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...