United Methodist Repeals Gay Ban
On May 1, the United Methodist Church repealed several anti-LGBTQ rules, including lifting its ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. The issue has been so divisive that the part of the Methodist Church that opposes it has formed an entirely new denomination called the Global Methodist Church. Why is there so much confusion over this issue? I believe the answer lies in presenting a counterfeit gospel that has robbed people of the transformative message of the true Gospel of the Kingdom. Having lived for years as a lesbian myself, I can testify to how crucial it is that those bound in a gay lifestyle know there is freedom and transformation in Jesus Christ. Any other message leaves a person enslaved to his or her body, looking to their flesh to tell them who he or she is. But the transformational rebirth event allows us to teach our Father who he created us to be. Kindness That Isn’t Kind In John 3, Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot