Dear Christian Fraternity/Sorority,
I was honored to speak at your joint chapter a few weeks ago.
I was encouraged to see the body of Christ present to worship Jesus. I love see
the diversity in the room but especially seeing the men worship the Lord. Young
men worshiping Jesus is rare in our society.
While I was speaking, I mention some things that were
somewhat controversial to which it has cause more division in the body than
unity. My intention was not to stir up anger in your hearts or to slander your
organization. I was trying to paint of picture of the reality and what your
organization could be. I also understand that it may seem that I was taking a
bias approach towards MOG. Well I am here to tell you, that MOG has some things to
work through as well. All in all, I want
all you to worship Jesus and to make him known. Christ is going to redeem his
people not a certain an organization.
There a few things I want to leave you with because I
believe this is a learning experience for all of us.
1.
I made a mistake and I take responsibility for
the backlash. I could have worded things differently. I was not trying to make
any of you angry.
2.
Proverbs 12:1 “ Whoever loves disciplines love
knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.
a.
So whoever is standing before you, please listen
to what they have to say before you make assumptions. There is maturity within
the believer to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger as stated
in James 1:19
3.
Satan is getting what he wants if all people do
is fight after hearing a sermon about unity.
Again, I love all of you deeply and I sincerely pray that
you and your organization will glorify God. As the Westminster catchceism would
say the chief end of man is to enjoy God and to glorify him forever. That's my
prayer for you.
If anyone of you have any questions or want to talk this
through please contact me.
In him,
Rashard Barnes
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