Denomination debates declaration of Jesus' divinity
From NorthJersey.com
Hmm... those that don't agree are condemed? Isn't that what the Bible teaches? Why bother going to Church and calling yourself a Christian if you don't believe the Bible is true? The UCC is considered a liberal denomination, so this story really isn't much of a surprise. Perhaps they should go back 1500 years when people had the same issue and see how they decided.
By JOHN CHADWICK
STAFF WRITER
It's a bedrock belief of Christianity - not a topic for debate.
Until now.
A venerable Protestant denomination - at the behest of some of its conservative members - is preparing to vote next month on a measure declaring that Jesus Christ is the Lord, and making it mandatory for clergy to accept his divinity.
It may seem like a slam dunk, but delegates for the 1.3 million-member United Church of Christ may reject the resolution. Several Bergen County pastors, who aren't delegates to the convention, said they expect the measure to fail.
"Religiously speaking, it sounds like apple pie," said the Rev. Raymond Kostulias of the First Congregational Church of Park Ridge. "But there is a judgmental quality to it that implies very strongly that those who do not agree with us are condemned or damned or hopeless - and that's exactly the thing that UCC is against."
Hmm... those that don't agree are condemed? Isn't that what the Bible teaches? Why bother going to Church and calling yourself a Christian if you don't believe the Bible is true? The UCC is considered a liberal denomination, so this story really isn't much of a surprise. Perhaps they should go back 1500 years when people had the same issue and see how they decided.
