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1 | Active Homosexuals: Truly Christian? | Rom 1:21 | Hank | 87221 | ||
Returned greetings to you also, Mommapbs. 1 Cor. 6:9,10 gives a catalog of the most common types of moral sins that are typically characteristic of the unsaved. The list is not exhaustive, of course, but of the ten named, only two have anything to do with homosexuality, so one must conclude that the sin of homosexuality is not the only damning sin, but it is none the less damning. So let's include homosexuality, as Paul did, in the list of sins whose practitioners "will not inherit the kingdom of God" to use Paul's phraseology. Now let's move to v. 11 which says (of the Corinthian believers) "And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." ..... Though not all the Corinthian Christians or all Christians anywhere else, then or now, have been guilty of all those particular sins, every Christian is an ex-sinner, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) Paul was reminding, perhaps even warning, the Corinthian Christians that those who continued the pattern of leading the same sinful and decadent life were not going to inherit eternal salvation because it would indicate that they were never regenerated, never born again, never saved. He gives the characteristics of the new life in Christ in v. 11. "Washed" refers to this 'born-again' life in Christ Jesus through regeneration which results in spiritual cleansing. "Sanctified" results in a new lifestyle, new behavior which a regenerated life always produces. "Justified" is a new standing before God by which the Christian is clothed in the righteousness of Christ and his sin put on Christ's account made possible through His death on the cross. .... 2 Cor. 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." The term "new creation" refers to the new birth or regeneration. "Old things have passed away" refers to the old life of sin -- the old priorites, loves, values, and lifestyles are gone. This does not mean that the new Christian will never sin again. The new Christian must live with sin and evil in this world, but he must not continue to live a life of sin or be under the control of sin. ..... One can claim to be Christian and wear the name Christian, but if there is no new birth in Christ, there can be no salvation. (see John 3:3). Will the murderer who is truly born again continue to murder? Will the adulterer continue to commit adultery after his regeneration? The thief continue to steal? The homosexual continue the practice of what God calls an abomination? I submit that the solid evidence of Scripture renders a verdict to the contrary that is far too compelling to ignore. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Active Homosexuals: Truly Christian? | Rom 1:21 | Pastor Glenn | 87249 | ||
Hank, Very well said. I think that your post is pretty well summed up in: "... Paul was reminding, perhaps even warning, the Corinthian Christians that those who continued the pattern of leading the same sinful and decadent life were not going to inherit eternal salvation because it would indicate that they were never regenerated, never born again, never saved. ..." I was reading an article that gets to the heart of the problem of dealing with repentance: "... Two men are seated in a plane. The first is given a parachute and told to put is on as it would improve his flight. He's a little skeptical at first because he can't see how wearing a parachute in a plane could possibly improve the flight. After a time he decides to experiment and see if the claim is true. As he puts it on he notices the weight of it upon his shoulders and he finds that he has difficulty in sitting upright. However, he consoles himself with the fact that he was told the parachute would improve the flight. So, he decides to give the thing a little time. As he waits he notices that some of the other passengers are laughing at him, because he's wearing a parachute in a plane. He begins to feel somewhat humiliated. As they begin to point and laugh at him and he can stand it no longer, he slinks in his seat, unstraps the parachute, and throws it to the floor. Disillusionment and bitterness fill his heart, because, as far as he was concerned, he was told an outright lie. The second man is given a parachute, but listen to what he's told. He's told to put it on because at any moment he'd be jumping 25,000 feet out of the plane. He gratefully puts the parachute on; he doesn't notice the weight of it upon his shoulders, nor that he can't sit upright. His mind is consumed with the thought of what would happen to him if he jumped without that parachute. ..." http://www.christiansinteractive.com called: "Bible and Teaching: Hell's Best Kept Secret , by Ray Comfort Posted by: JoeRick on Mar 06, 2003 - 06:10 PM" The main point of the article is that the Gospel has no strength without repentance. Actually there is no remission of sins without repentance. Pastor Glenn |
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