Every day, it seems we’re confronted with another headline about how the Church is “evolving” or “becoming more inclusive” by embracing some version of queer theory or gender ideology. But here’s the crux of the matter: this so-called progress is actually a profound regression, a blasphemous rebellion against God’s divine blueprint for humanity.

The issue at hand isn’t merely a temporary trend, it’s a fundamental shift in how the Church views God’s creation. It’s a prophetic fulfillment of the judgment of God on nations and people who turn their backs on Him. For example, look at the “gay Christianity” (oxymoron, of course) movements like Revoice which are infiltrating mainstream Evangelical churches and false churches led by false teachers like Andy Stanley. They claim to offer a more welcoming and accepting version of Christianity, but what they’re truly offering is a distortion of God’s word—a counterfeit version of Christianity that seeks the world’s applause rather than the Lord’s.

By promoting ideologies that contradict the clear teachings of Scripture, these entities aren’t just challenging traditional beliefs, they’re usurping God’s authority, effectively claiming a higher wisdom than the Creator Himself. This isn’t about expanding the Church’s reach, it’s about rewriting God’s design, replacing His order with human conjecture because they love sin and worship themselves. In doing so, they not only mislead people but also rob God of the glory that is rightfully His.

Consider the case of Revoice, a movement that, while claiming to uphold biblical standards, advocates for the acceptance and normalization of sexual identities and behaviors that Scripture explicitly condemns. Similarly, Andy Stanley’s church, with its embrace of a more ‘progressive’ and ‘inclusive’ Christianity, perverts the truth of the gospel to fit a modern cultural narrative, one that prioritizes human desires over divine statutes. In their pursuit of relevance, they forsake the unchangeable truth of the Bible for a gospel that cannot save.

This trend towards embracing such queer ideologies—religions in and of themselves—within the Church is more than simple confusion, it’s idolatry. It places the creation above the Creator, valuing human opinion and cultural acceptance over the infallible Word of God. Romans 1:25 warns us of this very thing, noting that people “exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.”

The path these movements and so-called “churches” are taking is a perilous one, leading not to enlightenment and freedom, as they claim, but to spiritual confusion and estrangement from God—enslavement to a life of sin and eternal torment. By rejecting God’s design for humanity, they not only disregard His sovereignty but also diminish the power of the gospel, a message designed not to conform to the world but to offer salvation and freedom from it.

In the end, the embrace of queer and transgender ideologies within the Church represents a tragic misallocation of focus. Rather than directing people toward the redemptive love and truth of Christ, it diverts attention to the self, to human constructs and philosophies that ultimately lead away from salvation. It’s a departure from truth that not only detracts from the glory of God but also undermines the very foundation of the Christian faith.