*COGIC is a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination with a predominantly African-American membership.
COGIC has about 5 million members and 12,000 congregations in the United States. The following is COGIC’s official statement regarding same-sex marriage and civil unions:
“The president’s position regarding ‘same-sex marriage’ has set off a ‘firestorm,’ unlike any other debate in our civil society, perhaps, since the civil rights unrest of the mid-20th century.
“The advocacy for same-sex marriage, while in conflict with our nation’s long-standing moral posture, has indeed created opportunity for the church to communicate our unequivocal position about God’s design and foundation for humanity, the biblical mandate for heterosexuality through the bonds of matrimony and the centuries-old understanding of the only acceptable means of procreation, habitation and the establishment of the family.
“The president suggests same-sex relationships and male-female relationships committed to by oath before God and/or witnesses, where formal documents are signed before a civil or ecclesiastical figure. It further implies that both are equally good and valuable. In addition to this, it suggests that both equally contribute to the good and advancement of a society. From a fundamental view of Scripture, the same word should not be used to describe both same-sex and heterosexual relationships.
“Fundamentally, traditionally and historically, marriage has functioned to unite a man and women together in facing the challenges of life, to sanctify sexual involvement, to authorize the conception of children, provide an environment for the protection and development of offspring and to strengthen and sustain the family unit.
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So i guess this means that all the gay musicians and singers and ministers in this denomination need to find somewhere else to use their giftings, because this denomination is full of gay men and women, guess its time to bounce! as they should, muster up the courage enough to leave this denomination alone.
No! Jay, the gay & lesbians bi-sexual fornicators they’ve don’t have 2 leave the church… Because the bible says in 1 Corinthiaans 6:10 vs says Don’t fool yourselves. Those who live immoral lives, who are idol worshipers, adulterers or homosexuals will have no share in his kingdom( Heaven). Neither will thieves or greedy people. God’s does not discernment he will judge ALL unconfined SIN……
Was raised up in the COGIC until I was out on my on and the stories I could tell about the these “santified folks”.
You would think that sodomy is the only sin mentioned in the Holy Bible. This is found in the 5th Chapter of Galatians:
1Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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