How do we witness to the LGBT community?
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I am off for a bit, but I shall be back later... or sooner, depending how you look at it
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We have never taught that we should get as close to sin as we can without actually committing the act. Thats dangerous and the Bible doesn't teach that concept. As this article on homosexual celibacy points out...
The definingelement of same-sex attraction is desire for a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex. Once that desire is removed, it is no longer SSA. It is just friendship. In that sense, same-sex attraction is not a means to better, more holy friendships. It is an impediment to them. When one feels himself desiring a sexual relationship with a person of the same-sex, the only appropriate response is repentance from sin (2 Tim. 2:22). It is not right or helpful to think of that sinful attraction as the foundation for building holy friendships. It is not.
The nature of those attractions, as a matter of fact, is precisely what is in dispute at the moment. My hunch is that the Roman Catholic influence at spiritualfriendship.org has something to do with our differences over this question. Roman Catholics have historically approached the issue of indwelling sin much differently than Reformed protestants. The Roman Catholic view of “desire/lust” (or “concupiscence”) is that it is not necessarily sinful. As I mentioned earlier this week, the evangelical position has in the main taught the opposite. Reformed evangelicals believe that theBible teaches that desire for sin is sin.
http://www.christianity.com/christian-life/political-and-social-issues/celibate-gay-christians-is-that-biblical.html?p=0
The definingelement of same-sex attraction is desire for a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex. Once that desire is removed, it is no longer SSA. It is just friendship. In that sense, same-sex attraction is not a means to better, more holy friendships. It is an impediment to them. When one feels himself desiring a sexual relationship with a person of the same-sex, the only appropriate response is repentance from sin (2 Tim. 2:22). It is not right or helpful to think of that sinful attraction as the foundation for building holy friendships. It is not.
The nature of those attractions, as a matter of fact, is precisely what is in dispute at the moment. My hunch is that the Roman Catholic influence at spiritualfriendship.org has something to do with our differences over this question. Roman Catholics have historically approached the issue of indwelling sin much differently than Reformed protestants. The Roman Catholic view of “desire/lust” (or “concupiscence”) is that it is not necessarily sinful. As I mentioned earlier this week, the evangelical position has in the main taught the opposite. Reformed evangelicals believe that theBible teaches that desire for sin is sin.
http://www.christianity.com/christian-life/political-and-social-issues/celibate-gay-christians-is-that-biblical.html?p=0
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lol. I never took what she said to mean you were unrighteous, she was just stating a fact.
So to us, it seemed you took offense. So I am not sure what the issue is, it seems your the one upset..
Your the one who brought the passage up (romans 1), W know those who practice sin will not inherit the kingdom. But who will. thats the point she was trying to make. What makes you different from them. Your not more perfect (righteous) so what is it that separates you from them?
So to us, it seemed you took offense. So I am not sure what the issue is, it seems your the one upset..
Your the one who brought the passage up (romans 1), W know those who practice sin will not inherit the kingdom. But who will. thats the point she was trying to make. What makes you different from them. Your not more perfect (righteous) so what is it that separates you from them?
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