Kudos to a Southwest Florida Church for making a stand against Liberalism

If I was able to give out awards, I would have to say that Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Florida deserves one in a big way for their recent congregational vote to leave the PC(USA). This church was able to recognize the fact that liberalism was sneaking in the back door of their denominational organization.

The vote was 76% "for", and 24% "against" the departure. The only bad part in the whole decision was the fact that the 24% wanted to remain behind, while the 76% continued in their effort to leave and align themselves with the more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church denomination.

The new church of Senior Pastor Bill Stephens, who led the effort to leave the PC(USA), is going to be known as New Hope Presbyterian Church. When asked about the move from the church he used to call home to his new one, Stephens said, "We will do it quietly and in a way that will honor Christ," according to The News-Press. Click here for the full article.

While it is sad to see a church divided, on this topic, it is also a good thing that the majority of people stood up for God's word, because they recognized that it would not survive in a liberal church. Liberalism has caused many good churches to become bad ones. Some churches are so worried about what society thinks, that they just throw God's word right out the window. Subjects like gay marriage, gay clergy, gender friendly terms and politically correct doctrines are just some of the things that have been debated (sometimes very heatedly) within the walls of our sanctuaries. Churches have tried so hard to cater to certain individuals or groups that they have lost sight of the Gospel message due to their twisting of scripture in order to suit their own needs.

If you would like to learn more about how liberalism is destroying our churches today, please go to our website to read about this topic. People tend to think that they can change God’s word to their own benefit, and that nobody will notice. Guess what?...God honoring people do notice. And whether you like it our not, God’s word will ALWAYS prevail.