Stance On Gay Marriage May Cost Rev. His Church (drugs, wisdom, independence)
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Actually he is following the precepts of Christ, love one another, judge not etc. The United Church of Christ leans towards the progressive end of the theological spectrum and many of their churches are totally open and affirming - i.e. they recognise that gays & lesbians are loved and welcomed int God's family just as much as the hetero's.
Christ said "Go and sin no more."
It's often stated on CD that Jesus had tax collectors and prostitutes as followers, which is true.
However, they STOPPED their sinful behavior to follow him.
There is no scripture saying Jesus had long hair. Nazarites were required to have long hair (John the Baptist was one) but Jesus was clearly not a Nazarite because He drank wine.
LOL!
So much for 1700 years of drawings/paintings/statues etc depicting Jesus with long hair. (And often with light brown hair and with blue eyes - which is also highly unlikely for someone born in that area)
No one knows what Jesus (if he even existed as a real person) supposedly looked like.
"Go and sin no more." He said to the woman caught in adultery. He would say the same to a repentant homosexual.
That's right...but knowing fully well that they will sin again, just like the rest of us. Nobody can overcome a single, solitary sinful behavior on their own strength. If they could, all they'd have to do is try harder and they wouldn't need a Savior at all. They could "save" themselves.
It's funny how many believers (and I am one) accept that Christ forgives their on-going sins after Salvation if they admit their guilt and ask forgiveness (which God has promised to His people), but expect homosexuals to suddenly stop sinning altogether before they can be accepted into the Kingdom of God. Nobody else has to meet that requirement, so why them?
I think it's because we find that particular sin repulsive and are therefore loathe to believe God can, and will, forgive it in the name of Christ. He will. The truth is that God finds our sins as repulsive as we find theirs, yet He's willing to forgive us for Christ's sake. By what right do we try to impose a higher standard on our homosexual brothers and sisters? If they confess Christ and believe in their heart that God has raised him from the dead, if they admit their sinful state and vow to turn from it (repentance in the Greek means a change of mind, not necessarily a change in behavior), they are as Christian as I am EVEN IF THEY FAIL TO STOP.
God searches the heart. He's more concerned with your motivation than your behavior. None of us can know what's in the heart of a professing Christian who continues to sin, even homosexuals, so where do we get off requiring things of them which we do not require of ourselves or which God does not require of anyone?
Last edited by stillkit; 05-31-2012 at 04:55 AM..
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Actually he is following the precepts of Christ, love one another, judge not etc. The United Church of Christ leans towards the progressive end of the theological spectrum and many of their churches are totally open and affirming - i.e. they recognise that gays & lesbians are loved and welcomed int God's family just as much as the hetero's.
Yes it seems like the BORN AGAIN ones are the worst (Most of them anyway)
You are attempting to distort the truth. Are you not aware of the curses assured anyone that adds to or takes away from the Word of God?
You should beware of those 'curses' yourself then.
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