Disowning Conservative Politics Is Costly for Pastor

After reading the entire article, I believe the pastor should have continued preaching from the scriptures, which grew his congregation. He is correct in one area, politics does not belong in the pulpit.

It is always sad to see a church split. The divisiveness always spreads to others.

 

Hmmmm

Bully for Him. The American Church seems to have lost much of its reputation as an institution that is suppose to give comfort to the lost and lead them to the Way because it is often seen as the religious arm of the Republican party --- However, I'm sure that Jesus was an Independant. The Pastor was gutsy and 100% right.

 

Those who left must have wanted a Political Action Committee, not a church. Good riddance!

 

I'm sure that the people who regard the Gospel is insufficient, will find a church with the desired add-ons.

Meantime, this minister has kept his church focused on God.

Sounds like a good thing, all around.

 

I wonder what that means?

 

I don't care about his politics. He's an open theist. That's what bothers me.

 

Where can one find this information?

 

He admits being an open theist, and he wrote God of the Possible to argue for it. I've read through Letters from a Skeptic (another of his works), and he admits to it in there as well.

You can google him and open theism. You'll get plenty of hits.

 

I am very upset with the way the world has put churches in a box from which they will not tell the truth about politicians and politics. They have full rights and the responsibility to flesh out all therse issues before the Body of Christ to shine the light of truth on it. It is a simple matter not to say, "vote/don't vote for Joe" while showing plainly everything Joe stands for and how it fares before the Word.

But, the Body of Christ is being handled exceptionally well by the left. Look at John McCains completely unconstitutional Campaign Finance Reform bill. It's almost universally accepted.

 

I applaud what this Pastor has done. Politics have defiled our churches for too long as it is. If you have God's word written on your heart that should be sufficient. Jesus ran the money changers out of His Fathers house and those that bring in the politics into the church are no different than the Money changers.

 

You mean like the Catholic Church?

Joseph Botwinick

 

You cannot serve God and the Republican (or Democratic) National Committee.

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. "

 

Barbarian oberves:
I'm sure that the people who regard the Gospel is insufficient, will find a church with the desired add-ons.

You mean like Sola Scriptura? That was invented by Luther.
Sola Fide? By Luther, too.

No, as long as you hold to the essentials of faith in Jesus, modern inventions like those won't hurt you. I meant things like political campaigns.

If you love God, and do what's right, it won't matter if you believe that one is justified by works as well as faith, as God says in James.

But a church that follows a political party is lost to God.

 

I too, applaud this pastor for standing firm on religious grounds rather than political innuendo week after week after week.

I do, however, believe in a balance in the pulpit, which sometimes includes political information.......as it relates to the church.

Again, a balanced pulpit, with the main emphasis around the person and doctrines of Jesus. Lets build the church. That's what took all my time when in ministry. It was a full time job.

Cheers,

Jim

 

You cannot go to work, or invest, and earn money, and give any of it to God if you also give some of it to political parties? Or you cannot make speeches or teach classes for the cause of the gospel if you also stump for political parties or candidates? That is considerably on the stupid side.

 

Galatian,

I realize this is not a theolology section but could you expand your following quote for a clearer understanding.

"If you love God, and do what's right, it won't matter if you believe that one is justified by works as well as faith, as God says in James."

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