Sin Is Sin

Several groups have splintered off from the Lord’s church since the mid-1800s in America. One is the Disciples of Christ. They split from the church of Christ and had their first national convention in 1849 where the American Christian Missionary Society was formed. There are currently approximately 3,800 congregations and 834,000 members.

At a convention in 2013, this was their decision: “Our resolution is about welcoming everyone to the Lord's Table in the way God welcomes each and every one of God's children into God's embrace regardless of creed, race, ability or any other wall that divides," said Cherilyn Williams, a member of the Marketing and Communications team at Disciples of Christ, to The Christian Post.

According to a statement, the resolution also affirms the "faith, baptism and spiritual gifts of all Christians regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity" and states that neither is "grounds for exclusion from fellowship or service within the church." The article’s headline was “Disciples of Christ Church Votes to Affirm Homosexuality, Transgenderism; Allows Openly Gay Leaders” (The Christian Post, Jessica Martinez).

This is a classic example of adding “political correctness” to religion. A convention, council, or board does not get to decide what is right and what is wrong in the eyes of God. The standard and only standard in religion is the Holy Bible. We have no authority to vote on who is added to a congregation. Only the Lord adds to His church (Acts 2:47).

Pressure continues to build on us who refuse to acknowledge the LGBTQ movement by allowing those who practice such to become members and take on leadership roles. Tongues wag as we refuse instrumental music and do not allow our ladies to have leadership roles in general assembly worship. Condemnation is heaped upon us because we cling to the New Testament and refuse to accept the “sinner’s prayer” as an alternative to Scriptural baptism.

Stand firm my fellow Christians! Resist the Devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7). Do not compromise your faith! Sin is still sin regardless of what man says.

Stay true to the word,

Brother Travis