When anyone points fingers at someones sin then they themselves are sinning. This is a form of gossip. This is making the accuser seem more just, than the accused. When in fact we are all sinners. I did not know that God judges one sin greater than another.
(a) So do you think that it's never ok to point out when someone is wrong, or are people supposed to shut up and not say anything? If you're going to look at what Jesus did, I'm pretty sure he pointed out sin, often in very harsh ways.
(b) Aren't you, on this very thread, pointing out some things you think people are doing wrong (like "bashing" other people)? Isn't this a little hypocritical? On your own principle, shouldn't you quit pointing all of this out or is it ok when you do it, bust just not ok when people who disagree with you do it?
But no one should be playing God cop.
So quit trying to be the police telling other people how they should be behaving.
And, as far as God blessing the United States and how we might loose that benefit because of the gays is no more than opinion. God does not care about borders. It rains everywhere. The people are the same all over the planet. We all share the exact human nature to sin. We all share the human nature to want to have an independent life. How great is this country when everybody is telling how you should live, that's not freedom. This epidemic has been going on since before the time of Jesus and the time before that. Enough is enough. You can't have it your way all the time.
So the basic message is to do what you say, keep your heads down and don't make any fuss? Isn't it convenient that you can criticize others, but when those others disagree with your views they are to just keep quiet? You should probably quit telling other people what to do. You can't have it your way all the time.
Jesus did not bash the gays to their face.
(a) This wasn't an issue in Jesus' time because,
(b) Openly practicing homosexuals in Judea would have probably been shamed and ostracized by their family and village and probably would have been stoned in those days, which means they didn't celebrate their attractions in public.
And, I am sure he must have met a few during his travels.
Did he? Or is this just you imagining a few things about Jesus' travels?
Jesus says a lot of things about marriage, btw. And it was always in the context of a man and a woman. Given that you think he must have met a few in his travels, why didn't he ever sanction their behavior? Why did he teach the opposite?
Why did he never say a word to them.
Because for Jesus, as any 1st century Palestinian Jew, marriage was pretty obviously between a man and a woman, there wasn't even a debate on it. There were debates on other aspects of marriage, such as divorce (commented on by Hillel and Shammai followers) and levirate marriage after the resurrection.
It's like asking why he didn't speak out against drunk driving? It wasn't even a topic of debate.
There must be something in the food we are eating and it is making the children get their hormones mixed up. Because I see this gender confusion becoming more popular these days. And, then there is some who are just plain perverted.
Quit "bashing."
Is it really our business as good Christians to get rid of this problem?
I thought we weren't supposed to be pointing out this "problem?"
Must we bully these people who think different than us?
What exactly do you mean by "bully" and "bash?"
Act like a real Christian and show more love and compassion for your fellow man and work on cleaning up your act first.
Same to you. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
