Pilgrim
The root cause is the corruption of nature. It is the Gospel that they all need to hear and the Spirit's work of regeneration. Without that, all is futility and the truth will be rejected. THAT is YOUR main problem, i.e., do you REALLY believe this truth? Or, are you going to assume that these individuals are all regenerate and the problem is simply an intellectual one where they have chosen to believe a few falsehoods which if given the truth they will change their mind? scratchchin
As far as I can tell, these people are regenerate. I am finding that even in the Church I attend, there are those who are pro-vaccine and those who are against the vaccine. Which really is not the big issue with me. Rather, the mandates against the unvaccinated and the Church, is more the issue. I am glad this has been relaxed; though people like Trudeau are still talking like those who are not vaccinated are vermin.
Our pastor and elders asked that people would not let vaccines related issues, get in the way of unity in the body.
The few times that people gave their opinion during a Bible study group, the teaching elder asked them not to speak about it. I was quite thankful to an elder, on one occasion when someone at small group Bible study, started talking about how they were very disappointed in a lot of Christians for their obvious disobedience to Romans 13.
Before the elder spoke up, I had to stop myself from speaking my mind.
More than a year ago, my pastor spoke of an excellent sermon by an Edmonton Alberta pastor on Romans 13; this pastor (Pastor James Coates had been been jailed for his stand). It was clear my pastor wanted people to listen to that sermon. This spoke volumes as to my pastor's stand on the issue.
As an aside, concerning Edmonton pastor James Coates; unfortunately I have a family member that says that Churches stand, makes them a border line cult. Let me tell you, when they said that, I came very close to rebuking them.
I only wish my pastor would have preached on Romans 13 himself.
Concerning, homosexuality and other government agendas on occasion (as I previously told you) my pastor on occasion has told the congregation about these things.
Tom
