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I am a life-long Methodist and found the Methodist church a place for each free-thinking believer to work out his/her faith in relationship with the Triune God. That’s one of the primary reasons I remained in the denomination. I was a very active member of a large UMC for 30+ years, a church community that accepted, loved and worked side-by-side one another knowing we held varying views of human sexuality. This changed immediately after the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference to keep the traditional language that was in the Discipline. Our pastors decided that the UMC had made a grievous error and that anyone that held the traditional view of sexuality was prejudice and unloving. In sermons, educational and informal situations, statements were made to make traditionalists feel uncomfortable and ultimately unwelcome. This was such a surprise given the many years we’d been living together as a church family without issues and the previously consistent message from our ministers that we should be able to “act like the church” and love each other in all things. We were demonized and finally felt led to leave, not only because of our Biblical view but mostly because we felt unloved and unwelcome. Having said all of that, I pray that this was an isolated experience and that your vision for the UMC as a loving, accepting environment for ALL Christ-followers will come to pass. I have watched all of these videos and read several of your books and know you to be a man that loves Jesus and wants this to be the case. I pray that your vision is the same for all in the UMC.

I am a life-long Methodist and found the Methodist church a place for each free-thinking believer to work out his/her faith in relationship with the Triune God. That’s one of the primary reasons I remained in the denomination. I was a very active member of a large UMC for 30+ years, a church community that accepted, loved and worked side-by-side one another knowing we held varying views of human sexuality. This changed immediately after the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference to keep the traditional language that was in the Discipline. Our pastors decided that the UMC had made a grievous error and that anyone that held the traditional view of sexuality was prejudice and unloving. In sermons, educational and informal situations, statements were made to make traditionalists feel uncomfortable and ultimately unwelcome. This was such a surprise given the many years we’d been living together as a church family without issues and the previously consistent message from our ministers that we should be able to “act like the church” and love each other in all things. We were demonized and finally felt led to leave, not only because of our Biblical view but mostly because we felt unloved and unwelcome. Having said all of that, I pray that this was an isolated experience and that your vision for the UMC as a loving, accepting environment for ALL Christ-followers will come to pass. I have watched all of these videos and read several of your books and know you to be a man that loves Jesus and wants this to be the case. I pray that your vision is the same for all in the UMC.

It's been a year, and this has aged like sour milk. I will, anytime, provide AMPLE evidence of unorthodox beliefs from ACTIVE Bishops in their own published articles and sermons. And I'm still wondering why the comments sections of the other videos were turned off, other than to silence discussion.

The progressive wing of the UMC is only marginally more Christian than an ayatollah.

Adam Hamilton says he doesn't recognize the things Rev. Renfroe describes about bishops and other clergy in the UMC. Rev. Hamilton is being very disingenuous. I find it very hard to believe him because I have seen what Rev. Renfroe describes in some of the very liberal clergy I have been exposed to in the UMC. Rev. Hamilton must not have done any research on what his colleagues are espousing because support for Rev. Renfroe's statements are readily available to anyone who cares to look. Rev. Hamilton is a smooth talker but I can't believe what he says about the future UMC if he can't be honest about the current state of the UMC.

I hate the words "relevant" and "relevance". Jesus has ALWAYS been relevant; the Gospel and the words of the scriptures have always been relevant; and we're not to change the word just to acclimate to the society. Too many want words to tickle their ears, not wanting the truth.

I attended COR for about 5 years and enjoyed many sermons that you preached. I was also extremely disappointed and saddened when you made it clear that you approved of homosexual ordained clergy and same sex marriages performed in the church. It sounded good when you read the BOD. If you had added that there are no consequences when it is not followed, that would have told the whole truth. The bible teaches that before Jesus comes back there will be a GREAT falling away.😢 We are here! Prayers for you!🙏

“Loving all” cannot decide which parts of God’s Word they choose to believe and obey. Itching ears and doctrines of demons.

I think that Mark C. Is correct. Is right n

Once, just once, I would appreciate Adam mentioning that mistrust of the current Bishop leadership that led to this. And, why are the comments disabled for the other videos? It is hard to believe in an open conversation when the conversation is silenced in the public forum.

Your "Comments" are turned off on many of your other videos?

I agree totally with Pastor Rob Renfroe. He is sincerely contending for the faith... Jude 1:3- Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers]. Jude 1:23 Save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy but with fear, loathing even the clothing spotted and polluted by their shameless immoral freedom. UMC has watered down the Gospel. John Wesley would turn over in his grave if he knew what the progressives were doing with the UMC. It doesn't matter Pastor Adam, don't be so fixated on "Big Churches" for narrow is the gate. Matthew 7:13-14-Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14“For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. (P.S. societal changes due to technology is not the same as adding or subtracting to the Holy Scriptures. Rev. 22:18-19 - I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19- And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book. 20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 🙏✝🙌🔥🕊😍

Adam, you tell us what some of your Bishops are doing and why aren’t they held accountable? Why aren’t they following the book of discipline? Is marriage between one man and one woman?

I have to go back and review all of Adam’s videos in this series. I don’t think the elephant in the room has been addressed. Is the scripture clear that same-sex is a sin? That is, not God’s intended design. I think it is because sex is intended by God M( or by nature for non-believers) for the propagation of the human species. That is clear in the first chapter of Genesis. The pleasure is to offset the risks of child bearing. Pleasure is an emotion that drives all kinds of behavior. Behavior is a choice, nevertheless. If you agree to the preceding, how is church sanctioned behavior that is not God’s plan something that the church can condone by sanctifying by Holy Matrimony? I am looking for a scriptural reply that provides a well thought out argument counter to the preceding. Does Adam have something I can read or see in reply?

Sir the UMC is not following your own book of discipline. Going forward the UMC is going continue to become more progressive. In doing so they are going to die a slow death.

Been in a turmoil within my heart. Don't wish to leave UMC. Heard so much of Global and where we're headed. and how far left we're going. I'm getting more clear. Wish to stay UMC as I know it. Heard changing word of God in UMC not keeping the birth and resurrection in UMC. You're confirming how untrue this is. Love those staying Untied and not even voting. Love singing and part of Choir so I don't wish to leave our church either way. Just Praying we choose to remain and doctrine, Wesley belief, doesn't change in our book of discipline. Thanks for helping to clear my head.

I can certainly appreciate the comments about each church needing to find new ways to do ministry and leaving one denomination for another one is not the answer. I am still on the fence post about staying or leaving. I believe in the concept of the "big tent" in regard to theological viewpoints and also agree very strongly with what our BOD reads. There is only one reason why I am considering leaving the denomination: if we are not going to follow our BOD (ie. electing bishops who are professing homosexuals, which goes against our BOD), why are we quoting from it as if it has authority? When we do not follow the BOD, how can we have faith in the Polity and Doctrine that lies within? If we are not going to follow parts of it, what would stop us from following any of it? Why couldn't they simply wait until the BOD language changes at GC 2024? I love our denomination and love our polity and doctrine. It breaks my heart when it is not followed.

As someone who was raised UMC and spent half their life really active in church and the other half completely disconnected, I have found your videos very encouraging and informative. I am someone who really struggles with aspects of the Old Testament and you were able to explain it in a way that helped settle that.

Thank you Rev. Hamilton. This debacle is heartbreaking. One has to wonder how Wesley, who said Methodists are people who "think and let think" would feel about all of this. One of the things I have always loved about the United Methodist Church is that it has been a very large umbrella that could welcome both the very fundamental and the very liberal thinker. What happened to us???

i just remember the old umc TV commericals where we proudly proclaimed that we were "Open hearts, Open Minds and Open Doors. Whatever happened with that

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Easy for Hamilton to say they broke all the rules that were voted on. And he knows it’s not the gay’s that he’s interested in. He’s four fantasize and for child mutilation and for Drag queen preachers drag queen story hour trend gender surgery on every kid.

It’s odd that it took so long to create this last video to the other five. I also find it funny how churches voting to leave and join the GMC (as well as probably other options) are using the Hamilton videos as source of reason to leave because the claims that Hamilton makes are the exact reason so many are leaving: changing wording to be more “inclusive” in terms of embracing sinful behavior. There’s the prevailing concept of a “big tent” that the UMC has been trying to spout for some time now. However, the big tent continues to crumble as time passes due to lack of a firm foundation. Without a shared foundation, which is clearly lacking from the actual practices of the UMC, a house can not stand, period. To those that are believing the falsehoods perpetrated against the GMC, Renfroe, and conservatives, please actually look into how many churches are spending small fortunes to get out of the UMC… and how many more would be leaving if they could afford it or if their individual leadership and/or clergy didn’t withhold information or not allow discussion on the matter.

Thank you Adam. I appreciate your message!

Protestantism isn't the Orthodox Christian faith. There are some pretty big differences between the two.

Thank you so much for making these videos and helping to clear up these fear tactics and disinformation being spread, which just serves to divide and create a broken church. You truly are living the gospel in the way you have handled this.

He lists the high points of Christianity while totally overlooking changing the scripture while promoting heresy. It's so sad that the UMC hasn't the spiritual depth to have the discernment to notice errors. You have become syncretistic. You are adjusting orthodoxy to adjust to cultural norms. You won't like where this is going!!

Thank you for this incredibly helpful series! It has been very helpful for me as a pastor to help people see the true theology and nature of the UMC! Your experience has been mine in this denomination.

I am a member of a church that will both stay UMC and likely not perform same-sex weddings or accept LGBTQ pastors for the foreseeable future. Thank you for responding to the outright falsehoods that have been used to drum up support for the GMC. There is a bright future for the UMC so long as we resist the temptation to supplant the Church’s eternal and truly orthodox Faith with modern American reactionary culture war grievance politics.

Thank you for taking the time, and making the effort, to respond to Rob Renfroe's videos. I will vote to disaffiliate, I am not willing to be associated with a church that openly approves of and encourages any sinful behavior, including homosexual behavior. I also wonder why create a new GMC and not join some other existing orthodox body of Christ.

Good points. Thank you for the time and work you put into these helpful videos. It absolutely is helpful to listen to Rob Renfroe’s videos first. Renfroe’s comments you labeled scare tactics are not fabricated nor exaggerated. They are already happening. While listening to his videos I paused the video each time he quoted or paraphrased a writer, pastor or bishop to read the information in context for myself. In each case he was accurate. These are not all retirees. One bishop he quoted for writing Jesus was not sinless was just appointed to lead the conference that includes Colorado. In our conference we already have progressive bishops who appoint progressive pastors who tell members with different beliefs that they are not welcome in church. I will vote to disaffiliate because the progressive leadership in the UMC has shown itself to be untrustworthy. They will change the UMC. We are leaving in order to STAY biblical, traditional, thinking, loving and welcoming.