Minister Says He Received ‘Strong Nudge from Jesus’ to Announce Support for Homosexuality

Ken Wilson, Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor, recently told the Detroit Free Press that he received a strong nudge from Jesus to announce his changing view on homosexuality.   And, of course, he is now writing a book about this.  Of course.  He also claims that in 2011, God told him to write a letter to his congregation to explain that he was rethinking his position on homosexuality. 

I must ask  ... whose voice is he hearing? You must NEVER believe a voice that does not align with the Word of God!

“It’s about welcoming previously excluded groups,” Ken Wilson Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor recently told the Detroit Free Press. “That’s what it means to be evangelical—to make the good news accessible to those who haven’t had access to it. That’s my task. That’s what a church is supposed to do.”

There's a partial truth to the above statement.  Yes, a church is supposed to make the good news accessible to those who haven't had access to it.  Absolutely, YES!  But, we must NOT change the message of the good news (the gospel) to condone sin!   The good news is that Jesus Christ came to save us from our sin ... not allow us to wallow in that sin and gain the approval of the church!

To state that:  “The Sodom and Gomorrah story is about gang rape. It’s not about anything like loving monogamous relationships. To apply that to the issue of homosexuality is a gross misuse of Scripture.”  Let me state in strong terms: This statement is nothing short of ignorance!  It is easy to twist any verse of scripture to align with your preferences! 

Satan is a master of half-truths, of twisting scripture, and using partial truths to accomplish his will.  THEREFORE, I say again ...  whose voice is this pastor hearing?

Matthew 4:4-11  -  Jesus was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be temped by the devil.  For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.  Here comes the devil.   “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”  ⁴ But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, ⁶ and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”

⁷ Jesus responded, The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’

 

⁸ Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
¹⁰ “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’¹¹ Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.

These are the last days.  Many are being greatly deceived.  This is the hour to plant your feet firmly in the Word of God.  Make sure you are standing on solid ground lest you become deceived, as well.   Sing that great hymn again , My Hope is Built on Nothing Less:

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

On Christ the solid rock I stand!  All other ground is sinking sand!

4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
Clothed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne!
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

All other ground is sinking sand.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).   He changes not. 

You will never receive a nudge from Jesus or a command from God to condone sin. 

Never. 

He's that trustworthy!
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