Kansas number, he switched to an Internet voice protocol to place continued threats from his computer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart asked for a sentence of a year in prison while the defense attorney sought extended probation due to efforts that Thompson was making to deal with his drug addiction, anger, and mental heath issues. Thompson was said to be enrolled in anger management classes, a Batters Intervention Program, and was being treated by a therapist with drugs for his unspecified mental health condition.
Sullenger and Mellissa Newman-Mariotti, wife of Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, made victim statements in court that explained the impact Thompson’s threats had on their families. While Sullenger was directly threatened, Newman-Mariotti had listened to a voicemail message Thompson left at Operation Rescue’s office and thought at the time he was threatening her own daughters.
Thompson, who appeared in court, made an apology to Sullenger and asked for leniency.
As part of Thompson’s supervised release, Judge Broomes ordered him to have no contact with Cheryl Sullenger and her family, including grandchildren. He is not allowed to have contact with Mellissa Newman-Mariotti and her family, nor can he have any contact with Operation Rescue and any of its employees.
“I am relieved that Mr. Thompson is in a place where he can continue to consider the consequences of his actions and take measures to amend his life,” said Sullenger. “I take no pleasure in his incarceration, but I believe that it was a just sentence that will be for the best of everyone involved. This is a step toward restoring the sense of security he took from our families. I will continue to pray for him and hope he can get the help he needs to become a productive adult and a good father to his two children.”
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