by Stephen Belsheim | Sep 25, 2020 | LGBTQ
The essence of the second fundamental argument by the pro-LGBTQ faction is that the context of the Levitical Holiness Code shows it was peculiar to the times to separate the Jews from the surrounding pagan nations. Bishop Wilke says: This code was designed for...
by Stephen Belsheim | Sep 25, 2020 | Gospel
With less than forty days remaining before, arguably, the most important presidential election in the history of our country, it is difficult not to look at passages that pertain to preaching the saving gospel of Jesus Christ in the face of opposition through the lens...
by Stephen Belsheim | Sep 17, 2020 | LGBTQ
The pro-LGBTQ faction is wrong to discard Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13 from the Bible for the 21st Century. As I can best ascertain, the pro-LGBTQ faction advances two fundamental arguments. The first uses an unusual “three bucket”...
by Stephen Belsheim | Sep 14, 2020 | LGBTQ
According to the pro-LGBTQ faction of the UMC, people ought to affirm and assimilate homosexuals into the church because (1) Jesus focused on the marginalized, (2) Jesus placed kindness and acceptance over custom and social norms, and (3) Jesus emphasized...
by Stephen Belsheim | Sep 14, 2020 | Baptism
This paper addresses the following issue-under-study: Does an absolute requirement of water baptism negate the salvific efficacy of an otherwise saving gospel (message-in-question)? In light of what Paul wrote in Galatians 1:6-9, as well as other Scriptural bases, it...
