Baptist church requires members to sign 'biblical sexuality' pledge:

ChildofLight

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Baptist church requires members to sign 'biblical sexuality' pledge: 'An exercise in clarity ... in a sexually confused world'

A Baptist church in Florida has created a statement affirming traditional marriage and the gender binary, and all congregants must affirm the statement by mid-March or forfeit their membership.

Last October, leaders of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, developed a statement that recognizes exclusively traditional Christian beliefs regarding marriage and sexuality.

"As a member of First Baptist Church, I believe that God creates people in his image as either male or female, and that this creation is a fixed matter of human biology, not individual choice," the first half of the statement reads.

"I believe marriage is instituted by God, not government, is between one man and one woman, and is the only context for sexual desire and expression," the statement concludes, citing passages from Genesis, Matthew, Corinthians, and Romans to support that teaching.

First Baptist Church members have until March 19 to sign the statement. Those who refuse or who fail to do so will have their membership automatically revoked.

Though critics have accused the church and its leaders of so-called "anti-LGBTQ" bigotry on account of this statement, Senior Pastor Heath Lambert countered that the statement denounces all gender and sexual practices that do not conform to biblical truth. "This positive statement," Lambert later wrote, "equally forbids the range of human sinful sexual expression, including fornication, adultery, pornography, homosexuality, transgenderism, and others."

Lambert also asserted that the doctrines discussed in the statement are not new. "These are basic facts of life, and they are wonderful," he stated on a YouTube video. He added in writing that the statement "is an exercise in clarity so that our members might understand our most fundamental commitments in a sexually confused world."

Lambert and others hosted a question-and-answer session to address concerns regarding the statement. One woman who attended the meeting with "her partner" claimed that the statement erases the "existence" of "LGBTQ+ people."

"This church is no longer a religious place of worship welcome to all ..." the woman stated. "Forcing your members to sign a contract erasing our existence just adds to the mountains of resentment that LGBTQ+ people already have for the church at large. Is that what you want? To draw a larger wedge between God and queer people? To sanitize the world from us or eliminate our existence? This oath is disgusting and not what God would want."

The woman did state that she had been "raised Baptist," but did not clarify whether she was a member of First Baptist Church.

Lambert reiterated that sexual "revolutionaries" are not the "enemies" of Christians and that the church is called to witness the gospel to those who seek to thwart the church's mission. "It is the ultimate demonstration of hatefulness for Christians to know about sin, to know that sin will separate sinners from God forever, and yet refuse to call sinners to repentance," Lambert said. "On the other hand, it is the love of Christ to point out sin and call people to faith in Jesus."

Lambert also claimed that he and his fellow church leaders have received "a windfall of support from our own congregation as well as religious leaders around the country," and most people who attended the Q&A event supported the statement and Lambert's leadership regarding the culture and human sexuality.

"At First Baptist, we want to be a united church, a clear church," Lambert added, "and we want to be a church that shares the love of Jesus with lost people."

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Chris

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I support his biblical standard for marriage. That there are only two genders.

A lot of churches have fallen into apostasy for not standing strong on the fundamentals.

LGBTQ is something that can destroy a healthy church if it is allowed to infest the body of believers at that church.

One can see this with the gays preaching from the pulpit. I applaud his stand for biblical standards. The LGBTQ folks won’t be happy with anything that does not align 100% with their beliefs anyway.

I would imagine that this is coming out now because there is already an existing issue in that church that caused this pastor to do what he is doing. We need to pray for him and for this church.

Satan is very busy these days. :sad
 

UntilTheWholeWorldHears

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Feels like we’re Lot!!! Living in a land very similar to Sodom and Gomorrah.
The location of my desk at work is proof. To the left, I have a gay woman married to another gay woman. To my right, I have a gay woman who thinks she’s a man. Acts like one, dresses like one, looks and sounds like a man.
By the way, they both profess and identify to be Christian.
 

JSTyler

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I made a fidelity promise to my wife in front of 200 and some people many-many years ago. More importantly I made a promise before God at the same moment. It's the reason why I turned my back on the overtures to take part in promise keepers and another stupid man-to-man emo-fest that came not so long after. I already made my commitment and didn't need a bunch of emotionally worked up fellas to remind me of any of it or to help me recommit to something that I know My Father in Heaven demands of me.

I do not join. I would not sign. And I do not need a 'contract on paper' informing me of what God's Word and Holy Spirit are already doing. I was a church member the microsecond I placed my faith in Jesus Christ and that is irrevocable regardless of man's institutional games. Everything else required to make me part of His body sullies the entire process.

That said, I'm all for EVERY church designing their ministry statements, faith statements, and any other form of publicly accessible information offering to be crystal clear on topics like this. But to have people sign it? It's like a bad money drive campaign anchored in Malachi 3.
 

Dave123

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When you join my church, our position against homosexuality, transgenderism, LGBT, etc. is clearly stated, in our constitution and by-laws. You don't have to sign anything, but if you are found to be promoting those kinds of lifestyles, you will be disfellowshipped from the congregation. That is also stated in our by-laws and constitution.
 

Dengar

Member
Baptist church requires members to sign 'biblical sexuality' pledge: 'An exercise in clarity ... in a sexually confused world'

A Baptist church in Florida has created a statement affirming traditional marriage and the gender binary, and all congregants must affirm the statement by mid-March or forfeit their membership.

Last October, leaders of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, developed a statement that recognizes exclusively traditional Christian beliefs regarding marriage and sexuality.

"As a member of First Baptist Church, I believe that God creates people in his image as either male or female, and that this creation is a fixed matter of human biology, not individual choice," the first half of the statement reads.

"I believe marriage is instituted by God, not government, is between one man and one woman, and is the only context for sexual desire and expression," the statement concludes, citing passages from Genesis, Matthew, Corinthians, and Romans to support that teaching.

First Baptist Church members have until March 19 to sign the statement. Those who refuse or who fail to do so will have their membership automatically revoked.

Though critics have accused the church and its leaders of so-called "anti-LGBTQ" bigotry on account of this statement, Senior Pastor Heath Lambert countered that the statement denounces all gender and sexual practices that do not conform to biblical truth. "This positive statement," Lambert later wrote, "equally forbids the range of human sinful sexual expression, including fornication, adultery, pornography, homosexuality, transgenderism, and others."

Lambert also asserted that the doctrines discussed in the statement are not new. "These are basic facts of life, and they are wonderful," he stated on a YouTube video. He added in writing that the statement "is an exercise in clarity so that our members might understand our most fundamental commitments in a sexually confused world."

Lambert and others hosted a question-and-answer session to address concerns regarding the statement. One woman who attended the meeting with "her partner" claimed that the statement erases the "existence" of "LGBTQ+ people."

"This church is no longer a religious place of worship welcome to all ..." the woman stated. "Forcing your members to sign a contract erasing our existence just adds to the mountains of resentment that LGBTQ+ people already have for the church at large. Is that what you want? To draw a larger wedge between God and queer people? To sanitize the world from us or eliminate our existence? This oath is disgusting and not what God would want."

The woman did state that she had been "raised Baptist," but did not clarify whether she was a member of First Baptist Church.

Lambert reiterated that sexual "revolutionaries" are not the "enemies" of Christians and that the church is called to witness the gospel to those who seek to thwart the church's mission. "It is the ultimate demonstration of hatefulness for Christians to know about sin, to know that sin will separate sinners from God forever, and yet refuse to call sinners to repentance," Lambert said. "On the other hand, it is the love of Christ to point out sin and call people to faith in Jesus."

Lambert also claimed that he and his fellow church leaders have received "a windfall of support from our own congregation as well as religious leaders around the country," and most people who attended the Q&A event supported the statement and Lambert's leadership regarding the culture and human sexuality.

"At First Baptist, we want to be a united church, a clear church," Lambert added, "and we want to be a church that shares the love of Jesus with lost people."

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Praise the Lord for that Pastor and Church !!! That's what it's going to take. Stick strictly with the Word of God without compromise.
 

Dengar

Member
I agree with the statement but I would never sign it. I do not agree with the way this church is approaching the issue.
I'd sign it. It's bi-laws adherent to the Word of God. Many have alcohol listed in theirs. I know of one where the Pastor confronted a member over drinking and the member told him no one could tell him he couldn't drink and left the Church. The Pastor said that when someone wanted to be a member of that Church they swore an oath to the bi-laws.
 
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