The United Methodist Church has reached a new low by ordaining a transgender individual who does not identify as a male of female. Confusion is of the devil, for God is not the author of confusion – how can a Christian congregation not understand that?
The Northern Illinois Conference commissioned M Barclay who personally identifies as a non-binary transgender individual. However, what the Methodist Church forgot to realize is that to be a Christian is to deny oneself, take up the cross, and follow God.
The very nature of not understanding ones own biological identity is confusion; thereby, the misunderstanding is of the devil, for God is not the author of confusion, but rather of Peace.
1 Corinthians 14:33
– For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all the Churches of the Saints.
As American Christians, we are facing the destruction of our congregations because of agenturs
Born Mary Ann Kaiser, Barclay first gained headlines in 2013 when the Board of Ordained Ministry for Southwest Texas Annual Conference denied her clergy candidacy for being in a same-sex relationship.
However, one year later, Barclay announced that she was undergoing a “gender transition” and began to use the plural pronouns of “they” and “their” instead of “she” and “her.”
Fast forward three years and now ‘it’ is a provisional deacon;
“For so long, I’ve longed to be a pastoral presence in the world — and certainly you can do that without a collar — but we have ordination for a reason, and part of that is that I can publicly identify as a pastor now,” stated Barclay, as reported by United Methodist News Service.
“I know it’s not particularly common in The United Methodist Church, but I intend to wear a collar every single day because for a person like me to navigate society in a collar provides some profound and urgently needed pastoral opportunities, particularly for queer and trans people.”
The Rev. John Bell, chair of the Northern Illinois BOOM, told The Christian Post in an interview last year that they wanted to follow the example of other Annual Conferences.
“The policy was developed in response to similar policies being adopted by other Boards of Ordained Ministry in the Baltimore-Washington, New York and Pacific-Northwest Annual Conferences,” explained Bell in 2016.
“We support their efforts on this issue and the efforts of those who are seeking to be ordained in the Northern Illinois Conference.”
The good news is that according to the Christian Post, there is some resistance to the trans and homosexual movement within their congregations. However, as the Official Street Preachers previously reported it takes 15 to 20 years to ideologically subvert a generation, meaning that the resistance will eventually die down, because of the generational switch that takes place.
On the other hand, the transgender agenda will take time to complete as culture attempts to sway our churches, but never shall they ever sway the Word of God for it is eternal. The Word of God is to be taken literally, and continually modern day Christian Churches deny the authority of the Word, thereby the churches are becoming cultural ‘new age christian’ centers rather than a place for sinners in need of repentance.
I no longer consider my self any denomination. I am a BORN again Christian, and try to follow the bible. I go to a wonderful HOME church that is non denominational and our focus is on outreach ministry. We help in the community, go to low income areas cooking hotdogs, giving out clothing and toiletries. We don’t force a message down their throat,but tell them we are their to listen and pray with them in they are inclined. Some just want to get food and go. But many want to hang out with us and talk. They are starved for love and companionship. And we have had many come to Christ. This is what the REAL church does. I like this website. I just found it today. THANK you for all the reporting.
t is true that one fringe group in the Methodist denomination “ordained” a homosexual but to call the whole denomination anti christ is a lie. Try doing some research first! I am a Methodist and our Pastor is completely opposed to this as is the governing body of the denomination. It is said that the United Methodist Church will probably split and let the fringe leftist satanist go their own way. To characterize the whole Methodist denomination as accepting this is far from fact! It is a very very small group who is making things up as they go to fit their sinful agenda. The vast majority of Methodist are against this and uphold the Bible as the infallible word of God! Thank you and GBY!
No one characterized the whole Methodist Church… We simply exposed the root of evil in your denomination and the second the split happens, we’ll report on it.. We’ve called out other denominations as well, friend we expose all church’s who are falling away from the Word.
Sickening & wrong period! I grew up in the United Methodist Church, & at that time, this would have never even been considered! However, approx. 2001-2002, when heard they had chgd. views on open homosexual couples-Not Marriage However! -I no longer assoc. myself as a Methodist, & now a Non Denominational Christian
Doesn’t worry me none as they don’t follow the “Christian” way but like to use its name.
These Churches are helping bring the wrath of God onto our Nation. I expect to see the Ashera poles next.
What I don’t understand is the ignorance of the bible for this confusion to be acceptable.
Brings to mind the story of the Ten Virgins (representing the Church) and five of them being unacceptable to the LORD, Matt 25.
Romans 1 explains it all. I never dreamed I’d see it happening before my eyes but here we are. I thank God that He has led me in the truth and keeps me in the Truth.