Unfortunately, I’ve heard of ELCA pastors using the same words, “There may be unity... but not necessarily uniformity” as their wedge to justify their denomination’s pro-homosexual position. I guess anyone can twist words.
The word twisting began after the death of the immediate Talmidim (disciples) of the Nazarine. The gentile converts began to blend their pagan beliefs with the true message of Torah that he taught. Once the Torah was modified, it was eventually outlawed (pun intended). It was rejected by corrupt leaders who said, “We will not walk in it!” It was replaced by man-made law, syncretic law. The traditions that were not displaced became the foundation and strength of the Christian Epoch. That foundation, removed from its root in Torah, is failing and the entire structure is now in jeopardy of collapse. There is a solution, but it is not a return to some set time in Christian History. The answer is in “Teshuvah” or as the Nazarine and his predecessor are quoted, “Repent” which in their world meant only one thing: “Return to G-D and return to His Torah, for it is your life!”
Was told by the local Evangelical Bishop last week that “the Church needed to evolve it’s interpetations of the teachings of the Bible”. That its teachings were outdated, and were difficult for the congregation to comprehend.
Apparently the Word Of God is not conforming to what the Church teaches any more.