Methodist church urges anti-Israel divestments

Methodist church urges anti-Israel divestments

Sept 29, 2007

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The United Methodist Church's official lobby office is urging church agencies and members to divest their holdings in Caterpillar Inc. because the company sells bulldozers to Israel.

Is the 'United Methodist Church' Christian?

United Methodist Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination. It has both mainline and evangelical elements.[2][6] In the United States, it ranks as the largest mainline church and second largest Protestant church (after the Southern Baptist Convention). In 2007 worldwide membership was about 12 million members: 8.1 million in the United States,[7] 3.5 million in Africa, Asia and Europe.[8]

The history of this denomination is one of splits and mergers. In 1820, the Methodist Protestant Church split from the Methodist Episcopal Church over the issue of laity having a voice and vote in the administration of the church, insisting that clergy should not be the only ones to have any determination in how the church was to be operated. In 1844, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church split into two conferences because of tensions over slavery and the power of bishops in the denomination. The two General Conferences, Methodist Episcopal Church (or northern section) and Methodist Episcopal Church, South remained separate until the 1939 merger of these two denominations plus a third, the Methodist Protestant Church, the resulting church being known as The Methodist Church. In 1968, The Methodist Church united with the Evangelical United Brethren, also a result of mergers, to become The United Methodist Church (UMC).

Combining the personal holiness emphasis of the evangelical influence in the church with the outreach emphasis from the social gospel proponents has created a combination of practices within the United Methodist Church.

gospel

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

Exd 20:7 rightly dividing the Word of Truth } for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

insisting that clergy should not be the only ones to have any determination

Jer 31:34 And they shall {was yet to come} teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Prophecy given by Jeremiah fulfilled:

1Jo 2:27 But the anointing {The Word of God} which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

If your leader is headed for 'the pit' - then so are you

Isa 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail

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United Methodist General Board of Church and Society sponsored the resolution, accusing Caterpillar of facilitating Israel's destruction of Palestinian property.

Caterpillar, along with Israel, was the target of a lawsuit by the family of Rachel Corrie after the activist was crushed by a bulldozer in 2003 while attempting to block the destruction of a Palestinian home used to facilitate arms smuggling.

Why not speak the Truth once and for all? - The saints of God 'sing' The song of Moses

Are you 'singing' the song of Moses? Is the 'United Methodist Church' 'singing' the song of Moses? [You be the Judge for yourself - because it is your own eternal life that is at stake]

One thing is for sure - the 'United Methodist Church' is not 'singing' the song of Moses - because if they were - the world would know it. It would rock this whole world if they were. And remember - Cowards are the very first group listed for those who don't make it into the Kingdom of God. They are many

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The resolution will go before the United Methodist General Conference in April 2008.

The 7.9 million member church's pension agency reportedly has $5 million in Caterpillar stock out of $15 billion in assets.

Other mainline churches, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Church of England, recently have rejected similar measures.

However, WND reported earlier when the Presbyterian Church hosted a three-day meeting to justify to denomination leaders its decision to divest from Israel, presenting what one church elder described as a panel of "full-time, paid, anti-Israel propagandists."

Where was it ever written: "The Holy One of Palestine"? {Even a ten year-old is capable of learning that answer]

Psa 78:41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Isa 29:19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Palestine denies the Son of God} 009.030 - 037.151 - 037.152 - 019.088 - 019.089 {all on a level that even a ten year-old can understand - thereby, leaving them all without excuse!

Isa 30:12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise THIS WORD, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

Isa 30:13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

[Keep reading] - and remember} If your leader is headed for 'the pit' - then so are you

The denomination's General Assembly had voted 431-62 to divest from the Jewish state. At the time, the PCUSA was believed to be the largest organization or institution to join the divestment campaign against the Jewish state. It was the first Christian denomination to do so, but later decisions reversed that.

Christian denomination

There are those who can call themselves 'Christians' until blue in the face and the cows come home {the same can be said of the 'moderate' Muslims }}} Without their Koran - they have no God/god - /G-d/g-d. {It's just a title folks - It's not His Name} Isa 62:2 - Rev 2:17 - Exd 6:3 - Jam 2:23] - but in the end - it will be revealed - they were not Christians. And not because any human says so - but, because the Scriptures that they claim to be representatives of - say so.

Palestine stands condemned - on a level that even a ten year-old is able to comprehend - thereby, leaving them ALL without excuse.

Why fight to establish that which the Lord already condemned?.....

Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation {Palestine denies the Son], spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not

Isa 14:31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, {Woe unto those who take part in spreading it] such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Rom 13:10 Love worketh [absolutely} no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the [Christian] law.

Now - here is the question in which they're not able to receive the answer that was already given:

Who is my neighbor?

Mat 12:48 But he [Jesus] answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Who is my enemy?

Mic 7:6 .... a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

Mat 10:36 a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

BUT.....

Jhn 10:5 a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

1Ti 5:8 But if any provide not for his own {First}, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

If your leaders are headed for 'the pit' - then so are you {You don't have to actually 'swing the knife' to get blood on your hands. In fact - those who pave the path for murderers - have the greater sin]

Jhn 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice

Not all graves will appear - when He comes to call} Jer 51:39 - Isa 14:19 {The 'branch' that is made up of many members

Our 'works' do follow us to the grave - and once there - we can not change them.

If your leaders are headed for 'the pit' - then so are you

As WND reported in June, the United Church of Christ's General Synod adopted a resolution "in support of a renewed and balanced study and response to the conflict between Palestine and Israel."

Their Koran mentions the name Israel, - but not once does their Koran ever mention the name Palestine. {Where does this fact leave the 'Palestinians' ? specifically - the Hamas?

Truth be told - it leaves them with no excuse for the Judgment. They are the 'provokers' - otherwise known in the Scriptures as 'the pricks'

1Cr 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Luk 11:23 He that is not with Me - is against Me

The Lord condemned Palestine for end time} Song of Moses - Isa 14:31 - Joe 3:4 - Rev 22:7

1Jo 2:27 But the anointing {The Word of God} which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you

Previously, the United Church of Christ had approved resolutions calling for the tearing down of walls constructed by Israel to protect itself from terrorist attacks coming from the Palestinian Authority territories and for divestment from the Jewish state.

If you sit with murderers - you are one.

And if you pave their paths - you're even worse!

Mark Tooley of the IRD, said the Methodist Church is out of step.

"How bizarre that the United Methodist Board of Church and Society now is jumping aboard a long-stalled bandwagon by endorsing anti-Israel divestment against Caterpillar, when other churches are moving in the opposite direction," he said. "And does anyone really think that punishing Caterpillar will help create a peace in the Middle East?"

The Lord knows them that are His.

He also says - if we hear Him - He'll hear us.

Isa 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

He says - The saints 'sing' the song of Moses

Tooley urged the Methodist board to examine a 2006 resolution approved by the church's Pacific Northwest Conference noting "some church groups have selectively advocated divestment of firms doing business with Israel while ignoring severe human rights abuses by the governments of Israel's neighbors."

Beheadings - Gang Rape - Crucifixions - Genocide - Treason {ALL clear violations of....

Rom 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

If you sit with murderers - you are one

1Jo 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Who is my brother?

Jhn 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

The Northwest resolution affirmed the Jewish state as "nearly the only long-standing democracy among its neighbors in the Middle East" and declared that "selective attention to Israel's mistakes will not create peace in the Middle East."

The tree is known by his own fruit

047.004 Therefore, when ye meet '''the Unbelievers''' {non-Muslums] in fight,

smite at their necks.

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You don't have to actually - 'swing the knife' - to get blood on your hands.

Eph 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Mat 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

1Ti 5:8 But if any provide not for his own {First}, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith {of Christ], and is worse than an infidel.

But - you be the judge for yourselves - because you need not that anyone teach you

Bottom-line here in the name of Christianity....

If your leaders are headed for 'the pit' - then so are you

1Cr 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Beheadings ? Gang Rape ? Crucifixions ? Genocide ? Treason ?

We know not what tomorrow holds - as it is written - but we do know....That our works do follow us

If you sit with murderers - you are one. If you pave their paths} - you're even worse than a murderer.

Hbr 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment

1Jo 3:15 and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

If your leaders are headed for 'the pit' - then so are you

Eph 5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.