#UMCGC2019

This will make some of you mad but, please....

The recent decision of the UMC Church to take a more traditionalist approach, is the decision that was made whether you agree with it or not.

To those affected, I cannot even begin to fathom your pain over the UMC decision. One person said, people who stay (in the UMC) are staying in an abusive relationship. That really hurt and I am sure hurts those of us who HAD NOTHING TO DO WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THIS DECISION and should not be blamed, slammed, shamed or called names.

Each person must make their choice.

If you disagree, leave.

If you agree, stay.

It is as simple as that.

Don't stay if you feel unwanted.

Is it painful? You bet.

Are there many people confused and upset by this decision? Yes.

But some of the awful, vehement statements I have read in the past day or two serves absolutely no purpose and do not help. 

One person refused to agree to disagree and will only accept all people to see her point of view. She just cannot fathom that her road is the higher moral ground. Well, only God can judge that.

A little known fact about John Wesley:

John Wesley coined the term “agree to disagree.”

Over the years, Wesley had serious theological differences with another popular pastor named George Whitefield. Though they both argued passionately, Wesley reflected on these differences in a memorial sermon for Whitefield by saying:  “There are many doctrines of a less essential nature. ... In these, we may think and let think; we may 'agree to disagree.' But, meantime, let us hold fast the essentials. …” This appears to be the first recorded use of the term. It was a hallmark of Wesley’s way of holding to his convictions while remaining in connection with those with whom he disagreed.