United Methodist Just Lost 249 More Churches

It’s an interesting story, one that was fairly elusive to find details on.

Another 249 churches left the United Methodist denomination, but why?

The details were sketchy, even on the Methodist website. In fact, I reached out to the Methodist organization for those fine details, but I haven’t heard back yet. Nevertheless, I ended up finding out why…

It’s about the homosexual debate.

What does that mean?

That’s exactly what I thought too.

So here’s the deal, according to the official United Methodist doctrine called, “the book of discipline,” it states,

The United Methodist Church is a part of the church universal, which is one Body in Christ. The United Methodist Church acknowledges that all persons are of sacred worth. All persons without regard to race, color, national origin, status,4 or economic condition, shall be eligible to attend its worship services, participate in its programs, receive the sacraments, upon baptism be admitted as baptized members, and upon taking vows declaring the Christian faith, become professing members in any local church in the connection.

Basically, that means anyone can attend their church.

Fair enough, now let’s find some more details from the “book of discipline.”

While persons set apart by the Church for ordained ministry are subject to all the frailties of the human condition and the pressures of society, they are required to maintain the highest standards of holy living in the world. The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Therefore self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church.

  1. “Self-avowed practicing homosexual” is understood to mean that a person openly acknowledges to a bishop, district superintendent, district committee of ordained ministry, board of ordained ministry, or clergy session that the person is a practicing homosexual.

So there you have it.

According to official Methodist doctrine, homosexuals cannot become clergy members. Perfect, that’s Scriptural.

However, did you notice the “self-avowed” part?

If you are homosexual and don’t tell anyone, well, you can serve within the clergy. So right there, we see a crack. Unfortunately, it gets much worse.

As it turns out, while these are the official Methodist rules, the church has been infiltrated with progressive liberals who are pushing the LGBT line. In fact, leadership is infested with progressives.

So while the rules say, no homosexual clergy, the bigwigs are looking the other way!

That’s right, many of the Christian leaders within the United Methodist organization are not enforcing their own rules. Rules that were derived from the Bible, (Leviticus 20:13, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Romans 1:26-27). Instead, they are making excuses for sin, in order to smooth over their own belief system.

That is why many within the general church system will be cast into outer darkness, (Matthew 8:12). They stopped being profitable for Jesus. That’s what happens when you allow too much of the world into your mind. You start to think like the world, and not like a Christian.

When I discovered this, that’s when I realized why the media was so hush-hush. They are reporting the event, but most of them are leaving out all the critical details.

What good is it to know 249 churches left the denomination, if we don’t understand why?

Perhaps, the media doesn’t want Christians to realize there is pushback to the homosexual agenda. That’s what this is really all about.

Conservative Churches Are Leaving United Methodist

“Conservative” churches under the United Methodist banner are leaving the corrupt church in protest. They do not want to be affiliated with an organization that refuses to enforce its own laws, which are Biblically based. It’s quite sickening actually, and very sad.

So what’s happened, homosexuals have infiltrated the ranks of Christiandom. They have become clergy, and they are leading the flock away from Jesus Christ. This is an abomination, and you have church leaders supporting it.

Why don’t homosexuals go start their own corrupt churches?

Perhaps, they want to be accepted by Christians to make them feel better about their sin. Perhaps, there is a more nefarious reason. We just know, it’s happening.

So these 249 churches are from North Carolina, and they made up 22% of the members in that conference. That’s a big loss, but that’s not all…

While it’s sad to see Christianity continue to become fractured, this is actually a very good sign. We have Christians who are fed up with sin, and they are making drastic decisions to do their best to live under God’s Law.

In fact, the rebellion from the United Methodist organization has grown so large, there is a breakaway church called, “Global Methodist Church.” Their aim is to reflect a more conservative church. A lot of these conservative churches are fleeing to this new organization.

Scripture Is Always True

So let this be an example for you, Scripture continues to come to pass. Those within the confines of the Methodist organization who break their own laws, more importantly, God’s Laws once again fulfill Scripture.

Look what God’s Word tells ministers.

2 Timothy 4:1-2
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Christian pastors are supposed to preach the word of God. Not what the world entertains.

That changes from day to day.

All throughout human history, homosexuality has been an abomination to all cultures. Unfortunately, in the modern era that changed, that is, in Western nations. The nations that are supposed to be carrying the Bible to the next generation.

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Ohh, that time is here my friends.

What we are discussing is a perfect example of this. These progressive bigwigs have not endured sound doctrine. Instead, they seek to entertain their own fleshly lusts, and they have allowed perverted ministers in the House of God.

2 Timothy 4:4
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

So they have.

These progressive bigshots have turned their ears away from the Lord Jesus Christ. They have distorted Scripture to fit their own worldview, something we can never do. They now preach fables to the people, people who are foolishly being spun into their web of lies.

This is why Jesus will say,

Matthew 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

There are many Christians in the world that love Jesus, but not enough to truly follow Him.

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