CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 7, 2022
ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE CHURCH TO EXIST IS TO STAND AGAINST THE WAYS OF THE WORLD AND TO INFORM PEOPLE WHAT GOD SAYS.
WHAT HAPPENS, THOUGH, WHEN A DENOMINATION FAILS TO DO THAT AND INSTEAD EMBRACES THE RAMPANT SECULARISM SWEEPING THE COUNTRY? WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
THE MENNONITE USA DENOMINATION IS REPLACING 20-YEAR-OLD MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES THAT PROHIBITED ITS PASTORS FROM PERFORMING SAME-SEX WEDDINGS. THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY VOTED 404-84 IN FAVOR OF THE MOVE.
THE NOW REPEALED GUIDELINES STATED THAT PASTORS WHO PERFORMED SAME-SEX WEDDINGS WOULD FACE A REVIEW OF THEIR CREDENTIALS.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE MENNONITES? SUPPOSE THREE PEOPLE WANT TO MARRY EACH OTHER? WOULD THE MENNONITES SUPPORT ABORTION ON DEMAND? IF NOT, WHY NOT? IF SCRIPTURE IS NOT THEIR GUIDE, THEN THE WORLD RULES. AS JOHN WRITES, “WHOEVER WANTS TO BE A FRIEND OF THE WORLD CANNOT BE A FRIEND OF GOD.” PAUL WRITES: “DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THE THINKING PATTERNS OF THE WORLD, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MINDS.”
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MENNOMITE USA CHURCH HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED, BUT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. I’M CAL THOMAS.
