A French Airbus was lost over the Atlantic at the end of May. At the time of writing, bodies from the missing aircraft are starting to be recovered. The flight took off from Rio de Janeiro at 7 pm (local time) on Sabbath, May 31, and crashed about four hours later. Fatal accidents happen on every day of the week, but it is particularly solemn when they happen on the Sabbath, and to people engaged in Sabbath-breaking. Running aeroplanes for profit on the Sabbath, and travelling on such aeroplanes, is not remembering “the Sabbath day to keep it holy” (Ex 20:8). DWBS
True and False Love to Sinners
Watching part of an interview with the homosexual Church of Scotland minister at the centre of the recent controversy, it was observable how little conscience he showed for his sin. He may perhaps have more than appears, but the impression was of a man unaware of the evil of what he was doing.
If the Word of God is true when it says that “neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, no effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind . . . shall inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Cor 6:9-10), then the greatest need of those ensnared in such sins is repentance; and anything that tends to confirm and harden them in their sins is a grievous sin against them. How great then is the guilt of those in the Church of Scotland who have been defending homosexual conduct! They boast of their love, but the Day of Judgement will show the harm that they have done to the souls of those they claimed to be befriending. The best friend that a sinner has is the true Christian who lovingly warns him of his danger. “Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him” (Lev 19:17). DWBS
Women Ministers and Homosexual Ministers
The Church of Scotland has been ordaining women ministers since 1969. The practice is manifestly unscriptural and is therefore sinful: “I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence” (1 Tim 2:12). One of the points brought out by recent events in the Church of Scotland is the close connection between the ordination of women and the ordination of homosexuals. Those who favour the ordination of homosexuals are arguing that the Church of Scotland already ordains women, and therefore does not regard herself as bound by Scripture, and they are asking, On what ground can the Church of Scotland refuse ordination to homosexuals? It cannot be on the ground of Scripture, because that has already been set aside. There does not seem to be any answer to their question. The ordination of women has opened the door for every kind of evil in the Church of Scotland.
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