Will this wake anyone up?….
just read on…..
What does Pope Benedict XVI,
Cardinal Walter Kaspar, President of the Pontifical Council
for Promoting Christian Unity; Dr. Hans Kung, a prolific Roman
Catholic scholar who served as an expert theological advisor to
members of the Second Vatican Council; and
Dr. Jan Paulsen, President of the General
Conference of Seventh-day Adventist have in common?
The UNIVERSITY OF TUBINGEN in Germany!
From web site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tubingen
"The University of Tübingen has a history of innovative thought,
particularly in theology, in which the university and the Tubinger
Stiff are famous to this day. Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) the
prime mover in building the German school system and a chief figure in
the Protestant Reformation, helped establish its direction. Among
Tübingen's eminent students (and/or professors) have been the
astronomer Johannes Kepler; JOSEPH RATZINGER, former Cardinal and
currently Pope Benedict XVI. ….."
FAMOUS ALUMNI:
http://www.answers.com/topic/eberhard-karls-university-of-t-bingen Theology · Karl Barth, Swiss Christian theologian · Dietric Bonhoeffer, Lutheran theologian, preacher and opponent of the Nazi-Regime. · Walter Cardinal Kasper, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. · Hans Kung, Roman Catholic theologican, critic of the catholic doctrine (now banned from teaching Roman Catholic theology). · His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, formerly known as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. · Philip Schaff, Church historian. · Miroslav Volf, Christian theologian at Yale University. · Jan Paulsen, Seventh-day Adventist Church President! Paulsen is also the first Adventist Church world president to hold a doctorate degree, which he obtained from the University of Tubingen.
The following is taken from the Pope’s biography:
"After this I accepted a position at the University of Tübingen, with
the idea of being closer to the ‘school of Tübingen’, which did
theology in a historical and ecumenical way. In 1968 there was
a very violent explosion of Marxist theology , and so when I was
offered a position at the new University of Regensburg…."
Can you believe this? The future pope leaves Tubingen for another
university because of the Marxist theology! [actually they are all the
same philosophy, just tricking us] More from another biography about
him:
1966 Ratzinger takes a second chair in dogmatic
theology at the University of Tübingen. His appointment is vigorously
supported and secured by fellow professor Hans Küng. …..
1968 A wave of student uprisings sweeps across Europe, and Marxism quickly becomes the dominant intellectual system at Tübingen, indoctrinating not only his students but many of the faculty as well. Witnessing the subordination of religion to Marxist political ideology, Ratzinger observes: There was an instrumentalization by ideologies that were tyrannical, brutal, and cruel. That experience made it clear to me that the abuse of faith had to be resisted precisely if one wanted to uphold the will of the Council [Salt of the Earth]. 1969 Scandalized by his encounter with radical ideology at Tübingen, Ratzinger moves back to Bavaria to take a teaching position at the University of Regensburg. He eventually becomes dean and vice president and later, theological advisor to the German bishops.
JAN PAULSEN: From the General Conference web page:
http://www.gcsession.org/media-kit/pdf/jan_paulsen_bio.pdf
EDUCATION:
After completing his early education in Narvik, Norway, Paulsen attended the Danish Junior College, Vejlefjord, where he received ministerial training between 1952-1954. In 1957 he earned a BA at Emmanuel Missionary College, now Andrews University. After completing his MA studies at the Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. in 1958, he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1962 from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, newly relocated at Andrews University. In June, 1972, Paulsen completed his graduate studies at the Tubingen University in Germany. He was the first Adventist to earn a Doctor in Theology from the Protestant faculty of any German university. His dissertation research was illustrative of how historic Christianity settles into a primal religion culture. [you notice how they stress PROTESTANT. Well, that is a white lie [no pun intended].
"Tubingen University was founded in 1477 by Duke Eberhard as
Reformation seminary to train Protestant ministers during the
Reformation. Malanchthon, the German Reformer who did much to help
the cause of the Protestant Reformation, received his M.A. from
Tubingen University in 1512. Unfortunately, by 1817,
Tubingen added a Roman Catholic faculty
to the school and this resulted in the unfolding of Protestantism!
Consequently, Tubingen University became one of the first
religious seminaries to teach Ecumenical Theology." And,
according to the new Pope, it was also teaching Marxism Theology by
1968!
Now, why in the world does Jan Paulson attend Tubingen? It is steeped
in Marxist theology, and that is from the pope’s own mouth! Was
Walter Kaspar one of his professors? What about Dr. Hans Kung?
The following is from the web site:
http://www.un.org/Dialogue/Kung.html
Professor Dr. Hans Küng (Switzerland)
Professor of Ecumenical Theology, University of Tübingen, President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Welethos). Dr. Hans Küng is a scholar of theology and philosophy and prolific writer. He studied philosophy and theology at the Gregorian University (Rome) [I wonder if Bacchiochi was one of his classmates!], the Sorbonne, and the Institut Catholique de Paris. In addition, Dr. Küng holds numerous awards and honorary degrees from several universities. Dr. Küng is President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Weltethos). From 1960 until his retirement in 1996, he was Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research at the University of Tübingen. Folks, that is the time period when Paulsen attended, 1972.
Cardinal Walter Kasper became a member of the
theological faculty of Tubingen in 1958. He is now Secretary of the
Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity. His
job is to coordinate all the ecumenical activities for the
Roman Catholic Church.
HELLO OUT THERE!
Samuele Bacchiocchi is the first Adventist to graduate from the Jesuit Pontifical Gregorian University and Paulsen is the first Adventist to graduate from Tubingen. Here is a description of Bacchiochi’s alma mater:
"The Gregorian University (formerly the Collegio Romano) was created
in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. It is the
first school established by the Jesuits in Rome. Among the illustrious
ex-alumni there are 14 popes."
Wonder how many other Jesuit trained SDA theologians we have running around, ones that are not so bold to let us know where they were trained? Actually these two men were probably trained beforehand, just went here to polish their theology, so they could be invited into higher Adventist circles. Don't be surprised if the SDA Church organization tries to get us 'simple' Adventists to accept the Sunday Law. (Temcat's note) Gregorianna: Continuing the topic of Bacchiocchi and his Alma Mater: Even if he was a solid rock SDA - would it not have been presumption to attend the flag-ship Jesuit university?- the greatest one in the world?— the one established originally to destroy Protestantism?? Would it not be presumption of the rankest sort to say, "Oh, I won't be deceived; I can stick my head into the lion's very mouth; I can breath the sulphurous fumes of the Dragon's very breath; and I am so strong in the faith, I will not be effected!!" This quote answers the whole idea: "I was shown the necessity of those who believe that we are having the last message of mercy, being separate from those who are daily imbibing new errors. I saw that neither young nor old should attend their meetings; for it is wrong to thus encourage them while they teach error that is a deadly poison to the soul and teach for doctrines the commandments of men. The influence of such gatherings is not good. If God has delivered us from such darkness and error, we should stand fast in the liberty wherewith He has set us free and rejoice in the truth. God is displeased with us when we go to listen to error, without being obliged to go; for unless He sends us to those meetings where error is forced home to the people by the power of the will, He will not keep us. The angels cease their watchful care over us, and we are left to the buffetings of the enemy, to be darkened and weakened by him and the power of his evil angels; and the light around us becomes contaminated with the darkness." -TI- Early Writings of Ellen G. White -PG- 124 And then he is not repentant for this - he has been known to appear before SDA congregations sporting his full Jesuit robes - and then whines that some people say he is a Jesuit! Well...duhh! If one is TRULY walking in the faith of our forefathers - one would be ashamed of such stuff! A true lover of God's pure truth and a respecter of the millions of tortured martyrs for Jesus who's moans and cries still echo in the ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth; would not be caught dead showing off these vile robes! Even if he went in a saint--and a saint wouldn't go there; there's no way he could not be contaminated! Fools walk where even angels would fear to tread: and cannot this be said also for those who dote on his words?? temcat PredestinationQuestion: I need information on predestination. We've had a discussion on Exodus 7:3-5, Ex 20:5, Judas and others where seemingly someone had to be destined to do evil no matter what. Temcat: We are in this world to help each other- that is God's plan--that we each study for ourselves and stand alone with God on decisions BUT that we share with one another and help on information and sharing our experiences etc. The Predestination thing is based on a misunderstanding of God. God has pre-knowledge but that does not in any way force anyone to be 'born to be lost'. Jesus did everything and gave every opportunity to Judas to help him to overcome the greed and selfishness of his heart--like Satan, many times Judas 'almost surrendered but PRIDE forbade him'. When he went out that night he himself had made the final decision. Basically God
has declared there will be 2 classes-- Those that serve Him and those
that ultimately and irrevocably refuse to serve Him. The FINAL DESTINY
of those 2 classes is predestined. The group who turn from rebellion and
serve God will be saved; the group who persistently refuse and continue
in rebellion will be destroyed. BUT and here is the big point! EACH
PERSON makes the choice which group he will be in. No one is forced to
be in the God at no
point or in no way ever points to a certain person and says arbitrarily,
"OK John Jones! I don't like you and I don't care what you do or how
much you plead with me to save you, you are going to HELL!" Never, Never
does our loving Father reject any person, no matter how unpromising, who
chooses to cease his rebellion and surrenders to serve Him. Jesus says:
John 6:37 ". . .him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." Also
the Holy Spirit strives to woo every single soul that is ever born on
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