The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Wrongly Discards Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 from the Bible for the 21st Century – Part 16C of a 17 Part Series
INTRODUCTION God revealed His strong condemnation of homosexual sex by placing Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13 in the same category as His condemnation of the first tier sin of bestiality per Leviticus 18:23 and Leviticus 20:15. God characterized bestiality...
The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Wrongly Discards Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 – Part 16B of a 17 Part Series
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...
Preaching the Gospel in the Face of Opposition – Acts 5:28-29, 42 (Day 173)
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...
The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Wrongly Discards Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 – Part 16A of a 17 Part Series
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”...
Why the “Jesus focused on the marginalized in society” Argument of the Pro-LGBTQ Faction is Not Applicable to Affirming Homosexual Practice – Part 15 of a 17 Part Series
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...
Does an Absolute Requirement of Water Baptism Negate the Salvific Efficacy of an Otherwise Saving Gospel?
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...
The UMC’s Position on the Role of Women and Slavery are Not Good Analogies to the Church Affirming Homosexual Practice – Part 14 of a 17 Part Series
The Pro-LGBTQ faction of the UMC uses two analogies to support their argument in support of the acceptance of homosexual practice. One has to do with women’s role in the church and the other pertains to slavery. In reference to the analogy to women in the...
Handle with Care – Common Bible Study Mistakes
The other day I discovered a very good article (November 2, 2010) entitled “The Careful Handling of the Word” by Jack K. Kuhatechek. The article appeared in the publication Voice by Dallas Theological Seminary. The link is...
The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Doesn’t Understand What Paul Knew About Homosexual Practice – Part 13 of a 17 Part Series
The Pro-LGBTQ faction argues with respect to Romans 1:24-32 that Paul was familiar with only two kinds of homosexual activity (1) wealthy Greeks would buy young boys as slave and sexually exploit them, and (2) part of the Greek-Roman world would go to male and female...
Responding to Government – Romans 13:1-7 (Day 169)
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...