[CP Today] Liberal congregations leaving United Methodist Church

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 TODAY'S HEADLINES is sponsored by Liberal congregations leaving United Methodist Church over homosexuality debate Entertainment Skillet's John Cooper says moral relativism, 'woke ideology' permeating Church is 'wrecking Christianity' Skillet frontman John Cooper has issued a blistering condemnation of "woke ideology" and moral relativism he warned has seeped into the Church, urging Christians to be "extremely vigilant about the Word of God" to combat such false doctrine.  A Message from Elevated Faith God is greater than the Highs and Lows The Highs and Lows necklace symbolizes the fact that no matter what ups or downs come our way, God is bigger than it all and His presence remains constant! G (God) > (Is Greater Than the) ^ (Highs) v (Lows) (20% OFF Promo Code: ChristianPost ) Buy Now

Politics Supreme Court vacates Ninth Circuit ruling against church suing California over worship limits The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated an appellate court ruling against a Pentecostal church that was suing California over its worship restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Politics Red states gain House seats at the expense of blue states in census reapportionment Following the 2020 U.S. Census, several states that voted Republican in the 2020 presidential election are set to gain seats in Congress, while several Democrat-leaning states will lose seats.  U.S. Female detransitioner says gender dysphoria must be treated like mental health issue A former trans-identified woman who has de-transitioned is stressing the importance of treating those struggling with gender dysphoria "the same way we would treat any other young person who's struggling with mental health issues" instead of allowing them to alter their bodies permanently. Entertainment Hollywood actress Kathleen Quinlan says new film role challenged her to strengthen her own faith Hollywood actress Kathleen Quinlan, one of the stars in the upcoming faith-filled movie "Walking With Herb," says the role she played challenged her own faith, leading her to make adjustments.

A Message from Alliance Defending Freedom The Supreme Court case addressing threats to donor privacy. California law requires all nonprofits who solicit donations in the state to report the names and addresses of their major donors to the government. Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a nonprofit organization based in Michigan, defends and promotes religious freedom, moral and family values, and the sanctity of human life. Learn More About Threats to Charitable Choice and Donor Privacy

Opinion Wokeism and 'Anglo-Protestant' Wokeism now seeks the obliteration of the "four olds" the Red Guard sought to destroy: customs, culture, habits, and ideas. The outcome for China and the tragedies in our time suggest there are "olds" we need to recover.

Sponsored Seminary Professor Questions "Discipleship" Methods Today "I am here today to declare to you that God is a fully devoted follower of you, and will be till you die." | Unsplash @stevenlasry First, it was "evangelism" and "follow up." Then the two were melded into discipleship. We've been a bunch of legalists ever since. Fact: the word discipleship never occurs in the Bible. We have disciples as a noun, and making disciples as a verb, but never discipleship as a title for a theological category or process. Fact: neither the word disciple nor any of its cognates ever occur in the epistles. Fact: the underlying Greek word, mathetes (math-AY-tace), means a learner or pupil in the academy. It emphasizes the instructional aspect of spiritual growth. Discipleship has come to mean so many things, it now means nothing, except, perhaps, for the nebulous machinery for pumping out good, self-sacrificing "Christ-followers." The same could probably be said for a dozen other words in the Christian vocabulary, but this one has a particularly strong influence. It has usurped the role as the main thing the church does. In so doing, it has toppled salvation and enthroned an undefined sanctification as the ruling power. I would argue that the emphasis on discipleship has murdered evangelism. Before this emphasis, churches trained their people in evangelism. We all knew "The Romans Road." Most of us went through Evangelism Explosion. We carried around the Four Spiritual Laws and handed out tracts. Regardless of the fruit, at least our hearts were in the right place. Now, all of that is dead. Evangelists, like the late Billy Graham, and Luis Palau, now carry the months-long burden of building "discipleship" programs in local churches before they can come and preach the gospel. No wonder the age of the evangelist, at least in America, has waned. We're piling "discipleship" on the evangelist's shoulders, and the result has been the near extinction of the evangelist as a species. Can you even name an evangelist of national scope today? At least the devil is happy. I frequently preach the gospel and see people saved. When I celebrate this moment on social media, I can bet real money that well-meaning Christians will immediately jump in with skeptical comments. They are skeptical because, as they say, until a person is "disciples" so they can demonstrate genuine "life-change" which is the only "proof" of salvation. Shut up. A birth has just happened. Can't we celebrate the moment? A baby is born! Can't we revel in the greatest miracle of all for even one minute before we start talking about nutrition and college savings plans and all that? They're afraid the gospel doesn't work. They're skeptical. Unless there's "life-change" they weren't really saved, they think. Again, shut up, in Christian love. On the Day of Pentecost, three thousand people were saved. The church celebrated. How? By recording the moment in Scripture – including a numerical count – and by immediately baptizing these new converts. No life-change in sight. Just a profession of faith alone in Christ alone, and it's time for the ordinance of baptism. Read More

Contact us at newsletter@christianpost.com

The Christian Post · 6200 2nd St NW · Washington, DC 20011-1426 · USA  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can *update your preferences or *unsubscribe from this list Subscription Information This email was sent to Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog  *the blog owner has deleted the hyperlink intentionally