DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! 

God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men. (Romans 1:26-27)

If You Really Love Someone Then You Will Be Willing To Tell Them The Truth

Apprising Ministries has been attempting to alert you e.g. in Mainstream Evangelicalism Now On The Rapid Slide To Apostasy that sincere, but sincerely deceived, “Christ-followers” like Rev. Megan Rohrer, “the first openly transgender Lutheran pastor ordained in the United States,” are a whole lot closer to the center of increasingly inclusive evangelicalism than you may know. This phenomenon is receiving a big boost through the Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, now morphing into Emergence Christianity, de-formation of the faith attacking the cardinal doctrine of Sola Scriptura.

As more and more within mainstream evangelicalism accept the warped theology of this egregiously ecumenical Emerging/ent/ence Church one is then simply left with their feelings/reasoning as a guide in spiritual matters. Here’s another example of where this always leads, just look at the mainline denominations, as “pastor” Rohrer instructs us:

Christians who think pride is a freak parade, think: Jeremiah; Josuha (Jericho); Jonah (Ninevah); John the baptist (locast & honey) (Online source)

For those who don’t realize what “pride” it is Rohrer is referring to we now point you to Rohrer’s blog called Transcript, “Weekly reflections on the lectionary texts through my eyes which are shaped by my experience as a queer, transgender, lesbian, feminist, pastor to the homeless in San Francisco (and other such influences)”, where we’re told:

This weekend is Pride in San Francisco and the anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion… A 1965 gay march held in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, according to some historians, marked the beginning of the modern gay rights movement. It was not Stonewall.

In fact the Compton Cafeteria Riots also predate Stonewall. In honor of the birth place of the gay rights movement I post some videos that I made while I was in Philadelphia recently.(Online source)

For more information on this Pride in San Francisco one can click that link to a Wiki piece but, as is becoming increasingly necessary while researching things “Christian” ’round EC sectors, I must warn you of potentially offensive material. And before those swimming in the this spiritual sewer begin their tired old “guilt by association” blather I will remind AM readers of the upcoming Emerging/ent/ence conference discussed in Christianity 21: Emerging Voices Of A Pseudo-Christian Faith.

There you’ll discover that a couple of these “voices” who’ll tell us about the future of Christianity are “Reverends” Nanette Sawyer and  Nadia Bolz-Weber. Nanette Sawyer is “the community pastor” leading the Emerging/ent/ence community Wicker Park Grace (WPG), which offers “an invitation to individuals who are seeking an authentic encounter with Spirit and Community.” We’re also told that WPG is “a welcoming community.”

This particular phrase quite often carries the meaning  that one does not believe the unrepentant practice of sexual immorality with a member of the same sex, which is precisely what homosexuality is, should be considered sin. In the case of WPG, it’s really not too much of a stretch when “Field Organizer” Dr. Michael J. Adee, MDiv, PhD of More Light Presbyterians made sure we knew the following:

Much gratitude to David Murad and the local group working in the Chicago Presbytery to remove barriers to the full welcome, affirmation and ministry of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons… This particular vote of nearly 75% in favor makes the Chicago Presbytery the 16th presbytery so far to support change and the removal of prejudice, discrimination and the barriers to the full welcome and affirmation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA)…

12/17/05, David Murad adds some additional thanks: Many other pastors played much stronger roles than I in the entire process, including Nanette Sawyer (Wicker Park Grace), Michael Kirby (Good Shepherd), Mike Youngblood (Northminster, Evanston); Jeff Doane (Lincoln Park) and Joy Douglas Strome (Lake View). I simply took notes and sent out lots of email reminders! (Online source, emphasis mine)

Also under Past Events at WPG we also find Movie: “For the Bible Tells Me So”: The Religious Right and the Gay Community:

Thursday, July 17
7:00p Film
8:30p Discussion

This film is an exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community. Including Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and the Gephardt family among others, this film is getting great reviews!

You must watch this trailer: you tube: For the Bible Tells Me So (Online source, emphasis mine)

Concerning Nadia Bolz-Weber, she refers to herself as a “progressive Christian” aka liberal and she’s pretty open that her ELCA church is “queer inclusive.” Also in Nadia Bolz-Weber On Phillip And The Ethiopian Eunich At Queermergent you’ll see Bolz-Weber’s a big supporter of the Emerging/ent/ence Church group Queermergent, which we’re told is an “Emergent Safehouse for the LGBTQ Community.” You may recall it’s run by budding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer (LGBTQ) activist and practicing lesbian “Christ-follower” Adele Sakler aka Existential Punk, who’s also co-leader of the Richmond Emergent Cohort.

And the fact remains that it was from Bolz-Weber herself drawing attention via Twitter to something Rev. Megan Rohrer had stated—she obviously first read and liked enough to repeat—which would cause me to want to find out who Rohrer is in the first place. Bottom line: As a pastor who’s been given this forum I feel it’s incumbent upon me as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to hold fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching because I am to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it (see—Titus 1:9). There is a steadily growing same-sex storm looming, being strengthened by the Emerging/ent/ence Church, which is right now just off the horizon of the mainstream evangelical community. Men and women, this is not a drill; and we don’t get a second chance. 

So I must also humbly suggest that you seriously begin asking yourself, now that more and more—particularly within younger sectors of the mainstream of evangelicalism—are conditioned to reject Sola Scriptura (just as those in mainline denominations once were), just how it is that you plan to respond when openly homosexual “Christ-followers” are held up as acceptable role models for your own Christian youth. In the previous AM article Sadness For “Gay Christians”, for example, you’ll see that Tony Jones, prominent “leader in the emergent church movement and a renowned expert on postmodern theology and the American church landscape,” is already on the record that he accepts “Side A” as outlined in the video below. 

Scoff if you must; but warped EC theology has already slithered right into the heart of your evangelical youth groups and it’s still never going to change the truth, you ignore early warnings such as the one I issued above to their eternal peril…

See also:

DR. AL MOHLER ON A MATTER OF PRIDE?

TONY JONES, PETER ROLLINS AND ROB BELL

ROB BELL, PETER ROLLINS, AND QUEERMERGENT’S ADELE SAKLER

THE NEW CHRISTIANS WITH CHRISTIANITY WORTH BELIEVING—NO SOLA SCRIPTURA: YES, WOMEN PASTORS AND QUEER CHRISTIANS

BUT DO EMERGENCE CHRISTIANITY AND BRIAN MCLAREN REALLY LOVE GAY PEOPLE?

Q&A FOR “GAY AFFIRMING” EMERGING CHURCH PASTOR JAY BAKKER

HOMOPRESSION IS AT LEAST AS BAD AS HOMOPHOBIA