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Disclaimer: I am catholic, but I really like the direction that the Global Methodist Church (GMC) is taking and I am excited to see what the future holds for us all. Here is a list of 10 things that the GMC does really well:
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Many enthusiastic members who are ON FIRE FOR CHRIST!!
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Total membership and number of congregations is growing at a breakneck pace.
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Many beautiful churches with priceless sacred art, stained glass, church organs, liturgical vessels and vestments etc.
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Many community initiatives and partnerships to help the local community.
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Adheres to the Nicene and Apostles Creeds.
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Adheres to orthodox christian teaching on morality.
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Baptizes infants.
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Maintains traditional high-church views on sacramental efficiency.
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Maintains traditional emphasis on works of charity and personal holiness through good works.
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Maintains traditional methodist emphasis on higher education and intellectual approach to Faith.
Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven and all the Nations, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. We entrust the Global Methodists to your maternal care. We pray that under your loving protection, the Global Methodists will be fruitful in their ministry, lead all souls away from sin and be living examples of Christian love and holiness throughout the entire world. Amen.
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You mean a sect that formed from a schism is taking members from the UMC and then using it as marketing material? Color me shocked!
Yeah that one had me scratching my head, lol.
When a church abandons Christian moral praxis when believe look elsewhere.
It did that a long time ago when it traded values for power.
The Methodist church never had any power.
Is this a ....Papist praising us? /s
I'm jk, you should totally join us
The OP said.
Does anyone actually read God's Word.
There are five mentions in God's Word of the "queen of heaven". Five in the Bible is the number of death, and the queen of heaven is a demonic entity straight out of Babylon. Originally worshiped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians*, and Assyrians* as Ishtar (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯). Her primary title was "t*he Queen of Heaven". *****
It is written.
(King James Bible)
Jeremiah 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Jeremiah 44:18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Jeremiah 44:19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?
Jeremiah 44:25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
3 is a red flag...spending too much for "looks"...vanity.
7 Baptism goes along with salvation that one has to consciously know about and agree on. Infants only know eat, sleep, and poop.