Comments on: Sexuality resolution not at variance with Discipline, bishop rules http://methodistthinker.com/2009/07/08/sexuality-resolution-not-at-variance-with-discipline-bishop-rules/ News, commentary, source documents, podcasts, history, prayers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jeff http://methodistthinker.com/2009/07/08/sexuality-resolution-not-at-variance-with-discipline-bishop-rules/#comment-3107 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:15:27 +0000 http://methodistthinker.com/?p=7483#comment-3107 I am a UMC member in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, and a former member of one of the seven “reconciling” congregations listed in the article.

The true issues at hand are not “expressions” of human sexuality or even the purpose of the Book of Discipline. The underlying issues are:

• Do we believe in the authority of Scripture?
• Do we have faith in the transforming power of God through Jesus the Christ?

Without these, the Bible holds no hope for those of us who have come to feel convicted of sin.

The more I grow in faith, the more I appreciate Wesley’s General Rules and principles, as well as the bishops, pastors, and laity that are often labeled “conservative.” They deserve to be called “Methodist.”

]]> By: Joe http://methodistthinker.com/2009/07/08/sexuality-resolution-not-at-variance-with-discipline-bishop-rules/#comment-3104 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:27:38 +0000 http://methodistthinker.com/?p=7483#comment-3104 It would appear Bishop Schol’s shepherd staff is crooked indeed.

If the Book of Discipline can be so flagrantly circumvented, one wonders why we have a Discipline at all. Who minds the minders?

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