From the Pastor

Notes from the Pastor  

You can disagree with someone and love them.

You can disagree with someone’s opinions and love them.

You can disagree with someone’s actions and love them.

You can disagree with someone’s lifestyle and love them.

As the discussions about UMC disaffiliation (see following

newsletter article by myself) continue, loved ones’ issues arise

while discussing these matters. Loved ones who are gay, or

practicing an LGBTQ+ lifestyle, make disaffiliation for some

unsavory. Disagreeing with someone’s lifestyle and/or

orientation can feel as though we don’t love them.

Yet, you can disagree with someone and love them.

Jesus told the crowds to love their enemy (Matthew 5:44).

Enemies are people we often don’t agree with.

Jesus also told us to love Jesus above all other people

(Matthew 10:37).

“ Jesus looked at him and loved him” and then told the rich

young ruler to lose everything for Jesus. (Mark 10:21) Jesus

loved him and disagreed with his opulent lifestyle.

There are many aspects of my sister’s life I don’t agree with,

some of which do not line up with the Scriptures. But I love her

and work on keeping up our relationship.

The question each of us to investigate: what is God’s desire when

it comes to the practices of the LGBTQ+ lifestyle?

Why? You can disagree with someone and love them

Because of Jesus     

Pastor Brian Keller