Jeremiah 3:15-17 - The blog of pastor.ctj

Bad fruit from a corrupted vine Our latest example of faulty (non-existent) exegesis comes from Creflo Dollar, who slaughters the scripture to make a poor point... If you, a Christian, have sex with another believer, you're having sex with Jesus... While there are many issues with this particular clip, I would like to direct you to another outgrowth on this same infected vine: The Rev. Dr. Robert E. Goss, senior pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)’s “Church of the Valley” in North Hollywood, CA. In his 2002 book, Queering Christ, the pastor proudly recounts how he masturbates with Christ, imagining himself having homosexual sex with Christ. ”My technique of meditative prayer was to envision Christ with me and experience him as a lover. Scott Haleman, Betty Dodson, and Joe Kramer argue that masturbation can be spiritual and can become a form of transcendental meditation. Masturbation can harness fantasies and sexual energy. When prolonged, it can stimulate and ex...

** Update. As of 7/30 the original video was removed from Youtube, so the one below is a substitution, which does not have the same arrangement (it began with 'On Christ the solid Rock I stand')** A worship leader who I know, at a church that I respect, posted a video the other day. It is a video of a Lakewood Church service, and the song is called ‘I’m still standing ‘ by Israel Houghton & Cindy Cruse Ratcliff . The lyrics are below as well. I asked a question about the song, and got varying responses, all of which were thoughtful, and I am glad that those who took the time did... Specifically, I said this: Take a few minutes, please look at the video, read the words below, and tell me if you see anything amiss. Please note that this is NOT about performance, musicianship etc. Here is the video : Here is the lyric : Opening: My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name On Christ t...