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PCUSA Theological Liberalism Leads to Biblical Stupidity

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The PCUSA, the liberal leaning and Bible ignoring Presbyterian denomination that most people know about, decided this past week at their General Assembly that when it comes to same-sex marriage, Scripture is just a bit too confusing for these mental giants to come to any serious conclusion on the topic.

Yes, you read that correctly. Instead of saying the Bible is against it, since it condemns homosexuality in every case that it is mentioned in Scripture, AND since marriage always means between one woman and one man, that there just wasn’t enough evidence for them to rule whether or not it was right or wrong.

Here is a bit from The Layman Online:

Scripture too confusing to use

The tarnished centerpiece of the committee’s recommendation, however, was an amended overture from Sacramento Presbytery, which read in part, “We decline to take an action that would have the effect of imposing on the whole Presbyterian Church (USA) one interpretation of Scripture in this matter” of “what the Scriptures teach concerning the morality of committed, same-gender relationships.” The best this committee and then the whole General Assembly could do was to declare formally that Scripture is too confusing, too subject to varied interpretations to unite around to decide matters of same-sex sexual morality.

Is same-sex practice right or wrong, according to the Bible? “Well, ya know, we just can’t decide,” has now become General Assembly’s official position. This position is intended to “be brought before each presbytery at a stated meeting in which the report from the 220th General Assembly (2012) is given.”

Yes, these erudite reprobates just couldn’t come to any conclusion about what Scripture actually says when it comes to same-sex marriage. It is just way too complicated.

Let’s see if we can get to the bottom of this O so difficult topic. Every time marriage is mentioned in Scripture, ten times in the gospels alone, it is always between a man and a woman. Jesus spoke to the issue as well, and every time He discussed marriage, it was between a man and a woman.

Therefore, same-sex marriage is an oxymoron, since two people of the same sex cannot be married. It is outside the definition of marriage.

Also, since every place that homosexuality is mentioned in Scripture, it is in a condemning nature, meaning that it is never spoken of in a positive light. Also given the fact that homosexuality is a result of idolatry in Romans 1:18ff, meaning that it is part of God’s wrath, we can safely assume that homosexuality in any form, wanted or unwanted, is a sin.

For some odd reason, the erudite reprobates cannot see these truths. It’s just too complicated for these well-educated apostates to figure out. Given that, if you are a member of a PCUSA church, I recommend one thing: run!

Run to the nearest church where the gospel is actually preached. Run to the nearest church where the Bible is actually believed. Run to a church that sees the Scripture as authoritative, not as just a guide to happy living. Run from these apostates as quickly as you can. Not only have they gone from thinking themselves wise, they became fools, they have actually become stupid in the process. They are not even trying to disguise their stupidity and foolishness with some erudite thinking. They are just plain stupid is as stupid does. So sad.

FYI: Please note that the PCUSA and the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America) are not affiliated in any way, shape, form or fashion. The PCA is my denomination and we actually believe in the authority of Scripture. You will notice that in our denomination, we have no women pastors. That is usually the first sign that a denomination is going apostate.After all, once the denomination punts the roles of men and women given in Scripture, everything is subject to change as well. This doesn’t mean that we do not see men and women equally valuable in the church, but we have different roles in the church, just as the Three Persons of the Godhead have differing roles in our salvation.

Why I Write: Casting Down Arguments

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In the past year or so, I have been really challenged as to why I write on the topics that I do. The challenge by some has been: since you are a pastor, then you should only write about the gospel and the things of God. I lost a friend on Facebook because of this very argument. He was saying that since I write about politics, science, culture, sports and a host of other topics, that I am damaging the gospel of Christ. Part of his charge is that since I’m not an expert in all these areas, I should remain silent on them and let the experts talk to us about them. His big argument was for man-made global warming. My argument against this was rooted right where his argument should have been: in the authoritative word of God.

My friend thought that since the experts have declared man-made global warming to be true, then anything that I wrote on the topic was just my own opinion. Never mind that God’s word has said that “while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter an summer, and day and night, shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). No matter what the experts may tell us, God has declared to us that there is no eternal summer or eternal winter before us. As Christians we must hold to God’s authoritative word even when it contradicts popular culture or science.

Far too many Christians are like my friend, thinking that our faith and views of the world should never mix. This is a major problem in the church. We want to think that we can separate our beliefs when it comes to salvation from those that we have about the world. I believe the terminology is to “compartmentalize” our faith.

However Scripture doesn’t allow for this. The Apostle Paul, writing for Christ, tells us in 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. Every high thought that stand’s opposed to God’s word is to be cast down by those of us who are Christians, even when those high thoughts are put forth by scientist.

This is one of the reasons why I write as a pastor. As Christians our faith is to encompass every avenue of life, not just our faith or what we do on Sunday morning. We are to look at what the world is saying and compare that to Scripture. Where is agrees with Scripture, we can agree. But where it disagrees, we must say so. Even though we may not be scientists or experts in other areas of life, if the word of God declares something to be so, then we can trust it to be so.

I imagine that my friend, and many like him, have actually given over their beliefs of Genesis 1-11 to the secular experts. Many of the battles we are facing in culture are because the foundations of Scripture have been ripped away from the church. The moment that those in the church started giving into scientists on the age of the earth, the other doctrines found in those 11 chapters began to fall as well. This is because the church doesn’t really believe in the authority of Scripture as much as we do the authority of the scientist. Instead of casting down every argument that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, we have tried to find ways in which we can compromise our beliefs in order to be acceptable to the scientist and the world. The moment we do this is the moment that we compromise the authority of Scripture. If we are punting on the foundations of Scripture, then every other area of life will eventually fall as well. This is one reason the church is so weak in arguments against such as gay-marriage. If the Bible is not true concerning the days of creation, then how can it be true concerning God’s plan for marriage (even though Christ affirmed this plan in Matthew 19, and indirectly affirmed the rest of Genesis as well).

My friend would never concede on these issues. He felt is was necessary for the church to be silent on all things except faith. In other words, punt what Scripture says about creation and just believe in Jesus. He was failing to understand what I have just pointed out. We cannot punt on one area of Scripture and trust in another. It all stands or falls together. This is why secularist have been so busy attacking it just as Satan did in the garden (another area that we shouldn’t believe according to some, after all, we are saying we believe that there were ‘talking snakes.’) They are saying “Did God really say…” We must answer this in the affirmative. God really did say and because His word is living and breathing, He is still saying it today through the 66 books of the Bible.

We must press forward declaring these truths even though the world declares us to be foolish. What is foolish to the world is the wisdom of God and this is why I write. Not only does the Bible address what we believe about creation, but also politics, work, money, sexuality, marriage and all areas of life. I write so that those who know the Lord and are known by Him will remember these truths and come back to the One who knows best of all. The arguments for science and the world continue and so should the pastors of Christ, both in and out of the pulpits. This may not be politically correct. But then God’s word never endorses such a man-made philosophy. Politically correctness must also be judged according to Scripture.

One final note. I will admit that my writing has cost me more than friendship. One search committee for a church in Kansas rejected me based on my writings. They said I was “too political.” OK, I accept that. I take comfort in knowing that such churches would have also rejected pastors during the Reformation, who spoke out against kings and popes. They would have also been opposed to pastors who spoke out during the Revolution of our country, and even those who spoke out against the slavery of fellow men, both in our country and in the United Kingdom. If they are not willing for a pastor to be political, then can they truly allow one to speak against the heinous sins of our day, such as gay marriage, abortion, adultery, etc. I pity the man they do hire, and the congregation he is leading, for he is already being censored. As pastors, we must not be censored by our congregations or petty laws like the 501 3c tax code. Our job is to speak the truth, write the truth, declare the truth to all who will listen.

That is why I write with the view to cast down every argument that stands opposed to the knowledge of God and His word.