She, this individual with the last name Stever, a biological female who the following article is written about, along with Tim Walz and every person committed to serving Satan and his demonic possession over them while they vainly imagine themselves as Christ followers, will, tragically learn the error of their ways from God.

To ponder the decisions they made eternally.

God will not be mocked.

There is no rewriting of God’s Word to suit the sinful pleasures and desires of sinful individuals rebelling against the Lord. Refusing to submit, refusing to repent.

Unless they repent and turn to the inerrant infallible UNCHANGEABLE — for God does not change — ETERNAL living and active Word of God.

Following the Word and ways of God rather than their foolish, vain, sinful words and ways serving Satan, which they are.

Regrettably leading others away from God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the whole inerrant infallible UNCHANGABLE eternal living and active Word of God.

There is nothing outdated in the Holy Bible.

The problem is individuals outdated in their thinking and actions just as Eve was in the Garden — seduced by cunning evil, to pursue self over God. To destroy perfection and introduce pain, death, destruction, and sin into the perfect world God had made.

Read on…

Ken Pullen, Friday, November 15th, 2024

Transgender Pastor Claims Bible ‘Wasn’t Written For 2024’

November 15, 2024

By SARA MCGIFF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Reprinted from The Daily Mail & Prophecy News Watch

A California-based transgender Lutheran pastor said the Bible ‘wasn’t written for 2024’ and intends to make a more inclusive ministry for the LGBTQ+ community.

Ordained minister Drew Stever, who identifies as a transgender man, works for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Hope Lutheran Church in Hollywood.

He says the notion that God created two genders that are clearly defined in the Bible is outdated.

“It’s hard to relate it to modern-day time because it wasn’t written for 2024, it was written for them.”

“When we read in the scripture that God created man and woman, yes, and God created everyone else as well.”

Stever is just the latest in a series of pastors within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who distort the Word of God. Notably, failed vice-presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz  attend an ELCA church, reflecting the denomination’s influence and teachings as Gov. Walz is known for promoting LGBT causes as part of his Lutheran faith.

This remark about the Bible being “outdated” follows a trend within the ELCA. For example, the denomination previously appointed Megan Rohrer as its first openly transgender bishop. Rohrer’s advocacy for the inclusion of transgender clergy and progressive stances on gender issues have influenced the ELCA’s shift toward a more liberal theology, a direction from which it has struggled to recover.

Rohrer’s inclusive approach often involved incorporating feminine and non-binary language for God, diverging from the traditional masculine portrayal in the Bible. This aligns with other progressive ELCA leaders who support concepts of “Goddess” worship. An example of this is San Francisco’s ELCA-affiliated “herchurch,” where feminine deities and divine feminine figures are invoked in worship. Critics say Rohrer’s focus on social justice issues related to race and gender overshadowed core gospel teachings and the salvation message central to Christianity.

Stever shared this photo of himself pre-transition with CBS news

Stever and his partner Hazel live with their three children and two dogs in southern California.

He told CBS News that he lives an average life.

‘We play board games, we garden, we make art and we remind the kids 12 times to pick up their socks in their bedroom.’

Stever was raised Lutheran in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, and went to Catholic school – going to church several days a week.

He said growing up, he dealt with anger and depression stemming from gender dysphoria.

The pastor’s call to serve came from a homeroom teacher who introduced him to a different theology that was accepting of everyone.

When Stever came out of seminary in 2016 he began his transition from a woman to a man.

‘There was a moment where I woke up in the morning and the words that came to my mind was “You don’t have to be angry anymore.”‘

Stever said in this moment it felt like God was speaking to him and he received support from his loved ones during his transition – but had to deal with hate online.

His partner Hazel is also an ordained minister. She said she’s also felt discrimination from participating in the church, since many in the Christian faith don’t believe women can be pastors.

When asked if Stever felt if the Lutheran church was a safe place for transgender people, he said it’s ‘trying so hard.’

In 2015, the ELCA ordained its first transgender priest which opened the door for others to step into spiritual roles – but the acceptance of trans clergy has been slow across Christian denominations.

Sixty-eight percent of Protestants and 51% of Catholics believe that a person’s gender is defined at birth, according to a study from PEW Research.

Transgender clergy serve in the Methodist, Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, but most Christian denominations forbid transgender people from serving in the clergy based off an excerpt from The Book of Genesis in the Bible.

‘So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’

On September 17, Stever posted on Facebook to condemn the vandalism of pride flags he’d erected outside of his church.

He wrote: ‘One person’s small worldview will not stop our commitment to love, justice, and empowering the disempowered.

 ‘If there’s ever a time for it, now is the time to educate ourselves about the differences of others so that we stop moving from a place of fear and causing harm and moving from a place of curiosity and building community.’