Where does it stop? An openly homosexual woman who chooses to live in a sinful relationship with another woman, who is ordained as a pastor? And the Methodist church can't find any compelling evidence that she has violated the UMC Book of Discipline? They might as well throw the whole thing out. Clearly, this is the result of another liberal mainline church letting P.C. social activism come before the Gospel.
We may have some issues of our own in the Southern Baptist Convention, but since the conservative resurgence we don't have questions like this raised. We don't have women pastors and we sure don't have practicing homosexuals in the church. Start to contradict Scripture in one place and pretty soon you are picking and choosing what fits your "needs" rather than God's will. The Gospel is not a buffet, to pick and choose from as you see fit. God sets it forth, and you take it or leave it as a whole. Sure the Gospel is offensive, it is SUPPOSED to be! No one likes having their sin pointed out, but without sin there is no need for forgiveness and Christ died on the cross in vain. I would rather be offended but saved than smugly self-assured and headed to hell.
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