Methodist Court Ruling a Blow for First Openly Lesbian Bishop

nbc ^ | April 29, 2017 | ap

[ealgeone]

If they are pastors they don’t have a solid biblical foundation.

[ZULU]

Thanks. I figured it was Baptist. I think they are the only conservative mainstream Christian Church around. Thank you.

[c-b 1]

I would stick to Independant Baptist Churches the Southern Baptist Conference is in the process of going left.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

http://www.umc.org/decisions/71953

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

http://www.umc.org/decisions/71953

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

Judicial Council Decisions Search
Decision No. 1341
http://www.umc.org/decisions/71953

I am a conservative,evangelical, woman pastor
I have been married to a wonderful man for 46 years.
We have 3 biochildren and were called to adopted 2 sibling groups [8 children & 3 children] to keep them together
14 children which the youngest is now 17

It was my turn to lead the Prayer Vigil for May 1st at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3548963/posts

Please join your fellow Freepers in prayer for President Trump, VP Pence and our nation

[ealgeone]

With all due respect, you cannot square away your being a pastor with the qualifications Paul has outlined for those called to being a pastor.

Whatever decisions the UMC has ruled on must be in alignment with Scripture and women pastors are not in alignment with Scripture.

[captaincaveman]

Good for the Methodists, as, at least 6 of them, realizes that the act of homosexuality doesn’t fit the pattern God gave to teach about the covenant relation between God and the Church - that intimate relationship ultimately produces the Kingdom.

The Kingdom was the ‘child’ born out of the ‘marriage’ between God (i.e. ‘the man’) and the Church (i.e. ‘the woman’).

You don’t get the Kingdom, with no God and 2 Churches, nor do you get the Kingdom, with 2 gods and no Church.