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Wow, have never seen so much ignorance on a thread.
If we cut off or put to death every sinner, none Christian relative and friend
then no one would be left on planet earth to save - including us.
The way I see it no one is exempt from the laws of sin and death and the
sacrifice of Jesus paid the price for all sin, not just the obvious ones but
also the hidden ones which no one else knows about except the person
themselves. He also paid the price for the little things, those little white
lies and the sins of omission - things we should do but don't.
In my books there are loads of sexual sins, adultery, homosexuality, sex
outside of marriage, lust etc. Before you go condemning specifically homosexuals
just look at your own lives. It's strange isn't it how many people live
together outside of marriage but don't consider that to be sin for example but hey,
off with their heads if they are homosexual.
Just for the record I am straight but one of my brothers is homosexual.
I don't agree with his life style but I still love him. I have met some of his
partners and quite honestly they and my brother have been far more
sincere, warm hearted and generous and forgiving than some on here who
profess to be Christians.
I think this is part of the problem, after all who wants to be a Christian if it
means you have to become bitter, angry, judgemental, hating others etc.
My brother is the most generous, kind, giving person I know. He works as a
respite carer for the elderly and disabled. Many clients ask for him specificially
as he is a two miler. He goes out of his way to take people out to the shops, clean
for them, cook for them etc none of this is in his job description. He displays
so many Christian attributes, many more than people who are actuall
Christians.
He knows I am a Christian, he knows I pray for him, he has met my Christian
friends, he has - wait for it - he has even been to my church - wow isn't that a
shock an unsaved homosexual going to church.
The trouble is many Christians don't see homosexuals as people, but they are, they
are just as human as you or me. They have the same emotions, face the same problems.
To the OP if you are still around, love your brother pray for him, tell him of
Christ, pray for and meet his partners. It's only by showing the love of Christ to
your brother that he will come to salvation. Hate him, cut him off and he will
be well and truly lost as the only person who could administered "first aid" refused to
do so.
We have the words of eternal life, how will the lost be found if we do not share them
and show the love of Christ to others.
I will get off my pulpit now but honestly I think some of you will
be there with your pitch forks pushing people into hell if you could.
If we cut off or put to death every sinner, none Christian relative and friend
then no one would be left on planet earth to save - including us.
The way I see it no one is exempt from the laws of sin and death and the
sacrifice of Jesus paid the price for all sin, not just the obvious ones but
also the hidden ones which no one else knows about except the person
themselves. He also paid the price for the little things, those little white
lies and the sins of omission - things we should do but don't.
In my books there are loads of sexual sins, adultery, homosexuality, sex
outside of marriage, lust etc. Before you go condemning specifically homosexuals
just look at your own lives. It's strange isn't it how many people live
together outside of marriage but don't consider that to be sin for example but hey,
off with their heads if they are homosexual.
Just for the record I am straight but one of my brothers is homosexual.
I don't agree with his life style but I still love him. I have met some of his
partners and quite honestly they and my brother have been far more
sincere, warm hearted and generous and forgiving than some on here who
profess to be Christians.
I think this is part of the problem, after all who wants to be a Christian if it
means you have to become bitter, angry, judgemental, hating others etc.
My brother is the most generous, kind, giving person I know. He works as a
respite carer for the elderly and disabled. Many clients ask for him specificially
as he is a two miler. He goes out of his way to take people out to the shops, clean
for them, cook for them etc none of this is in his job description. He displays
so many Christian attributes, many more than people who are actuall
Christians.
He knows I am a Christian, he knows I pray for him, he has met my Christian
friends, he has - wait for it - he has even been to my church - wow isn't that a
shock an unsaved homosexual going to church.
The trouble is many Christians don't see homosexuals as people, but they are, they
are just as human as you or me. They have the same emotions, face the same problems.
To the OP if you are still around, love your brother pray for him, tell him of
Christ, pray for and meet his partners. It's only by showing the love of Christ to
your brother that he will come to salvation. Hate him, cut him off and he will
be well and truly lost as the only person who could administered "first aid" refused to
do so.
We have the words of eternal life, how will the lost be found if we do not share them
and show the love of Christ to others.
I will get off my pulpit now but honestly I think some of you will
be there with your pitch forks pushing people into hell if you could.