COGIC pastor Pastor Rocquemore of Chicago, IL is catching major heat from the LGBT community for kicking out a transgender person of his church. After quick research, it was discovered this transgender person was told several times about coming into the church dressed as a woman. I'm all for sinners coming into God's house, but the Bible clearly forbids men dressing up as women. I stand with this pastor because it's about time we get pastors who aren't afraid to stand on the uncompromising truth of God's word. There are far too many milk toast pastors afraid to tell it like it is for fear of membership decline. I like what this pastor said about God holding him accountable because it's true: When you're in a position of leadership, you're held to a higher standard; that goes double for Christian leaders. Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple, as well as those selling animals. In other words, those people had no respect for God's house. The transgender person did what (s)he thought (s)he could get away with, but they learned today.
Excerpt from Pastor Rocquemore:
"I hold a standard in here. Whatever you do on the outside is your business, but I will not let drag queens come in here. And if you're gonna come in here you're gonna dress like a man," the pastor said. "When you come in this house if you're a man, dress like a man. If you're a woman, you dress like a woman. I'm not going to allow it. My salvation is more important and God is holding me accountable."
Excerpt from Pastor Rocquemore:
"I hold a standard in here. Whatever you do on the outside is your business, but I will not let drag queens come in here. And if you're gonna come in here you're gonna dress like a man," the pastor said. "When you come in this house if you're a man, dress like a man. If you're a woman, you dress like a woman. I'm not going to allow it. My salvation is more important and God is holding me accountable."
Tell me what's so wrong about what he said...I'll wait. The world wants to regulate Christianity, but as soon as Christianity tries to impose godly standards for society, people are in their feelings. And some of these so-called believers who criticize what this pastor did, I question their salvation. I'm going to keep it real by saying: If people in the world are upset because this pastor did what was Biblically correct, then in his words, "Don't come." Go to one of these other marshmallow churches where you're comfortable in sin and aren't challenged to change.
