The dam has burst, endeavoring to submerge basic Christian morality and ethics. At His Way Out Ministries/Rock Harbor Church we do not merely curse the darkness; we remain purposed to equip Christians in the art and science of conducting difficult discussions wielding the Christ-mandated gavel of grace.
Culture has and continues to embrace a new world vision, but true dedicated faithful followers of Christ Jesus have not.
At some point it is more than likely you will be charged with homophobia, sexism, racism, transphobia, and judgementalism, and you will need to know how to respond.
Will we faithfully – in our homes, pulpits, and lives – profess and steward the Word of God without adding to or detracting from it?
Our Perspective
Is culture influencing us more than we are influencing the culture?
Is culture influencing us, the Christian community, more than we are influencing the culture?
What we are facing is nothing short of a need for reform clothed in the hope of revival.
People I know, people you know, people in our churches, people in our families, having bought into the rhetoric and false teachings of pro-gay theologians, pro-gay apologists, and revisionists of Scripture regarding same-sex practice simply because they offer a so-called ‘enlightened understanding,’ an alternative that for some insane reason (sounds and seems) superior.
Any attempt at accepting or promoting homosexual practice in any form and to any degree requires abandoning the truth of God when trying to make the Bible agree with the gay is good notion.
Example: Pro-gay theology argues the Scriptures that clearly define same-sex practice as sin have been “mistranslated.”
The “mistranslated” argument makes no sense. On something as important as sexual ethics, are we really to believe that the Bible translators we rely on got it wrong five different times, in two different Testaments? And ONLY on the Scriptures regarding same-sex practice scenarios? That’s just too convenient.
The fact is, in Leviticus, Romans, 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy, same-sex practice is mentioned in the context of sexual and immoral behavior. The context is quite clear – a variety of behaviors are prohibited; same-sex practice, along with adultery, fornication, and idolatry, is one of them.
So, there is a group purporting to be of God and led of the Holy Spirit distorting and adding to the Gospel.
Tragically, fueling their fires are those that have embraced and adopted the silent-mode – say nothing, do nothing – received by the pro-gay camp as validation, acceptance, and approval of their quest.
No one can say they truly love people by standing by silently and allowing them to compromise their life in sexual sin, unchallenged.
That is not love!
Those having succumbed to human speculation, human knowledge, human understanding, and human reasons have dismissed and rejected the Bible as the Word of God.
If we, the Church, truly desire to function at our best, we must return to upholding the Truth and Authority of Scripture in all matters of faith and practice. This includes God’s original divine intent for human sexuality and His holy boundary lines for living.
This, I submit, would be a huge, considerable first step in reestablishing the Christian community to positively influence society and culture.
The Church fit to respond with grace and truth to our present culture will be one that is reformed by a return to basics and revived by a fresh wind.
Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries
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