For the Homophobes
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Exactly - You don't know us so please do not use my son in your opening statement as if he were the example to bounce from.
Say what you wish, but please do not direct it towards me as if I need to be informed concerning the Spirit of this age.
Making it personally directed to me/us as if it were about us was the error.
I hope you can understand.
Say what you wish, but please do not direct it towards me as if I need to be informed concerning the Spirit of this age.
Making it personally directed to me/us as if it were about us was the error.
I hope you can understand.
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The church at Corinth was an immature, struggling church, having difficulty putting aside the sin of the city, which came to it from all over the world. The instruction is to the church at Corinth only, and by extension to all new, weak, struggling Christians. We are not to remove ourselves from the world and its sins, or we wouldn't be able to witness to them!
Or do you not know Jesus Himself associated with sinners and tax collectors?
It is s spirit of Pharisaical self-righteousness that won't reach out to sinners, and wants to condemn them to hell rather than preach to them the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Or do you not know Jesus Himself associated with sinners and tax collectors?
Luke 5, NASB
27 After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
28 And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.
29 And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
30 The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why * do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
31 And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
32 "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
27 After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
28 And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.
29 And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
30 The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why * do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
31 And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
32 "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
It is s spirit of Pharisaical self-righteousness that won't reach out to sinners, and wants to condemn them to hell rather than preach to them the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Not at all "most" Europeans. Estimates range from 10-20% of Europeans bearing mostly one copy of the CCR5 allele, and it could have emerged from the much greater smallpox plague. There are genetic hurdles getting the right two parent together to produce immunity in a child. If there was potential for it to spread, it would have by now been much more prevalent.
What I'm reading of recent studies is the HIV is mutating too quickly, moving out from under new treatments. If the HIV continues to mutate at current rate, it could easily present as a world-wide plague killing far more than historically. A problem for humanity is there's surely no inspiration from God while treatments are promoting expansion of the behavioral causes.
It makes no sense to me that people with AIDS and those possibly exposed to HIV continue to worsen their potential for increased blood count of HIV while a huge effort to reduce them medically is being negated by their sexual preferences, increasing the mutations of whatever level of HIV they do have. It's like shooting yourself in the foot every day while others are trying to find ways to heal bullet wounds to the foot.
What I'm reading of recent studies is the HIV is mutating too quickly, moving out from under new treatments. If the HIV continues to mutate at current rate, it could easily present as a world-wide plague killing far more than historically. A problem for humanity is there's surely no inspiration from God while treatments are promoting expansion of the behavioral causes.
It makes no sense to me that people with AIDS and those possibly exposed to HIV continue to worsen their potential for increased blood count of HIV while a huge effort to reduce them medically is being negated by their sexual preferences, increasing the mutations of whatever level of HIV they do have. It's like shooting yourself in the foot every day while others are trying to find ways to heal bullet wounds to the foot.
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Quote"Or do you not know Jesus Himself associated with sinners and tax collectors?" Yes He did, but he didn't agree with their sin,or sugar coat it. He said "go! and sin no more".
Quote "It is s spirit of Pharisaical self-righteousness that won't reach out to sinners, and wants to condemn them to hell rather than preach to them the Gospel of Jesus Christ." I dont see how you separate the gospel and hell. The disciples preached "repent,the kingdom is at hand" Why are Christians today so fearful of telling people sin is death? I just dont understand it.
A great preacher once said " There are two kinds of people in the world—only two kinds. Not black or white, rich or poor, but those either dead in sin or dead to sin.”
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Which is why you have to tell those rushing toward hell the truth about their immoral "lifestyles" and give them the good news (e.g. gospel of Jesus Christ) so they can repent of their sin, be saved and regenerated by the HOLY spirit, and begin a new life as new creatures walking in sanctification and truth.
You also might want to practice what you preach as calling us names like "homophobes" is in diametric opposition to the behavior that you are advocating for. That's hypocrisy and when you engage in hypocrisy you are being a hypocrite.
I recommend you read the rest of the bible. There are 31,173 verses in the bible. Here's another one:
"but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, 'YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.'" -1 Peter 1:16
or this one:
"Therefore, 'COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,' says the Lord. 'AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you." -2 Corinthians 6:17.
You also might want to practice what you preach as calling us names like "homophobes" is in diametric opposition to the behavior that you are advocating for. That's hypocrisy and when you engage in hypocrisy you are being a hypocrite.
I recommend you read the rest of the bible. There are 31,173 verses in the bible. Here's another one:
"but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, 'YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.'" -1 Peter 1:16
or this one:
"Therefore, 'COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,' says the Lord. 'AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you." -2 Corinthians 6:17.
Who can throw the first stone?
Rom_5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Sure Homosexuality is wrong. But the question is "how much responsibility do we have to point that out?"
I believe we can point it out and state that it is wrong without condemning and judging or throwing stones (the Holy Spirit will convict in His time). Image if Jesus pointed out all of your Sins all at once. It requires wisdom motivated by Love to know what to say and what not to say.
Rom_5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Sure Homosexuality is wrong. But the question is "how much responsibility do we have to point that out?"
I believe we can point it out and state that it is wrong without condemning and judging or throwing stones (the Holy Spirit will convict in His time). Image if Jesus pointed out all of your Sins all at once. It requires wisdom motivated by Love to know what to say and what not to say.
That point is well taken. We should hate divorce even as God does but like anything else we slowly make excuses for it until it is the latest fad.
Same went for abortion, it seems ok now just don't chop and sell the parts and eventually the same will hold true with homosexuality if the Lord tarries.
Same went for abortion, it seems ok now just don't chop and sell the parts and eventually the same will hold true with homosexuality if the Lord tarries.
I will not pretend they are not perverts! That said their sin is not more or less than someone gambling, or cheating on their wife, it just may be more harmful. I remember going to the department store with my mother and saw an undeniable gay couple. Back then no one was "out of the closet" then and it was shameful back then.