Bishop John Shelby Spong


Bishop Spong spoke at the August 12th, 2007 Sunday Service at the Windward Community Church. His messages was one of love - that to truly understand what it is to be human, we must love our enemies. Bishop Spong related that this was the true mission of Jesus.

 


Upon meeting Bishop Spong you get a sense of his gentleness and love for mankind. He is genuine in his desire to assist people in their understanding of Christianity from a historical perspective. Like many people, he no longer believes or supports the idea that humans are inherently sinful evil creatures that need to be saved. Nor does he support the Biblical idea of a chosen people. Instead, he teaches that all souls are beloved children of God.

Bishop Spong's message on Sunday was that the mission of Jesus of Nazareth was to show that to truly understand what it means to be human, you must love your enemies and ask for those who trespass against you to be blessed - in essence offer unconditional love to each and every soul you encounter. As human beings we do not need to raise ourselves up by bringing another down. Bishop Spong related that Jesus showed this by example.

We support the mission of Bishop Spong. We believe that he is doing much good in helping souls in their understanding of what it means to be human. It is a first step in introducing people to the truth concerning Jesus' mission on earth - the New Birth of your soul through the reception of God's Divine Love.

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