“The Bible tells me the Church is my mother (Gal. 4:26), and that I am to honor her (Ex. 20:12). But the Scriptures also tell me that I am not to follow what she says if she has been hitting the gin cabinet again (Acts 7:51), which in certain ages she has sometimes done” (Papa …
A Foundational Creed
“The Table of Contents found at the beginning of every edition of the Scriptures I have ever seen is the foundational Creed of the Church. It is no more inspired than the maps and concordance are, but it is much more authoritative. It outranks, by definition, every other creed” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 37.
Someday
“Someday, after I am an archbishop and past grace, I will no doubt have the time to devote to it” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 36).
Romans for Rome
“So in a very real way, the book of Romans is a covenant possession of the Church of Rome and belongs in the Vatican library. Also, in a real way, that letter stands as a Song of Moses to them; it is a testimony against them. In multiple ways, the Church of Rome formally denies …
The Word Secures the Bones
“Christ’s bones were breakable, just like ours, but God’s Word is not breakable. In a similar way, we are His bones and so the elect will persevere. In themselves, the elect are capable of falling away, but in the decrees of God they are completely secure” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 22).
A Frail Thing in a Sturdy Container
“According to the historic Reformed faith, the elect of God cannot fall away. This is not because they are made out of stainless steel—they are as frail as the non-elect and can in fact be broken. But the Word of God cannot be broken” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 21).
And Good Either Way
“If Rome was cut out [of the olive tree], she can be grafted back in. If Rome was not cut out, but only radically cut back, she will flourish and bear evangelical fruit once again” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 7).
But We Don’t Understand
“Many complaints about the ‘disunity’ of the Church are actually complaints about how God knits in the darkness of the womb” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 7).
Stands to Reason
“A shepherd who tolerates wolves is a shepherd who hates his own sheep. A shepherd who loves his sheep is one who fights the wolves” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 6).
And Who Doesn’t Want True Catholicity?
“True catholicity begins with defining catholicity” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. x).