Can you describe the difference to me between these two situations: Couple #1: a couple is legally "married," (by the state), but both people had been married before and divorced. Their previous divorces were not for infidelity or abuse, but "selfish reasons" as you say. Both previous marriages were in a church, while they were Christian.
Couple #2: Two women who are in a relationship. Neither has ever had sex with a man. They are faithful to each other and have made a life-long commitment to each other.
Now explain to me why couple #1 is considered completely acceptable in any church, would be able to join any church (except for some Catholic churches) in full communion, and most Protestant churches wouldn't even mind if this couple were the ministers, while couple #2 would be told that they really could not be Christian until they repented of their sinful lifestyle. How is the "lifestyle" of couple #2 any more sinful than couple #1?
1. First off...I wouldn't know if the couple was married before unless I talk to them, let alone knowing the reasons of their divorces. I think we both know that we can't go and tell them to go back to their first spouses right? That is none of my business, I won't sit on the throne on God and judge them when I don't know if they are now living rightly before God. Are you saying that people who were married before shouldn't be allowed to be in churches?
2. The difference is that, while we don't know if couple #1 is living in sin, couple #2 clearly is (the Bible says it not me). Yes, they can be nice and loving, but they are still living in sin but....I don't think anyone shouldn't be allowed to go to church
. Church is for sinners, whatever the sin is...if homosexuals go to church and hopefully they accept Jesus, that is a victory for God and I wouldn't want to be a hindrance for that happening . I think
eveyone should go to church.
And yet millions of Christians know that there is nothing wrong with same-sex marriage, and most non-Christians don't understand why so many Christians say it is. Hmmmm.
Well....we say it because it's in the Bible. I don't understand, are you supporting homosexuality? I won't even post the verses that talk about it because I bet you have already read them. I won't conform to the world, I will conform to God's word.
Seems to me that it is your intolerance that cannot be defended.
Hmm....did you want to start this thread just so you could bash anyone that didn't agree with you? sorry if I sound intolerant, my intention is not to bash anyone or judge anyone, my intention is to share my opinion and the Bible is pretty clear about homosexuality. I'm not putting homosexuality on a pedestal saying that it's different to other sins....but it's still a sin. If that makes me intolerant, then I guess I am....
I also read on the internet that aliens from Mars have infiltraded Canada and are planning to attack the US some time during the year 2012. So it must be true. Actually, statistically, children raised by gay couples are more likely to be well-adjusted than children raised by straight couples. Not sure how that statistic plays into your phobia, but there it is.
I don't see the point of responding to this...
Gossip is also clearly wrong, according to the Bible, and God doesn't like it. However, I don't want to pass any laws making it illegal to chat with your neighbor. Such "big brother" tactics are not what this nation is all about. In this country, we're all about freedom of religion, and that means freedom from religion, too. If someone wants to worship the Giant Spaghetti Monster, they have a right to do it. Just because my God says it's wrong doesn't give me the right to pass laws banning such behavior.
Well, there are not laws against gossip but there are laws against false accusations and false advertising. However, that's not the point...what confuses me about your post is that it sounds like you support freedom
from religion when you are still a christian. I support freedom
of religion but I won't back out from my faith. If the world hates christians let it be...the world also hated Jesus.
Marriage was not created by God. Unions were created by God. Humans created marriage for the purpose of political alliances. States have created marriage for the purpose of inheritance laws and other legal contracts. God blesses holy matrimony. Nothing more, nothing less. Check your Bible, and you'll see that I'm right.
Marriage was created by God, have you read the OT? yeah there were no ceremonies like there are today, there were no wedding dresses, bridesmaids,etc but the union and commitment before God is marriage and it is supposed to be holy. I agree that you can be heterosexual couple and not have a holy matrimony and I think I never implied that a heterosexual couple would automatically live under God's standard, in many MANY cases that's not the case and I think we all know that .
And yeah I checked my Bible....but this is not about who is right and who is wrong. I don't like that attitude seriously.I was trying to explain my point, if you are trying to ridicule me or bash me because I don't agree with you I don't see the point of creating a thread.
God bless.