Monday, August 3, 2015

[UPDATE] Two versions of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10—the KJV and the Redneck version from the Common Ground (no 's') church

[An strange thing occurred at pastor Olive's Common Ground (no 's') church on Sunday. He's now taken a stance against bigotry and intolerance; a welcome change if it's sincere. See end of post for a question that remains unanswered.]

Here is the King James Version (KJV):
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Here is the definition of 'effeminate': 1. (of a man or boy) displaying characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; not manly 2. lacking firmness or vigour: an effeminate piece of writing.

Below is the Common Ground (no 's') church's Redneck version of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10:
Interestingly the Redneck version has no problem with lesbians, just "men who practice homosexuality". Makes one wonder, doesn't it?
Is there a redneck Old Testament too?

QUESTIONIn light of the Common Ground (no 's') church's amazing, miracle-esque transformation from bigotry and intolerance and their past references to 'Dr. Michael Brown', a question remains: "Can you be Gay and Christian?" An absurd question for most reasonable people of faith but deserves an answer from pastor Mike Olive.