Presbyterians Ordain Homosexual Minister!

But you knew this was happening...even then. Just look at their history......the agenda was always apostate.

 

It was obviously coming since their general council met this summer and removed the celibacy requirement for ordained ministers. That decision led the way to this.

I have a good friend who is a minister in the denomination and he is sick about the direction. His church has decided to stay in (they had a BIG meeting about it) because they believe they need to be a light in the midst of this darkness.

It's a terrible decision, obviously. The capitulation to the warped theological/sociological agenda that will, in the end, destroy their denomination. Here's the thing, I don't know of a church that embraces this theology that continues to grow and see God's blessings. I don't know one.

But who is surprised about this? We're going to continue to see this as long as this agenda is pushed. The sad thing is they have zero grounds biblically and theologically. I've had the debates with them and they always fail to make their point.

One of the big reasons is, imho, most believers who oppose this agenda (rightly so) are under-informed about what it takes to effectively refute their claims. It is, like many things, a complicated argument but one that can/should be made and made known among believers.

 

This is a shame, but it is 80 years in the making.

Homosexuality is the final few doctrines to collapse, not the first one. If you recall, this denomination had heralds for over 80 years talking about their fall into liberalism. Westminster was founded to combat modernism that was taking root in Princeton, and J. Greshem Machen founded the OPC denomination. Of course, some conservatives remained but they eventually left to form what is now the PCA.

The beginning of liberalism appeared small but it was theologically significant. This seed of liberalism has grown into an invasive weed strangling out what real fruit remains.

 

"One day the Baptist denomination will ordain homosexuals..."

Baptist is not a denomination.

 

Some Baptists are denominations, some aren't. There are already Baptist churches who ordain homosexuals.

 

Alliance of Baptists

 

http://www.rainbowbaptists.org/

 

There are denominations that are Baptist, but Baptist is a faith...a set of doctrinal stances.

 

Hi TCassidy

You said.....

This is correct.

Therefore, didn’t the SBC steal that name for their denomination?

 

What next? Pedophiles?

 

In my opinion, a denomination is a group that denominates. Baptist groups, like the SBC, formally denominates therefore it is a denomination.

Some believe that because the local church is autonomous means they are not denominating. However, when autonomous churches unite and formally denominate over local church autonomy, they then become a denomination.

 

The UU church near me has a lesbian pastor. It matters not to me. I am not a UU.

 

That is too bad on both counts.