Twelve senior pastors from the United Methodist Church (UMC) have resigned in protest over the church’s recent decision to reverse its long-standing condemnation of homosexuality.
Reverend Forbes Matonga, one of the lead figures among the resigning pastors, confirmed the resignations during a press conference held in Harare on Friday morning, 28 March.
In his address, Rev. Matonga said that the church’s recent shift no longer aligns with core Christian teachings. He said:
Now your beloved church fully embraces this sin and even celebrates it as God’s gift.
The resignations come after last year’s General Conference of the United Methodist Church in the United States, where church leadership voted 523-161 to revise its Social Principles.
The decision removed language that labeled homosexuality as “incompatible with Christian teaching” and allowed for the ordination and appointment of “self-avowed practicing homosexuals.” The Zimbabwean delegation opposed the vote.
Pastor Maria Masamba warned that this policy shift will have significant implications for marriage and the social fabric. She said:
I’m not talking about being modern or progressive, I’m talking about the very fabric of our society.
If we start to normalise homosexual relationships within the church, what does that mean for the future of our families, our communities, and the world?
It is a sobering thought, but one we need to consider. The reality is if we don’t have traditional families with a mother and father, we’re not going to have children who can grow up to be doctors and lawyers, etcetera.
It’s not about being old-fashioned or close-minded; it’s about preserving the human race.
I truly believe that allowing homosexuality in the church is not a step forward, but a step backwards – one that could have devastating consequences for generations to come.
The Zimbabwean Constitution explicitly bans same-sex marriage under Section 78(3), which states that “persons of the same sex are prohibited from marrying each other.”
More: The Sunday Mail
thevoice · 1 week ago
📣📣📣THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALL APOSTATE PROTESTANT CHURCHES OF THE WORLD 🌎 ARE FALLEN COME OUT OF THEM NOW ⚠️⏰‼️.
What is the cause of the churches becoming 'FALLEN' and in danger of the coming destruction? Because they have rejected the truth of God in favor of the creeds and traditions of men. The one true God and His Son Jesus as revealed in the Bible have been rejected, in favor of a strange '3 in 1' trinity god. The Sabbath and commandments of the Lord our God have been rejected. The sanctuary message has been rejected. The truth about complete victory over sin has been rejected. The truth that we are complete in Christ has been rejected. Just to name a few! And the churches have 'mingled' themselves with the world, committing fornication with the heathen around them and with the governments, just as Israel of old.
The churches are full of people who follow man, instead of following Christ and are slaves to sin, rather than to the Spirit. The majority of people trust and obey man, rather than trusting and obeying Christ our Lord. This is the crux of the third angel's message of Revelation 14. Those who receive the mark of the beast will be those who give their allegiance to man over Christ and His truth. Look at what God warned us:
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ...'And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.'
How many people in this world have a real 'LOVE for the TRUTH'? Not many sadly. The truth of God's Word has been replaced with 'church creeds.' And it is through those creeds that the churches are coming together in this ecumenical movement with Rome. Truth has been pushed aside for 'peace' and 'unity.' The majority of people in the churches do not truly study for themselves. They are not allowing God to teach them His truth, which is why there is so much confusion in the churches. So God is allowing them to be taken by the 'deadly delusions' of Satan, because they are putting their trust in the leaders and 'theologians', rather than being led by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus did not tell us to "abide in the churches." He said .. "Abide in ME." John 15:4-6).
As a result of this, we are seeing all sorts of errors and evils entering the churches - God's law rejected - Homo****ual lifestyle accepted - Women ordained leaders over men - Worldly rock and pop music - No conviction or warning about sin, etc. And the result of this will be the destruction mentioned in Ezekiel 9. Yes, we are all sinners, but once we come to Christ, He CHANGES US and we become 'new creatures', no longer fulfilling the lusts of the flesh, but walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-24) and keeping God's commandments by faith in Christ (Revelation 14:12). When we are in Christ, there is no longer any such thing as 'culture' or 'tradition', as Christ breaks down all these things, and we all become NEW in Christ. So to use 'culture' and 'tradition' to excuse sin is not accepted by the Lord. We should no longer be influenced by anything from our past. We should only be influenced by the Lord Jesus Christ and His Spirit working in our hearts and minds.
People are even taught and believe that you have to be a member of and attend a church to be saved. But this is Satan's deception to take people away from Christ. The Lord said ... "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6). Jesus did NOT say 'the church is the way to the Father.' No, HE is the only way. No church on earth can save you! Only Jesus can.
As a result of the great apostasy of God's professed people, the Lord is giving a final warning to WAKE UP ... Amos 8:2 ...'Then said the Lord unto me, the end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.' - What a fearful statement! Wake up! Wake up!
The remnant people of God will not be dependent upon the denominations of the day. They will not be dependent upon man to teach them. They will depend upon the Lord Jesus Christ alone. They will be the ones 'abiding in Christ' (John 15), and allowing Christ to live His perfect life in them.
So what is the message? What is the call to the world? The churches of the world have FALLEN and we must come out of these churches, so that we receive not of her sins and plagues. We must stop trusting in man and the church leaders and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. We must stop following man and the churches and follow the Lord Jesus Christ alone. FLEE Laodicea! FLEE Babylon! GO TO JESUS! GO TO JESUS!
📢📢📢WAKE UP CHILDREN OF GOD OPEN YOUR BIBLES 📖 AND STUDY IT SHARE THIS URGENT MESSAGE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGES AND GROUPS GIVE YOUR HEART ❤️ TO JESUS REPENT WORSHIP GOD ALONE AND KEEP HIS HOLY LAW AND HIS HOLY SABBATH JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON 🔜 THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME 🔚⏰⚠️‼️.
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Amen thank you
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not nonsense
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church maggot
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church lunatic
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thevoice · 1 week ago
📣📣📣THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALL APOSTATE PROTESTANT CHURCHES OF THE WORLD 🌎 ARE FALLEN COME OUT OF THEM NOW ⚠️⏰‼️.
What is the cause of the churches becoming 'FALLEN' and in danger of the coming destruction? Because they have rejected the truth of God in favor of the creeds and traditions of men. The one true God and His Son Jesus as revealed in the Bible have been rejected, in favor of a strange '3 in 1' trinity god. The Sabbath and commandments of the Lord our God have been rejected. The sanctuary message has been rejected. The truth about complete victory over sin has been rejected. The truth that we are complete in Christ has been rejected. Just to name a few! And the churches have 'mingled' themselves with the world, committing fornication with the heathen around them and with the governments, just as Israel of old.
The churches are full of people who follow man, instead of following Christ and are slaves to sin, rather than to the Spirit. The majority of people trust and obey man, rather than trusting and obeying Christ our Lord. This is the crux of the third angel's message of Revelation 14. Those who receive the mark of the beast will be those who give their allegiance to man over Christ and His truth. Look at what God warned us:
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ...'And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.'
How many people in this world have a real 'LOVE for the TRUTH'? Not many sadly. The truth of God's Word has been replaced with 'church creeds.' And it is through those creeds that the churches are coming together in this ecumenical movement with Rome. Truth has been pushed aside for 'peace' and 'unity.' The majority of people in the churches do not truly study for themselves. They are not allowing God to teach them His truth, which is why there is so much confusion in the churches. So God is allowing them to be taken by the 'deadly delusions' of Satan, because they are putting their trust in the leaders and 'theologians', rather than being led by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus did not tell us to "abide in the churches." He said .. "Abide in ME." John 15:4-6).
As a result of this, we are seeing all sorts of errors and evils entering the churches - God's law rejected - Homo****ual lifestyle accepted - Women ordained leaders over men - Worldly rock and pop music - No conviction or warning about sin, etc. And the result of this will be the destruction mentioned in Ezekiel 9. Yes, we are all sinners, but once we come to Christ, He CHANGES US and we become 'new creatures', no longer fulfilling the lusts of the flesh, but walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-24) and keeping God's commandments by faith in Christ (Revelation 14:12). When we are in Christ, there is no longer any such thing as 'culture' or 'tradition', as Christ breaks down all these things, and we all become NEW in Christ. So to use 'culture' and 'tradition' to excuse sin is not accepted by the Lord. We should no longer be influenced by anything from our past. We should only be influenced by the Lord Jesus Christ and His Spirit working in our hearts and minds.
People are even taught and believe that you have to be a member of and attend a church to be saved. But this is Satan's deception to take people away from Christ. The Lord said ... "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6). Jesus did NOT say 'the church is the way to the Father.' No, HE is the only way. No church on earth can save you! Only Jesus can.
As a result of the great apostasy of God's professed people, the Lord is giving a final warning to WAKE UP ... Amos 8:2 ...'Then said the Lord unto me, the end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.' - What a fearful statement! Wake up! Wake up!
The remnant people of God will not be dependent upon the denominations of the day. They will not be dependent upon man to teach them. They will depend upon the Lord Jesus Christ alone. They will be the ones 'abiding in Christ' (John 15), and allowing Christ to live His perfect life in them.
So what is the message? What is the call to the world? The churches of the world have FALLEN and we must come out of these churches, so that we receive not of her sins and plagues. We must stop trusting in man and the church leaders and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. We must stop following man and the churches and follow the Lord Jesus Christ alone. FLEE Laodicea! FLEE Babylon! GO TO JESUS! GO TO JESUS!
📢📢📢WAKE UP CHILDREN OF GOD OPEN YOUR BIBLES 📖 AND STUDY IT SHARE THIS URGENT MESSAGE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGES AND GROUPS GIVE YOUR HEART ❤️ TO JESUS REPENT WORSHIP GOD ALONE AND KEEP HIS HOLY LAW AND HIS HOLY SABBATH JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON 🔜 THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME 🔚⏰⚠️‼️.
· 1 week ago
stop speaking nonsense,
Widzo-Miles · 1 week ago
PREACHED ON 21 MAY 2008 BY PROPHET KACOU PHILIPPE.
Extract from Kacou 73:Soul sellers
11 At first, they will say, "Oh, we don’t want to accept that! We cannot accept that! We are against that!" And at a certain time, they will say, "Oh, they can be in our midst, they can sit in our midst, but they cannot be pastors." And later, they will accept that.
12 And then, some homo****uals will be Catholic, Protestant, evangelical and Branhamist priests and pastors. You say, "Oh Prophet Kacou Philippe, that can never be possible. I will never accept that!" I tell you that you will accept that. [Ed: The congregation says, "Amen!"].
13 You, Catholics, one day, you are going to sit on the same bench with a homo****ual Catholic priest. You, Protestants, one day, you are going to sit on the same bench with a homo****ual Protestant leader. You, evangelicals, one day, you are going to sit down with homo****ual evangelical leaders. And you Branhamists, one day, some homo****ual pastors and preachers will stand there, in the pulpit, to preach to you and you will accept that.
14 Homo****uals will parade in your cities and villages and you will find that normal. Why? Because you are sons and daughters of the devil and because you have rejected the living prophet of your time. I don’t know how that will happen but Satan will do it and you will accept that. [Ed: The congregation says, "Amen!"].
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religious brain washed up.
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· 1 week ago
What do Christians and gays have in common?
They both say, “Oh God” when they get on their knees.
This lady has 2 parrots that only say one thing: "Hi, we're
prostitutes, wanna have some fun?"
So she goes and tells her pastor. He responds with, "I have
two parrots as well, they are always praying, and they have
everything that a parrot needs to be a Christian. Maybe if we
put our parrots together, mine will fix yours."
They proceed to do so, and the lady's parrots say, "Hi, we're
prostitutes, wanna have some fun?" and the pastor's parrots
reply with "Johnny, drop your beads and lift your heads, our
prayers have been answered!"
A boy and girl in high school started dating for a while and
things were going so well that the girl decided to invite the
boy on a weekend trip. She said, "I want you to come spend
the weekend at our lakehouse and meet my parents. While
we're there, I'd also like to take our relationship to the next
level." "I'm there," the boy replied.
The boy was so excited that he ran straight to the pharmacy
to pick up some protection. He walked up to the pharmacist
and told him about his weekend to come and said he needed
some ****s. The pharmacist asked, "Do you want the 3
pack, 6 pack, or family sized 24 pack?" The boy replied, "I plan
on getting busy all weekend. I'm not gonna stop pounding her
till I'm black and blue. Give me the family pack." "Sure thing,"
said the pharmacist.
That weekend the boy went to the lakehouse and the whole
family was sitting down at the dinner table to pray. The girl's
father asked the boy to say grace. The boy prayed and prayed.
Almost ten minutes went by. Finally, the girl leaned over to
the boy and said, "You never told me that you were so
religious." The boy replied, "You never told me that your dad
was a pharmacist."
What pants do you wear to church?
Hole-y ones.
· 1 week ago
There was a man named Matt that went to the church to
confess one of his most recent sins. He told the priest, "I am
here to tell you my sins." He was all for it and said, "Go
ahead."
Matt, "Father, last night I almost cheated on my wife."
Priest, "How so?"
Matt, "We were together naked, but we didn't do anything, just
rubbed each other, that's all."
Priest, "RUBBING TOGETHER IS THE SAME THING AS PUTTING
IT IN! For your sins you must never see that woman again and
put $50 in the donation box!"
Matt, "Okay, I promise not to see her again."
Then Matt walks out the door.
Priest, "Hey! I saw you! You didn't put any money in the
donation box!!"
Matt, "Yes I did. I took the money and rubbed it against the
box because you said rubbing it is the same thing as putting it
in."
Anonymous · 1 week ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😇😇
· 1 week ago
How is God just like a regular man?
If you’re not on your knees, he’s not interested.
2. Abstinence makes the Church grow fondlers.
3. What do a Christmas tree and a priest have in common?
Their balls are just for decoration.
4. Why did God create man?
Because a vibrator can’t mow the lawn.
5. If God created man in His own image…
He’s a ****ing pervert.
6. Why does everyone pray in the aftermath of a disaster?
Hasn’t God just proved He doesn’t give a ****?
7. If God sneezes when you meet him, what the hell do you say?
8. My husband and I divorced for religious reasons.
He thought he was God. I didn’t.
9. Don’t forget: If you never sin, Jesus died for nothin’.
10. Bacon proves God has a sense of humor.
He invents the greatest meat in the world, then bans His chosen people
from eating it.
11. They say that when you die you become closer to God.
Because you no longer ****ing exist, right?
12. Why is it that when you talk to God, it’s called praying?
Whenever God talks to me, they call it schizophrenia.
13. If God really made everything…
He’s Chinese, right?
14. How do you teach a bunch of kids about God—who He is, and what He
does?
Gather them all in a classroom. Then never show up.
15. God used to create universes and flood the entire Earth. Now he
appears on toast.
Anyone else less than impressed with the Almighty’s recent behavior?
16. Why did God make man before He made woman?
Because He didn’t want any advice on how to do it.
17. The first commandment states: “I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt
have no other gods before me.”
But two of the seven deadly sins are vanity and envy. ****ing Hypocrite!
18. I may not be perfect, but Jesus thinks I’m to die for.
19. If God is everywhere always…
He’s spending a lot of time hanging out in strip joints. Filthy bastard!
20. According to the Bible, God killed 2,391,421 people and Satan only
killed 10.
Anyone else think we might be following the wrong guy?
21. A friend of mine was a junkie until he found God.
The day he overdosed, of course.
22. When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike, until I
realized the Lord doesn’t work that way.
So I stole one and asked Him to forgive me instead.
23. If God were a vehicle, what kind of vehicle would he be?
An ice cream truck, because he brings joy to those who discover Him, but
people who follow Him too closely are usually paedophiles.
24. What does God call his nose?
God knows.
25. God impregnated a woman without her consent.
Isn’t that kind of worse than rape?
26. Science flies people to the moon.
Religion flies people into buildings.
27. Why did God make Adam before Eve?
To give Adam a chance to speak.
28. How many religious people does it take to change a light bulb?
None. They just sit in the dark and demand you accept that the light is still
on.
29. I’m a doctor and every time I perform a life saving surgery, someone
bursts into tears and shouts “Thank God!”
How Christian is it to take all the ****ing credit?
30. Why doesn’t God ever answer your emails?
He’s more into knee-mail.
· 1 week ago
Maria, a devout Catholic, got married and had 15 children.
After her first husband died, she remarried and had 15
more children. A few weeks after her second husband died,
Maria also passed away. At Maria's funeral, the priest
looked skyward and said, "At last, they're finally together."
Her sister sitting in the front row said, "Excuse me, Father,
but do you mean she and her first husband, or she and her
second husband?" The priest replied, "I mean her legs."
· 1 week ago
Jesus quest
When Jesus dies, he arrives in heaven and decides to pay a visit to his
adoptive father, Joseph.
He looks around for a bit and then finds a carpenter in a corner, working
on a piece of wood all alone.
He approaches, but he's not sure if he recognizes him, so to make sure
it's him, he asks, "Good day, sir, do you have a son by any chance?"
The man looks at him and replies, "Yes, even though he wasn't exactly
my son. He was a special boy, you know, not like all the other kids..."
Confident that he has found him, Jesus opens his arms and says,
"Father!" The man respond "Pinocchio!"
· 1 week ago
Jesus and Moses in Heaven
One beautiful day in Heaven, Jesus and Moses were fishing in a lake.
After a while of silence, Jesus asked Moses, "Hey Moses, can you still
do it? You know... 'Your thing'?" Moses then answered, "I don't know, let
me see if I still got it!"
He then stood up and drew his arms forwards, and then separates
them. As soon as he did it, the lake's water divided into two and the
boat fell to the dry bottom of the lake. Moses happily then said, "Ah ha!
I can still do it!!" Then after he closed his arms and the lake came back
to normal, with the boat rising on top of it, he then asked Jesus, "So,
how about you? Can you still do it, 'your thing'?" Jesus then answered,
"Only one way to find out!"
Jesus then stood up and jumped out of the boat, and started walking on
the lake. But after a few steps of walking, he then fell into the water
and started drowning. Moses seeing this, rushed to save Jesus and get
him out of the water. When Jesus was finally saved, Moses, looking
confused, then asked him, "Hey, what happened? How did you fall into
the water??"
Jesus, still breathing faintly, then answered him, "Ha-- Ha-- I just
remembered-- That I still got holes in my feet-- From that day--"
Jesus is watching you
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around,
looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, "Jesus knows you're
here."
He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.
When he heard nothing more, he shook his head and continued.
>Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires,
clear as a bell he heard "Jesus is watching you."
Startled, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of
the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to
rest on a parrot.
"Did you say that?" he hissed at the parrot.
"Yes", the parrot confessed, then squawked, "I'm just trying to warn you
that Jesus is watching you."
The burglar relaxed. "Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?"
"Moses," replied the parrot.
"Moses?" the burglar laughed. "What kind of people would name a bird
Moses?"
"The same kind of people who would name a Pit Bull Jesus."