(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)
Frank Honeycutt, a pastor of the liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has written a number of articles for the ELCA’s national magazine Living Lutheran. In the December issue, he says of Jesus “...he undoubtably...threw a tantrum or two, and grew up into a teenager with occasional rebellious and haughty moments...I’m convinced Jesus didn’t pop out of his mom’s womb preprogrammed to always do and say the right and perfect thing. This last sentence may unnerve some Lutherans...” It certainly does. If Jesus was rebellious and haughty, then He sinned. If Jesus sinned, he would have to pay for his own sins on the cross and could not be the spotless Lamb of God who sacrificed himself in our place for our sins. The Bible teaches that Jesus was indeed both fully God and fully man. But the Bible also makes it clear that Jesus never sinned (Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21). In John 8:46, Jesus challenged the Jewish leaders “...which one of you convicts me of sin?”. They couldn’t. But apparently the ELCA’s national magazine feels it can convict Jesus of having “rebellious and haughty moments.” This is tragic false teaching. See the entire article in the link below. Just to recap some of the ELCA’s actions: it recently ordained a transgender pastor who called Jesus “an SOB”...this summer it passed an interfaith resolution saying we don’t know what God thinks of non-Christian religions and refused to affirm Jesus as the only way of salvation...the ELCA publicized a TV program that presents a Lutheran transgender 13-year-old as a “hero” and the ELCA healthcare plan paid for the child’s hormone blockers...and the ELCA continues to pay for abortion for any reason whatsoever in its healthcare plan which is funded by offering dollars. If you are still an ELCA Lutheran, I strongly encourage you to make this your New Year’s resolution: to find a more biblical denomination where I can give my offering dollars joyfully knowing they will go toward proclaiming Jesus as the only way of salvation, and will not go toward hormone blockers for children and abortion. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Tom Brock (Read the ELCA article here)
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12/21/2019 05:36:16 am
This ELCA pastor's denigration of Jesus is part and parcel of the ELCA's universalism heresy, which undergirds ELCA-promoted apostasies that encourage unrepentant sinners and unbelievers to live any old way they choose to live.
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12/21/2019 11:51:15 am
The Bible clearly teaches that in the last days men and women will leave the faith and follow teachings taught by demons. This is clearly without a doubt what is going on with the majority in the ELCA. If that does not include you then get out and run and don’t look back!!!
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Paul Simmons
12/23/2019 07:00:16 am
This “pastor” wants to make Jesus a sinner because this “pastor” doesn’t want to give yo his own sin. Imagine deciding to go to seminary but not wanting to have to confess and give up sinning!! So many ELCA “pastors” have bumper stickers that say “Sin Boldly”. Then they strut into the church like The Fonz pretending to be coolest thing since sliced bread. Do you really think Martin Luther intended that we should sin MORE??? Is being Lutheran all about coffee, jello, and sitting in the back pews? No! It’s about Grace, and needing a savior and admitting our unworthiness.
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