Not Orphans
“I will not leave you orphans
(John 14:18).”[1]
Since this is also true, it
cannot be less true for Catholics, or Orthodox, or Protestants.
Where the comfort of God is
present for the unwanted of this world, it is present in all the fullness of
the Holy Ghost.
It is simply wrong for anyone or
any organization to claim exclusive fullness.
The Spirit (like the wind) moves
wherever He wishes (John 3:8; 1 Corinthians 12:11, 18, 24-27).
Clearly, The Church is an act
of God and not of man. The Holy Ghost is
not servant to the dictates and whims of mankind. Where the Holy Ghost choses to be; there is
the fullness of the authority and leadership of God; there is the fullness of the
interpretation, proclamation, and understanding of Scripture; there is the fullness
of the assent of the Fathers; there is the fullness of The Church, which will
never be left as an orphan.
[1]
This comment is not referenced, because it is not the intent of this paper to
discredit any author or book, but only to correct those impressions which have
failed to reach the Truth. The
misunderstanding of these points continues to be an obstacle to the Unity of
The Church. Since these points are
historically determined, many of them are verifiable from the Scripture
itself. The reader is free, even
encouraged to refute them.
[2] If
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