Gay SDA Membership

[Gregory Matthews]

Gay SDA Membership:   The article below informs as to a recent issue related to whether or not actively "gay" person could be a SDA member.

https://atoday.org/rocky-mountain-conference-leadership-will-disband-boulder-church-if-it-accepts-a-gay-member/

 

The above article contains a link to an important letter written by the Boulder pastor.  It should be read by all reading this article.

NOTE:  As a former member of that SDA Congregation, I personally know many of the members.  In the past, it has welcomed people to attend services who were not allowed to become SDA members.  

 

 

[Gregory Matthews]

The article listed in the post above may raise a question related to Glendale City Church.  The following is a statement taken from the website of that church.

 

Glendale City is a Christian church affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination (www.adventist.org) Our congregation was one of the first Adventist churches established in this part of Southern California. While we continue to partner with this denomination, we are in a posture of protest against the unjust actions taken by our General Conference that attempt to undermine the contextualized work of the Adventist churches and centers of education in the Western United States. We are in solidarity with the actions of our Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (www.puconline.org) that:

• Ordain both women and men as clergy
• Protect the right of Adventist centers of education to teach current science to its students while honoring God as Creator
• Stand with congregations that welcome and include our LGBTQ loved ones in their faith communities

[stinsonmarri]

Here is the question: would you accept the membership of a practicing prostitute, a dope dealer, a man who is married but all know his mistress who both are in the church? No one who practices and boasts of their sin should ever obtain membership.

For the wrath of YAHWEH is revealed from Heaven against all wickedness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.  Because that which may be known of ELOHIYM is manifest in them; for ELOHIYM hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of HIM from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even HIS ETERNAL POWER and MAJESTY, so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew ELOHIYM, they esteemed him not as YAHWEH, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools and changed the magnificence of the UNCORRUTIBLE ELOHIYM into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore ELOHIYM also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of ELOHIYM into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the CREATOR, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this cause, ELOHIYM gave them up unto vile affections, for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was fit. And even as they did not like to retain Elohim in their knowledge, ELOHIYM gave them over to a reprobate mind to do those things which are not fit. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of YAHWEH, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents. Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of ELOHIYM, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but have pleasure in them that do them. (Rom 1:18-32 WOY)

These verses from Paul to all who want to follow YAHWEH ELOHIYM that none of these sins will be accepted in Heaven nor should it be accepted with those who claim to accept HIS Covenant! It is not only about gay it about all who boast to continue in sin and then want to become a member should never be accepted.

Edited June 1 by stinsonmarri
Made a correction