Comment on GYC Q&A addresses universities who hire and protect evolutionists by Michael Dantzie.
At 1:18:55 Mike Ryan insinuates that Jesus put up with Judas sin, “Christ went YEAR AFTER YEAR and didn’t take care of it”.
There is a big misunderstanding when it comes to dealing with the brethren who are living in KNOWN SIN There are CLEARLY biblical passages that deal with HOW TO DEAL with sin DEPENDING ON whether the SIN IS OPEN, or secret. Was Judas sin KNOWN BY THE DISCIPLES? (If I’m correct) it was not, only Jesus knew of his weakness for covetousness, this is why you NEVER READ that his problem was made public OR OPEN to the disciples. Therefore Jesus dealing with Judas was according to the fact that his SIN WAS SECRET, therefore He dealt with Him for years in a secret, or shall we say DISCREET MANNER. Even up to the last supper, and the washing of feet we know JESUS WAS DEALING with the issue, seeking to WIN HIS HEART BY LOVE, and compassion, but Judas continually REFUSED the appeals of reformation and hardened his heart. Let me say that Jesus LOVE FOR HIM was a REBUKE TO HIS EVIL INTENTIONS FOR JESUS. Sometimes we have the idea that Loving one another doesn’t mean SHARP rebuke when NEEDED, God Himself who is declared to BE “LOVE” (1 JOHN 4:8) SAID “I REBUKE and chasten THOSE WHOM I LOVE”
When dealing with OPEN SIN, IN THIS CASE AN open profession of UNBELIEF AND BLATANT DENIAL of biblical morals, by signing your name in support of EMPLOYING known practicing homosexuals, the BIBLE DOES NOT teach to PUT UP WITH IT, this would be CONDONING THE SIN, and worst still leaving a brother or sister in a position that eventually if they don’t repent will cause them to be lost. Scripture parallels our sin to A DISEASE, that ONLY CHRIST can heal, which is why Jesus used the example of Himself being a Physician. I ask, if any one of our family members was diagnosed with a TERMINALLY ILL DISEASE, would we take the same DISCREET, SIT BACK, DISCUSS, ATTITUDE SOME of our leaders have? Or would we be proactive seeking to help them, and convince them they NEED A CURE? A lot of the times we are too worried about the possible repercussions of correcting erring brethren which is why IT SEEMS nothing is REALLY BEING DONE.
True Love for one another would NOT PERMIT one more second of ALL THESE HERESIES to be taught at ANY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS bearing the name SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST.
To openly have SDA’s profess their support in this manner, and then to say we SHOULD SIT BACK and BE QUITE, or do nothing, because Jesus did so WITH JUDAS, its quite a huge misunderstanding I BELIEVE. They are not SECRET ABOUT THEIR SINS, but we have to be secret with THE TRUTH? The bible teaches OPEN SIN needs to be DEALT WITH OPENLY (read 1 Tim 5:20;1 Cor 5:11) . Therefore you might know a homosexual SDA in church, but you only know they are a practicing Homosexual, then Matthew 18 comes into play, and THIS method Jesus says is to WIN THEM BACK (read verse 15 “thou hast GAINED thy brother…” if they listen to you)
COL p.g 72 “Christ has plainly taught that those who persist in open sin must be separated from the church..”
