Posted on 10/20/2014 6:39:59 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
The Southern Baptist Convention withdrew a California church known for its "third way" on gay unions and homosexuality from its church membership, officials announced Tuesday.
New Heart Community Church of La Mirada was removed by SBC's Executive Committee by a unanimous vote.
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Makes sense to me.
If the church had been honest, it would have withdrawn itself.
Mark9:42 “And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.” (NIV)
Jude1:4 “For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” (NIV)
1Cor6:9 “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders” (NIV)
This just posted on World Net Daily. . .goes along with this thread. http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/obama-constitution-guarantees-same-sex-marriage-in-u-s/
The SBC is right to cut ties.
“[My] eyes became open to the injustice that the church has wrought [and I] realized I no longer believed in the traditional teachings regarding homosexuality.”
Traditional? Let’s try Biblical, Mister Cortez!
Good.
SBC is doing what is Biblically correct.
God doesn’t change, Churches need to stand for what is right even if this culture doesn’t like it.
100% agreement.
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