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Do you know what the song means to the LGBT community? Not that it is, but nonetheless, it became their "anthem" of sorts back in the 80s.
And no, only Kerry Livgren, and only after the band broke up. He says it wasn't anything near what they made it, but that doesn't stop them from "meaning something to them" regardless of his statement that it was written in the midst of his spiritual search, and not about a lifestyle -- but about our need to find something greater than ourselves.
And no, only Kerry Livgren, and only after the band broke up. He says it wasn't anything near what they made it, but that doesn't stop them from "meaning something to them" regardless of his statement that it was written in the midst of his spiritual search, and not about a lifestyle -- but about our need to find something greater than ourselves.
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The bread and the wine are about remembering what Jesus did, it's not about us and what level or classification of sin that may be in our lives - it's about Him.
As for God judging them for remembering the Work of Christ, if they're in Christ, the judgement for their sins was meted out at the Cross. It would be unjust for God to judge the same sins twice.
Does that make their sin okay?
No.
Neither does it make any of our sins okay - sin is dumb and destructive to us and to those around us.
To those in Christ the exhortation to not sin is for our own good, not to keep us from God's judgement.
Of "that" sin?
"That" sin is grouped in with others in Romans 1 such as covetousness, malice, envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness, gossip, slander, haters of God, insolence, haughtiness, boastfulness, inventors of evil, disobedience to parents, foolishness, faithlessness, heartlessness, ruthlessness . . .
"That" sin is just another sin in a long list common to all of us, and God feels the same way about those "other" sins, as well.
It's us who find certain sins more distasteful than others . . . likely because those are sins that we don't struggle with.
-JGIG
As for God judging them for remembering the Work of Christ, if they're in Christ, the judgement for their sins was meted out at the Cross. It would be unjust for God to judge the same sins twice.
Does that make their sin okay?
No.
Neither does it make any of our sins okay - sin is dumb and destructive to us and to those around us.
To those in Christ the exhortation to not sin is for our own good, not to keep us from God's judgement.
Of "that" sin?
"That" sin is grouped in with others in Romans 1 such as covetousness, malice, envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness, gossip, slander, haters of God, insolence, haughtiness, boastfulness, inventors of evil, disobedience to parents, foolishness, faithlessness, heartlessness, ruthlessness . . .
"That" sin is just another sin in a long list common to all of us, and God feels the same way about those "other" sins, as well.
It's us who find certain sins more distasteful than others . . . likely because those are sins that we don't struggle with.
-JGIG
