A number of religious figures have stepped up criticizing the 14-minute long YouTube clip of Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church being proclaimed a "king" by a Messianic rabbi.
Rabbi Ralph Messer, during a Jan. 29 service at the Baptist church in Lithonia, Ga., directed assistants to wrap Long in a purportedly 312-year-old priceless Hebrew scroll from World War II, and proclaimed that Long was now "hidden in the word of God." After inviting Long to sit down on a chair and handing him the Torah scroll, four helpers lifted the chair on which Long was sitting and paraded the minister across the podium, while Messer proclaimed him a "king."
The rabbi went on to say that Long sits between two courts, the court of justice and the court of blessings. Worshipers in attendance applauded as the minister was ushered about in the air on the chair as the ceremony continued.
Messer, who leads Simchat Torah Beit Midrash (STBM) - a congregation promoting interfaith discussions - teaches principles of the Torah that he claims "produce life" or prosperity. Read entire article...Bishop Eddie Long Crowned King in Ritualistic Jewish Ceremony
I'm glad to find this perspective on Christ. Being crowned king is inappropriate from my point of view. . . hope you come visit me @ http://jsbtlm.blogspot.com/ - thanks
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. There is one king and that is Christ. We are merely His followers and need remain in our place.
DeleteWhen I was informed of this by colleagues I wondered where is the church. The Apostle Paul as he spoke to the Corinthian church criticized them for there complaceny to sin. When are we going to go back to preaching about sin. Is that not what we have been called to do. How does one go from being accused of sexual misconduct to king without denying for certain that he was innocent. Help us God.
DeleteI see where Eddie Long apologized for what happened. Somehow though that doesn't cut it. He had to have had some idea that some of that was going to happen. Worship services in most mega churches are pre-arranged in advance, especially where television is concerned. I don't buy it that he was a totally clueless participant. After all, that is his church!
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