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The thing you are missing is that we are to submit to government because their authority comes form God.
Yes He will destroy all evil in the end.
I agree that that which is sinful before God SHOULD be regarded as such. My point is - it comes down to the the rulers to make these judgements. In the U.S. our leaders are chosen by representatives elected by us. Rightly or wrongly - they have the authority.
But to your point of passing law against the immoral - In my opinion we have far more pressing and urgent cancers at work in our society than homosexuality. It gets down to priorities.
It is far more urgent to address a cut off limb than it is to address a chronic illness. Not to say that we don't need to address the chronic illness.
So, what is the cut off limb?
Our negligence toward the poor in this country. It is an absolute disgrace. Our reliance on usury for the support of our economy. The fruit of which we are currently enjoying.
In case you are unaware, usury is spoken against 15 times in the Bible. The conservatives of course will refer to the one place ( the story of the talents) where Christ appears to condone the practice - to discount the weight of scripture and His repeated warnings against harshness toward the poor.
Yes He will destroy all evil in the end.
I agree that that which is sinful before God SHOULD be regarded as such. My point is - it comes down to the the rulers to make these judgements. In the U.S. our leaders are chosen by representatives elected by us. Rightly or wrongly - they have the authority.
But to your point of passing law against the immoral - In my opinion we have far more pressing and urgent cancers at work in our society than homosexuality. It gets down to priorities.
It is far more urgent to address a cut off limb than it is to address a chronic illness. Not to say that we don't need to address the chronic illness.
So, what is the cut off limb?
Our negligence toward the poor in this country. It is an absolute disgrace. Our reliance on usury for the support of our economy. The fruit of which we are currently enjoying.
In case you are unaware, usury is spoken against 15 times in the Bible. The conservatives of course will refer to the one place ( the story of the talents) where Christ appears to condone the practice - to discount the weight of scripture and His repeated warnings against harshness toward the poor.