Members of First Baptist Church Jacksonville are now having to sign what’s called the “First Baptist Statement on Biblical Sexuality” in order to remain members of the church.
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“We don’t think that anything other than faith in Christ should be what determines membership,” says Brian Lays, Senior Pastor at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville. “To anyone who has been ostracized by their church on account of their self-understanding or sexual orientation, I would first offer an apology on behalf of my fellow Christians for the ways in which we have pushed people away.
However, Lambert says First Baptist’s document and message is not intended to be hateful, but loving. Additionally, Lambert says there’s no reason for controversy regarding the agreement.“If you put a swimming pool in your backyard and you say to the toddlers, have at it, and you don’t ever put a fence up … If you only talk about the good things and you don’t talk about the dangers, people are gonna die,” Lambert explained to Action News Jax.
Action News Jax also reached out to JASMYN, Equality Florida and the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality for statements on this decision by First Baptist Church Jacksonville. However, JASMYN and the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality declined to comment, while we received no response for statement from Equality Florida.
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