I Must Remember Who I was Before Christ Redeemed Me – Deuteronomy 17:15 (Day 168)
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
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
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)
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...
The Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC is Wrong to Euphemistically Characterize the Physically of Homosexual Sex and Those who Participate in Homosexual Sex – Part 9 of a 17 Part Series
In this article, I explain why the pro-LGBTQ faction of the UMC is wrong to euphemistically characterize the physicality of homosexual sex, as well as those who engage in homosexual sexual activities. Basically, this means that they use agreeable or...
Double Checking a Translation: Just the Facts – Acts 23:11 (Day 163)
Every Bible student must appreciate that an English translation is just that – a translation. Each translation carries its own nuances because there are not many words with a one-to-one correlation. Sometimes it is good to refer back to the original...
The Reasons the Pro-LGBTQ Faction of the UMC Uses to Support Its Position – Part 8 of a 10 Part Series
INTRODUCTION In the first article, I defined Bible engagement, and the necessary steps to determine if a situation is a Bible engagement crisis. In the second article, I explained why the Bible mandates that a Christian practice Bible engagement that satisfies...
A Clear Definition of the Biblical Standard for Bible Engagement: Part 7 of a 10 Part Series
Introduction This is the seventh article in a ten part series about why the UMC split over the issue of homosexual practice is a Bible engagement crisis. In the first two articles, I defined Bible engagement, and the steps in a process to determine if a...
What Biblical Bible Engagement is Not: Part 6 of a 10 Part Series
Introduction This is the sixth article in a ten part series about why the UMC split over the issue of homosexual practice is a Bible engagement crisis. In the first two articles, I defined Bible engagement, and the steps in a process to determine if a situation...
What Biblical Bible Engagement is Not: Part 5 of a 10 Part Series
Introduction This is the fifth article in a ten part series about why the UMC split over the issue of homosexual practice is a Bible engagement crisis. In the first article, I defined Bible engagement, and the steps of a process to determine if a situation...