The United Church of Christ has nothing to do with Jesus' church!
Christians do not endorse "Gay" marriage... it is an abomination before God!
In light of the announcement that the so-called "United Church of Christ" has endorsed same sex marriages I felt it necessary to note the fact that Christians repudiate homosexual behavior. Naming a group of people after Christ does not make them Christians!
This has been tried before. In Acts 15, "Some men came down from Judea and (began) teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, (the brethren) determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue (vs 1-2). A group of folks were going about teaching something in the name of Christ... that they had no right to teach. They were endorsing a behavior they had no right to endorse. It created quite an uproar, for a while... At the conclusion of the discussion, the Apostles sent out a circular letter to straighten out the mess. Here is part of said letter:
"The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings. Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with (their) words, unsettling your souls..." (Acts 15:23-24)Does this sound familiar? Someone who has received no instruction, is teaching something that disturbs the brotherhood and unsettles the souls of the same?
Homosexuality has been renamed "gay" during my lifetime to cover up the truly vile nature of said behavior. It is essential to note that God gave instruction on homosexuality in both the Old Testament and the New. Let's consider a small portion of God's instruction...
"Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper"... (Romans 1:24-28)
What part of this instruction is hard to understand? The Bible never deviates from this teaching. God's decree is that this behavior is "dishonored," "degrading," "unnatural," "indecent," and the result of a "depraved mind."So who is this so-called "United Church of Christ?"
They are a relatively new denominational group. They were formed in 1957 by uniting the "evangelical and reformed church" (an off chute of the Lutherans) with the "Congregational Christian" churches. These were already unions of two other groups.. In effect you have the most liberal of the most liberal. It is appropriate to note Isaiah's ancient prophecy in regard to this... "The vile person shall no more be called liberal" Isaiah 32:5. They can call this "Christianity"... but it's just not so!
You can call a skunk fragrant, but your nose will still continue to scream... this stinks!
I am reminded of a similar situation during the restoration of Ancient Israel. Some of the people of the land came up to them as they were rebuilding the temple and said, "Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do." (Ezra 4:2) What was the response of God's people? "The chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us!" (Ezra 4:3)
How will Jesus respond as these people "exchange the truth of God for a lie?" (Romans 1:25)
How will Jesus respond to these people claiming to be Christians and embracing what He has decreed to be "depraved?" (Romans 1:28)
How will Jesus respond when these people, by their actions, "do not see fit to acknowledge God any longer?" (Romans 1:28)
He has told us...
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (will enter.) Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS." (Matthew 7: 21-23)
These people are not Christians... And this is not Christ's church!!!
"THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN." (Matthew 15:8-9)
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Jerry Blount
