Im posting a poll try to keep this cival if you can and please respect the fact that we all sin.
But that is the point for maintaining proper fellowship; we are not to live in sin when we claim to know God and have fellowship with Him.
What's next? The Adulterers church? The Fornicators church? The Masturbaters church? The Pornographers church? The Child Molesters church? The Bigots church? The Seriel Killers church? The manslaughterers church?
Sympathizing and empathizing for homosexuals because they can't help the way they feel and how they think and so we should just give in and let them sin as they please? Then why not for the rest of the works of the flesh?
We have to stop being intimidated by the world when they are oppressing us to accept believers living in sin without any correction nor excommunication when they do not repent.
What do they need Jesus for if they are allowed to live in sin? How can they run that race when they see no need for Jesus to help them lay aside every weight & sin to be that vessel unto honor in His House when sin is no longer sin to them??
Granted, the church cannot stop any other church when it goes astray within, but they can minister outside that church and street witness to them as the Lord leads, but if any church does that, they should tend to their own first because there can be no one sowing to the works of the flesh without repentance in their own church. Not that a church has to be perfect within, but that they should not be ignoring their own members that they know are sowing to the works of the flesh without repentance before engaging in street ministry to that carnal church which again, has to be as the Lord leads.
Any ministry that condemns gays and rebukes which they should not do when they are outside that church should know that when making an appeal, they should be prompting them to call on Jesus Christ for help as their Good Shepherd to deliver them from their sins, and warn them that they are at risk of being left behind at the pre tribulational rapture event until they do repent.
To reason.. to appeal..as the Lord leads... is the only way because rebuking someone is only effective when it involves members within the church that is not thinking this is a serious matter as if it is just your "opinion" wherein the whole church must be called forth when that same sinning believes is purposefully and willfully not listening in defiance to the written words for correction and warning of the consequences thereof whereby excommunication is necessary to lead them to repentance with the message that they will be allowed back in when they do repent by His help and by His grace.
The upcoming gay revival is not a revival but no one can say they are unsaved or not a christian when they profess Him. His disciples can only reprove by the scriptures why they are not abiding in Him as His disciples and that the gays claiming they know God and yet live in sin are reproved by scripture that they are lying when they walk in darkness.
The Book of 1 John would be a good Bible reading for that gay church to lead them into repentance, but prayer is needed because it is a war of principality... not a war against flesh and blood... so don't get in a physcial fight nor a screaming match.
Galatians 5:[SUP]14 [/SUP]For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.[SUP]15 [/SUP]But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.[SUP]16 [/SUP]This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
The one thing christians that oppose the gay christian church in the UK should realize, that muslims that protest hatred in public in the UK, may find the gay church just cause for a jihad in doing violence to the gay christians that the christian protesters may find themselves as led by the Lord to give up their lives for those gay christians living in sin in the hopes that one day, God will lead them to repentance.
So I am sure it is different in ever areas of the UK, and so let us pray for those brethren that the Lord will minister and will raise up workers for the harvest wherein God may be peradventuring to recover some from the snares of teh devil.
2 Timothy 2:
[SUP]18 [/SUP]Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and
overthrow the faith of some.[SUP]19 [/SUP]Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.[SUP]20 [/SUP]But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.[SUP]21 [/SUP]If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.[SUP]22 [/SUP]Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.[SUP]23 [/SUP]But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.[SUP]24 [/SUP]And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,[SUP]25 [/SUP]In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;[SUP]26 [/SUP]And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
