tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post4862333688746174220..comments2023-11-02T22:17:59.419+11:00Comments on Sydney Anglican Heretics: Sydney Anglicans Must Listen to Satan!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827951993182450846noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-61503715152006789082008-04-01T07:30:00.000+11:002008-04-01T07:30:00.000+11:00Indeed John the 6-day creation account is the orth...Indeed John the 6-day creation account is the orthodox and historical view. Conversely the theistic evolutionary view is only an old worldly compromise. Nothing new here!<BR/><BR/>It is interesting to speculate why some SydAngs are so passionately opposed to the Biblical view, attacking and ridiculing those who take God at His Word. I remember going to a NW Sydney Anglican church assisting an AiG speaker who very graciously put the case for a literal Genesis being the only foundation for a literal salvation. He built a strong case but put it in a very gentle manner asking that people look again, reconsider.<BR/><BR/>Afterwards I overheard one woman angrily protesting, saying that such a view should not even be heard! I can only imagine the anger and ridicule comes from embarassment,they feeling condemned because the truth cast unwanted light upon their anti-Biblical compromise view.Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-60545492363036819242008-03-31T12:40:00.000+11:002008-03-31T12:40:00.000+11:00Warwick wrote: "What has happened to those who pro...Warwick wrote: "What has happened to those who promoted the Biblical 6-day in some SydAng churches is similar."<BR/><BR/>You mean those who promoted the orthodox and historical view!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-77838446167018790182008-03-30T18:01:00.000+11:002008-03-30T18:01:00.000+11:00Neil, obviously I don't know what happened to Mike...Neil, obviously I don't know what happened to Mike Paget but you could be correct in surmizing he was warned off. The anti-Creation league in SydAng is very vocal and often intimidating. I don't know if I have mentioned it before but I met a man who had attended St Mathias where he defended the 6-day creation view. This caused him to come under considerable attack, quite personal ridicule. Various rumours were being circulated about him so he went to one of the leaders about this, only to discover that this person was behind the attacks upon him! Bizarre.<BR/><BR/>I remember being at Moore when Perry Wiles and Peter Jensen were asked what views of Genesis creation were taught at Moore to which one or the other replied we teach all views. The next question was- do you teach the 6-day creation view? Ah no! This is equivocation is it not? And from Godly men!<BR/><BR/>Isn't it extraordinary how agressive AngloNasties become when someone opposes them! On this site few have been prepared to debate the issue and made a great fuss about factual comments I have made about some of the leaders who promote theistic evolution. I found it quite entertaining that they endeavoured to turn this against me. Claiming I was attacking Godly men, and this by telling the truth! Bizarre.<BR/><BR/>I have had first-hand experience of how cults treat anyone within their midst who questions the party line. By first-hand I mean I have met the parties who have been sometimes physically ejected. What has happened to those who promoted the Biblical 6-day in some SydAng churches is similar. Cultic behaviour.Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-26329468889512442492008-03-29T12:29:00.000+11:002008-03-29T12:29:00.000+11:00Warwick, I'll trust my judgement on this. This blo...Warwick, I'll trust my judgement on this. This blogspot is widely read within the Diocese. Someone got to him at Katoomba and he felt compelled not to honour his word. Instead, he held to the 'family' line of not wanting to 'give us oxygen' by engaging with us.<BR/><BR/>That will not deter me. The problem is with him and those who got to him and steered him into lying. This blogspot will continue as a noticeboard advertising the sin within the Diocese.<BR/><BR/>Neil Mooreneil moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381046852732380906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-87620648934080432672008-03-28T15:21:00.000+11:002008-03-28T15:21:00.000+11:00But Neil there may be things stopping him from doi...But Neil there may be things stopping him from doing what he truly intended to do.Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-68938981098431733502008-03-28T01:11:00.000+11:002008-03-28T01:11:00.000+11:00Warwick, I wish it were something other than Mike ...Warwick, I wish it were something other than Mike Paget telling a lie. He certainly said something that was not true. He said he would return in February and he hasn't. That was an untruth. <BR/><BR/>How else can I interpret it?<BR/><BR/>There were things I wanted to discuss with Mike. I am disappointed in the outcome.<BR/><BR/>Neil Mooreneil moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381046852732380906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-7635837779245694622008-03-27T18:46:00.000+11:002008-03-27T18:46:00.000+11:00Neil I think it is a little strong to refer to Nei...Neil I think it is a little strong to refer to Neil Paget as a liar. We don't know what has happened in the intervening period, events which may have kept him from returning to this site.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand on mature reflection he may feel he has had his say and consider there is no point in continuing to debate the issue here.<BR/><BR/>It is also possible that one of the more agressive AngloNasties has scared him off. That has happened. Who knows.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless there is plenty wrong in the diocese. Some time ago I went along to a north side Anglican church to hear a friend (not part of CMI) talk on creation. I was upset to see the way this serious man was heckled and abused for his faith. I spoke with one of the hecklers later and he was angry that someone would dare suggest that God could be taken at His Word regarding creation. he was unrepentant for the rude words he called the speaker while he was preaching!<BR/><BR/>The behaviour was very much what I experienced in liberal Uniting churches. Such rudeness and rejection of my right to expound what is the orthodox view of Genesis. <BR/><BR/>Things is crook in Tallarook and getting crooker!Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-82287548551527720982008-03-26T20:38:00.000+11:002008-03-26T20:38:00.000+11:00I note all that has been said but I still must sha...I note all that has been said but I still must share my concern that there is plenty that is wrong in the Diocese. Warwick has mentioned the pressure put on one candidate of Moore College to abandoned what was, in effect, his trust in the word of God. Then there is the 'sleight of hand' deception of some who came onto this site to comment in months past. They were exposed in this. And then, of late there was Mike Paget who clearly said he was coming back to the site in February to communicate further but he has not returned. Instead he seems content to be perceived as a liar.<BR/><BR/>Neil Mooreneil moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381046852732380906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-60865297176857024882008-03-25T00:52:00.000+11:002008-03-25T00:52:00.000+11:00Presuming that Warwick was talking about the Sydne...Presuming that Warwick was talking about the Sydney Episcopalian Diocese the incident he related was just enough to tip me over the edge. Upon learning that it was not the Sydney Diocese I am now back on the edge.<BR/><BR/>Samsam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-67422123919586108982008-03-24T21:21:00.000+11:002008-03-24T21:21:00.000+11:00'See to it that no one takes you captive through h...'See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends upon human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.'<BR/><BR/>Yes, Warwick, that verse just about sums it up. Evolution and long ages are human tradition, not God's, as the Bible CLEARLY teaches.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, the basic principles of this world involve such things as the weak dying off for the strong. Christ, however, died for all, particularly the weak, as the Sermon on the Mount instructs.<BR/><BR/>How deluded are these SADists and Moorites who promote the principles of this world and then have the chutzpah to call them Christ's!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-72939556751815400662008-03-24T18:59:00.000+11:002008-03-24T18:59:00.000+11:00As explained above Sam phoned me today. He had as...As explained above Sam phoned me today. He had assumed I was talking about the Sydney diosese. I purposely did not mention where this Anglican church is because identifying my friend or the church is not the point. The point is that the Sydney diocese has long been a bastion of orthodox Biblical belief, while most other regions have become very liberal. <BR/><BR/>Now we see Sydney cantering rapidly after the liberals. Most Sydney Anglican churches are already closed to the 6-day creation message. I remember one where influential members wanted the church to hear the Biblical creation message, they being exclusively fed the theistic evolution line. Under pressure the minister grudgingly agreed that Dr Carl Wieland from the then AiG could address a group but only if the minister could speak against this view. Do you believe it. He desired to speak against the straight-forward orthodox Biblical view. <BR/><BR/>It appears many in this large congregation were impressed with Dr Wieland's message but rather frustrated when unable(even after repeated questioning)to actually find out what their minister believed! it could be this or it could be that, or... Such a faith-building point of view, not! And we are supposed to consider such men Godly Christian brothers?<BR/><BR/>I remember when one student minister was told he would not pass at Moore if he kept promoting his 6-day views. <BR/><BR/>So no matter where this Australian Anglican church is it is very little different to those here who hold to the Moore compromise line. <BR/><BR/>I am filled with disgust for those who prostitute the Word of God. May God deal with them as he dealt with renegades so many times in the past. Let us pray that Anglicanism here, and elsewhere will return to a totally Bible-based doctrine, as in the past. 'See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends upon human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.' 2 Col 2:8Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-73700246241518050892008-03-24T16:29:00.000+11:002008-03-24T16:29:00.000+11:00How the clergy are behind the times. Jase's minist...How the clergy are behind the times. Jase's minister clearly has no idea of the physical implications of light's creation: if light was created first, then the entire electro-magentic spectrum is (I think) implied. This is the basic building block of the physical universe. What was God going to create first instead?<BR/><BR/>This very thing helps convince me of the truth of God's word and stands it out by far from the ANE mythology: millenia before Einstein, Moses set out accurately and rationally the only possible reasonable order of creation!!Critiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237963162637891378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-70042746337410676972008-03-24T16:24:00.000+11:002008-03-24T16:24:00.000+11:00Talking to a friend the other day, she asked why I...Talking to a friend the other day, she asked why I was a Christian. Amongst other things I said that the universe does not contain within itself its own explanation; that is it is contingent (not only philosophically, but practically too).<BR/><BR/>Her response? But what about evolution?<BR/><BR/>Her recourse to evolution did not move her to the creator, but away. She saw the creation as displacing the creator and eliminating him, because of evolution.Critiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237963162637891378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-45147659093663213052008-03-24T12:00:00.000+11:002008-03-24T12:00:00.000+11:00I felt compelled to call Warwick by phone to ascer...I felt compelled to call Warwick by phone to ascertain the circumstances of the incident he raised.<BR/><BR/>On the basis of information he gave me I must, for now, withdraw my comment yesterday about the Sydney Episcopalian Diocese.<BR/><BR/>Samsam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-89018005605890899192008-03-24T00:06:00.000+11:002008-03-24T00:06:00.000+11:00This incident demonstrates once again that the Syd...This incident demonstrates once again that the Sydney Episcopalian Diocese is wretchedly ill.<BR/><BR/>The Diocese is on the way to becoming a white-washed tomb, the ruins of Jerusalem when Judah and the remains of Israel had been exiled to Babylon.<BR/><BR/>They mouth "the origins debate is a non-issue" but really this is just code for "we reject Genesis 1 as historical narrative or prose and will have nothing to do with anything or anyone who advocates it".<BR/><BR/>They rally the troops for the battle of Connect 09 but they reject the Word of God. Stand back and watch the rout!<BR/><BR/>Samsam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-77911731526775248862008-03-23T21:21:00.000+11:002008-03-23T21:21:00.000+11:00Of course, Warwick. The bleats about "tolerance" ...Of course, Warwick. The bleats about "tolerance" and playing nicey-nice only go one way. We've seen that the slightest firm talk brings out the squeals, but the most vitriolic talk from Cheng, and this latest discrimination against a Bible-believer, results in silence.Ktisophiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718156076583190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-40416891549874552052008-03-23T17:56:00.000+11:002008-03-23T17:56:00.000+11:00We have been castigated by some Anglicans as being...We have been castigated by some Anglicans as being too agressive in our condemnation of the activities and beliefs of some of their brethren. <BR/><BR/>Apparently they believe we should be more gentle with our brothers who are Godly men seeking the best, just disagreeing on a few unimportant points. However a few days ago I received an update from a friend who is seeking to be licenced as an Anglican minister. One church was interested in having him but eventually said no! The problem was his views on creation and his reaction when told he would have to keep his views quiet! He was refused employment because he believes in 6-day creation. And even if he had been employed he would not have been allowed to mention his Biblical beliefs. And this in a Christian church! <BR/><BR/>I trust my point is perfectly clear in that these Christian brothers of ours rejected him because he takes God at His Word. The 6-day creation account is obviously so repugnant to them that they could not tolerate even having such a believer in their midst.<BR/><BR/>With 'Christian brother's' like these who needs enemies?Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787597131736985239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-72982793888288855982008-03-23T15:54:00.000+11:002008-03-23T15:54:00.000+11:00John, good points once again. Yes, John Dickson & ...John, good points once again. Yes, John Dickson & Co, if consistent, should abandon sections of the New Testament long regarded as part of historical narrative where those sections contain chiasmus, for it is chiasmus which John Dickson regards as a poetic device.<BR/><BR/>Neil Mooreneil moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381046852732380906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-76891315555743566722008-03-22T21:36:00.000+11:002008-03-22T21:36:00.000+11:00Hey Jase,You ought to throw this quote from Theoph...Hey Jase,<BR/><BR/>You ought to throw this quote from Theophilus to your Anglo minister and see what he thinks. I dunno, maybe he is more clever that old Theophilus.<BR/><BR/>CHAP. XV.--OF THE FOURTH DAY.<BR/>"On the fourth day the luminaries were made; because God, who possesses foreknowledge, knew the follies of the vain philosophers [and quite possibly Moore-trained ministers!], that they were going to say, that the things which grow on the earth are produced from the heavenly bodies, so as to exclude God. In order, therefore, that the truth might be obvious, the plants and seeds were produced prior to the heavenly bodies, for what is posterior cannot produce that which is prior."<BR/><BR/>Obviously Theophilus would have not written such muck if he had heard John Dickson's report to ISCAST.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-88748462622538663282008-03-22T21:29:00.000+11:002008-03-22T21:29:00.000+11:00Well thought out, Neil.It's something I've address...Well thought out, Neil.<BR/><BR/>It's something I've addressed before but I want to briefly revisit a point here which I think is relevant to Grigg's article.<BR/><BR/>In defeating Satan's claim to rule, Christ chose the place and time of his complete revelation. I'm of course referring to his physical resurrection. This more or less instantaneous miracle showed Satan and his minions (and us!) that he alone was Creator (after all, if the Creator, who made everything, can't physically can't resurrect, who could?!) because he PHYSICALLY resurrected and thus showed that the creation, as it was supposed to be, was perfect. By physically resurrecting he demonstrated to all that He was the Creator and thus it was He, not Satan, who had the right to be worshipped as God of this world.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I note that Grigg says that John reports that there were 7 miracles. I wonder why John Dickson and the Moore College dupes don't dismiss the historicity of John's Gospel according to their invented and arcane number theory, just like they dismiss Genesis 1's historicity because of the "significance" of 7 days?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496161581317710863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-8092271168003321072008-03-21T14:17:00.000+11:002008-03-21T14:17:00.000+11:00Sorry Sam for my slowness to respond. Yes, it is e...Sorry Sam for my slowness to respond. Yes, it is exactly as you put it. In so doing they send a mixed message to the world about the person and will of God.<BR/><BR/>In a similar vein, I have just finished watching the John Dickson produced "The Christ Files" which was aired on 'free to air' Channel 7 in Sydney as that television station's contribution to Easter.<BR/><BR/>John Dickson sets out to demonstrate how the New Testament is a reliable historical record of events concerning the person and activities of Jesus Christ some 2,000 years ago. In the end, external literary sources are seen to give scant (and disputed) attribution to Christ's person and purposes. It is the internal evidence (via manuscripts of the New Testament books) which are seen to make the stronger case for Christ. <BR/><BR/>Fair enough, but John Dickson fails miserably to apply the same criteria to the historicity of Genesis 1. Lending more to the credibility of external sources such as the Gilgamesh Epic and to some mystical priestly message in the language of Genesis 1 he strips Genesis 1 of its historicity.<BR/><BR/>As with the New Testament, the internal evidence of the Bible gives the strongest and least disputable case for the historicity of Genesis 1. <BR/><BR/>Hand your everyday, garden variety, man on the street (how's that for mixing metaphors?) a copy of the Bible; the script of John Dickson's "The Christ Files" and his address entitled "The Genesis of Everything" at New College a few years ago and that man on the street will very possibly see in John Dickson a hypocrite. The worth of John Dickson's work in "The Christ Files" is therefore undermined.<BR/><BR/>Neil Mooreneil moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381046852732380906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-25029912430662439972008-03-20T19:34:00.000+11:002008-03-20T19:34:00.000+11:00That boring old canard? Long ago answered by Theo...That boring old canard? Long ago answered by Theophilus (2nd C) and Basil (4th C), pointing out that God doesn't need the sun to make light, any more than He will need it in in in the new heavens and Earth (Rev 21:23) where the Lamb provides the light. Rather, the fact that God created vegetation on the third day <I>before</I> the sun was used by these great Church Fathers as a polemic against sun worship. Note it was the <I>real history</I> that made it such a great polemic, contrary to Moore's nonsense that Genesis was polemic <I>instead</I> of history. <BR/><BR/>See also <A HREF="http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/3610/" REL="nofollow">How could the days of Genesis 1 be literal if the Sun wasn’t created until the fourth day?</A>Ktisophiloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718156076583190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-81951357535704579632008-03-20T00:48:00.000+11:002008-03-20T00:48:00.000+11:00Jase, I note many instances in the Bible of people...Jase, I note many instances in the Bible of people ignoring (or refusing) the obvious and it led to disaster. Obstinance often a mask of unbelief.<BR/><BR/>Neil, the implication is that Archbishop Peter Jensen and acolytes are heeding the wrong message from Satan i.e. they listen when they shouldn't and don't listen when they should, correct?<BR/><BR/>Samsam druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410050665216630349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649826198961930411.post-78302889276237297502008-03-19T17:02:00.000+11:002008-03-19T17:02:00.000+11:00The senior minister at my local Ango church doubts...The senior minister at my local Ango church doubts the six day creation because of the old light before sun and moon classic. Fancy not being able to trust God's first recorded words! Anyway, he doesn't listen to God, so there was no way he was listening to me. How ironic.Jasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899688567733513700noreply@blogger.com