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1 | Active Homosexuals: Truly Christian? | Rom 1:21 | prazn | 87094 | ||
Hi Hank, Can a liar be a follower of Christ (consider the apostle Peter)? Can a thief be a follower of Christ (consider the thief on the cross)? What about a murderer (consider the apostle Paul)? Sin is man's choice to be lord or ruler over his/her life (god), rather than allowing the Creator of the universe (God) to be his/her Lord. Consider the "original" sin. Adam and Eve did not lie, steal or murder anyone. What they did was to choose to be their own gods and, consequently, to reject the One true God. Sinful acts are symptoms of the disease (i.e., sin). Our Lord died on the cross so that ANYONE who believes, confesses and repents, will not perish, but have everlasting life. Once we have believed, may we continue to willfully sin? Absolutely not! (see Hebrews 10:26-39) Do we continue to sin, even after we have believed? Many believers do, because we have not yet been made perfect. The Lord is constantly perfecting us through the various trials that we must endure, and overcome, in this life. Thankfully, the Lord promises us that when we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. It's good to know, as Paul wrote in Phil 1:6, "...I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Blessings! |
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2 | Active Homosexuals: Truly Christian? | Rom 1:21 | prazn | 87233 | ||
When the Lord returns for His Bride (i.e., the Church), then believers will be perfected in Him. 1 Cor 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 1 Cor 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1 Cor 15:53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor 15:54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 1 Cor 15:55 "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" 1 Cor 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 1 Cor 15:57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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