(Emily Mcfarlan Miller) “It’s time,” said the Rev. A. Wendy Witt during Sunday services at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple. Time to open the doors of the church to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, that is. First United Methodist is one of the more than 750 congregations within the United Methodist Church that form the Reconciling Ministries
Network, dedicated to including LGBT people in a denomination that bars them from ordination and does not allow its ministers to officiate same-sex weddings. On Sunday, the network celebrated “It’s Time Sunday,” part of its “It’s Time” campaign intended to push the 7 million-member denomination to address the issue during its May 10-20 General Conference, a quadrennial meeting of Methodists from around the world. READ MORE
as long as they teach them about living in sin and what the TRUE bible says..
I think it’s time for some angels to knock on Lot’s door in most churches in the current era and get him out of the country. Judgement is coming. That more and more denominations allow themselves to permit Satan to pollute their congregations with the blasphemous LGBT practitioners, the less they will be parts of Christ’s Bride. Are the women above doing thus under the tenets of Christ’s teachings? If so, they do not understand our Lord. Jezebel is very much present in the growing numbers of denoinations accepting this blasphemy, my Christian brothers and sisters, and I would recommend steering clear of any dominaion that allows this. No, I am not calling for hatered, nor am I a bigot. I am a Bible believer, and the lifestyles these people embrace concretely deviate so far from biblical teachings it’s incomprhensible. We are to love these people, as Jesus teaches, but in Paulian teachings, we are also told to speak to fellow Christians who cross lines in such flamboyant ways. If they refuse to repent of this biblically deviant behavior, we are to leave them to judgement. I’d love to know just how many LGBT practitioners actually show up. But there is one important statistic that few people know. Transgenders in this country represent 0.03% of the population. Why would any church so willing abandon it’s mandate for such small minorities. The LGBT community overall represents just under 5% of the populace. Is this to share Christ’s love? Perhaps, but Jesus would never sanction such lifestyles and neither will God the Father or the Holy Spirit. May I remind you of the fates of Sodom and Ghommora? They were destroyed because of such sexual deviants. The churches are bowing to political correctnes, and quite likely to find more dollars among the dwindling gifts in collection plates. And we wonder why church attendance is an endangered practice. We must stop bowing to those very distinct minorities of people who commit such sin. I would remind Christians, as well of Paul’s definition of somone who is the sherherd of the church. He mandated MALES of good moral character, remain sober and wise and who control their children. So here we have two female miniters ready, willing and able to corrupt the teachings of Jesus. May God help them. For those who believe we will endure the Tribulation with the Rapture to follow, will such as the “reverend” above who welcomes sinners who have no intention of repenting of this vile behavior take the Mark of the Beast because it becomes PC? I do believe so, and by so doing, their eternity will be one of unquenchable fire. This simply must stop now. We, as Christians, must stop attending such churches to get the message across. If the “reverend” above thinks the collection plates lean now, I seriously doubt that the LGBT participants will attend, much less grease the palms of these very misguided “sherherds.” We MUST turn back to God or we are doomed. Read what Franklin Graham has to say about this. I’m a Biblist, which means my “church” is between the cover and back of the Bible. We as a family do not go to any church because we see them all crumbling into the abyss to be politically correct and inclusive. May God have mercy on them, but for those of us who are like Lot, it’s time to run and never look back.
I didn’t know that they were excluded. Obviously, the church shouldn’t turn away an honest seeker. However, if this person claims to be a believer and refuses to renounce their sin then they should be treated as a heathen and cast out of the church that their spirit may be saved (1 Cor 5:5). If the Methodist Church believes that they should change their position on whether or not this activity should be perceived as sinful “citing social progress” then they would do well to first ask God who would in turn declare, “I, the Lord, do not change.” (Malachi 3:6) For since the beginning of time God has judged and destroyed many for the rampant immorality that always evolves into “going after strange flesh” (Jude 1:7)
I didn’t know that they were excluded. Obviously, the church shouldn’t turn away an honest seeker. However, if this person claims to be a believer and refuses to renounce their sin then they should be treated as a heathen and cast out of the church that their spirit may be saved (1 Cor 5:5). If the Methodist Church believes that they should change their position on whether or not this activity should be perceived as sinful “citing social progress” then they would do well to first ask God who would in turn declare, “I, the Lord, do not change.” (Malachi 3:6) For since the beginning of time God has judged and destroyed many for the rampant sexual immorality that always evolves into “going after strange flesh” (Jude 1:7)
Geee… I just listened to a sermon today about the churches in Revelations and this definatly falls under the Liodicean church…this church is comforming to the culture, tolerating sin. God warns them wrath! Boy.. times getting close! Come Lord Jesus.. take your true church out soon!!
To the United Methodist Church
Its not about liberal nor conservative Its Gods word and Gods church He is the Head that has set the order of all things to the church Jesus is the head we are the body and whosoever will let him come to Gods house to hear the gospel of our salvation to believe and be washed and cleansed with the precious blood of Christ from their sin. The Lord tells us plainly not to be partaker of another mans sin and why would I want a robber or an adulterer or men with men or women with women be my teacher, and or preacher? God is Holy righteous pure and He is the word. If we love Him we will obey Him. God is no respecter of persons, He loves us all and His word is set and cannot be changed and we all are commanded to obey it and to love as He loves. So I ask you do you want a pastor, teacher to teach you how to sin? Or do you want a pastor, teacher to teach you how to walk holy and righteous before Him for without holiness no man shall see God. If you change the word of God you will stand before Him and be held accountable not only for changing His word to please the people but also for leading people into sin and destruction you will be held accountable for their souls. I pray hear and do the word of the Lord.
I renounce myself as a Methodist. Any branch of any religion that recognizes the marriage of two men or two women is against the teachings of the Holy Bible.
These peopel are reprobates ! God has given them over to that witch is not natural. They are glouds without rain. They are teachers forsaken by God. They are an abomination to God !
ACCEPTING AN ABOMINATION, CONDONING SIN, THAT IS NOT OF GOD. LOVE THE SINNER BUT HATE THE SIN. IF THEY SUCCUMB TO SATANS WAYS, THEY WILL BE DESTROYED. HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT OF GOD.
I stand with the UMC and those advocating for being Christian in the fullest sense by welcoming and including LGBT people. The Bible does not condemn homosexuality as it is understood today. The Bible does condemn the small-mindedness of faux-Christian fundamentalists.
This is completely against the word of God. You can not redefine what sin is just to suit a sinful lifestyle. That’s Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit – who are you to tell God what is right or wrong?
The Bible is very clear on the subject of homosexuality – it is completely wrong and a sin. Continuing in that sin puts you in danger of the unpardonable sin.
Mark 3:28-29
28 “Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; 29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”
This is wrong. The Bible tells us this life choice is wrong it’s a sin and a abomination in the site of God and no matter how pretty you want to make it if you truly had God in your life you would not be gay. Christians know this life choice and I do mean choice is wrong we love all people we ask you to truly come hear the word of the Lord let us pray for you but we Will NOT Accept Your LIfe Choice!
Clear signs of the last days.
Clear signs of the last days……One could add leadership and teaching done by women in Churches, in the presence of men, to this list.