Responding to Government – Romans 13:1-7 (Day 169)

by Stephen Belsheim | Aug 31, 2020 | Government

The United States is in the midst of a revolution with its inherent political turmoil.  The seemingly insurmountable divide between Republicans and Democrats is understandable because Republicans stand for capitalism, democracy, and law and order in contrast to...

I Must Remember Who I was Before Christ Redeemed Me – Deuteronomy 17:15 (Day 168)

by Stephen Belsheim | Aug 25, 2020 | Gospel

Sometimes the way believers treat other people reveals that they have forgotten who they were before Christ redeemed them.  With this in mind, the text that stood out from the Day 168 reading was Deuteronomy 15:15 (ESV) reads: 15 You shall remember that you were...

The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Ignores the Sin of Sodom and Gomorrah – Part 12 of a 17 Part Series

by Stephen Belsheim | Aug 17, 2020 | LGBTQ

The Bible presents the account of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18:16-19:29.  According to Bishop Wilke, it is “easy” to see that the sin of Sodom was not homosexual activity, but the inhospitality of the people of Sodom because they wanted to rape and humiliate...

The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Ignores the Authority of Scripture – Part 11 of a 17 Part Series

by Stephen Belsheim | Aug 17, 2020 | LGBTQ

The pro-LGBTQ faction minimizes the importance of Scripture that addresses homosexual conduct.   They appear to do this in a number of ways. First, the pro-LGBTQ agenda downplays the Scriptures that speak to homosexual practice by characterizing them as a...

The “God made me this way” Argument by the Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Lacks Merit – (Part 10 of a 17 Part Series)

by Stephen Belsheim | Aug 16, 2020 | LGBTQ

The pro-LGBTQ faction of the UMC advances the “God made me this way” (GMMTW) argument as support.  As Robert Gagnon wrote in an email of September 8, 2011 (see his website): The argument that “God made me this way” is a bad one. The essence of the GMMTW argument...