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1 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | DAIRYLEADER5 | 87430 | ||
I know that were not insink with each other and probably wont agree, but thats O.K. Ive had people disagree with me before.Sin is always brought up in this descussion before, for over the years Ive had this discussion a number of times.I guess that the point Im trying to make, is, if we removed all the pastors, in the world, who have been married before, we would lose a lot of preachers. The reason i brought up Soloman and David, is because since God has no respect of person, a devorced man can and will be called by God to preach.If God could use Saul to preach, he can use a devorced man to preach.Sorry we cant agree. | ||||||
2 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | EdB | 87437 | ||
DAIRYLEADER5 Don't you see what your doing? Your explaining away what God said. God never mentions sin here yet your rationalizing why sin shouldn't be a reason to prohibit a divorced man from pastoring. In effect your putting words in God's mouth and telling him He is wrong. Your appling man's understnding to God's will. You keep going back to David, David sinned and was forgiven, however David wasn't allowed to build the temple. That wasn't because he sinned but because he was a warrior. He had done what God had him do, drive the pagans from the promised land, yet God said I can't use you now to build the temple. You say if we take away all the men that are preachers we would lose alot. Look at the situation in the church today maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing. Your analogy of Saul doesn't fit, every man sins yet God calls many to preach. It isn't about sin it is about God's standards. For whatever reason God does not want divorced men to be Pastors. The fact that sin was brought up in your conversations before is because man always looks for ways to rationalize their way around God's standards. If we can convince ourselves it is because of sin and that God forgives and forgets sin then the prohibition doesn't apply. I have also heard many say it isn't talking about divorce and remarriage but rather having multiple wives. Again this is an attempt to rationalize this verse, if we say it is talking about multiple wives and we don't have them then we are qualified. EdB |
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3 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | DAIRYLEADER5 | 87566 | ||
im sorry we cant come to an understanding. The annology you gave on glue and paper doesnt fit. Unless youve been in that sistuation, you cant understand why a man who has been devorced feels so strongly about preaching the gospil.i was devorced a long time ago when I wasnt yet saved, she comitted adultry against me and would not reconcile. Years later I was saved, God gave me a Christian wife and called me to preach. I ask Him the same question and He said, Whom I have chosen, I have chosen. Look at Romans, this is how I believe. Romans 8;30. I cannot change who God made me. | ||||||
4 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | EdB | 87580 | ||
Dairyman5 My analogy on glue and paper does fit, I know it, I have talked and worked with enough divorced people to know that analogy fits exactly real life. It is also based on Bible premise of when we marry we become one, that is why God hates divorce because He knows one can never be divided into two again. Only you know your call. I can't/will not judge another man's slave. However are you certain you were called to pastoring? Are you sure you weren't call to preach and teach in different situations outside of pastoring? Many men and women feel they have been called into pastoring only to find they weren't called to that office but still were called to ministry. I have a dear friend that was in similar situation as you and he had a call on his life. Everytime he tried to pastor it ended all wrong. However the minute he became a chaplain his ministry bloomed. Even though that divorce was many years ago and long before you were saved you still carry baggage from what happened. That has got to effect you and it has got to effect some segments of pastoring. As I said only you know your call, if you are certain you are called then I would think it this would be settled with you. However it doen't sound settled. Your in my prayers. EdB |
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5 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | DAIRYLEADER5 | 87696 | ||
Well Im not going to argue on this situation. It sounds like you are a psychristist but they can also be wrong. Pslms. 125;3-4.Unless you have been there you dont know. I hope God will revel it to you.I am who I am By the Grace of God. | ||||||
6 | Faithful response to gays / lesbians? | Rom 1:21 | EdB | 87728 | ||
Your right I don't know what how God has dealt with you. However I can read and I know what God's word says, I also understand that it is very politically correct and the current trend to change the meaning of God's word by explaining it really means something entirely different. It nets down to this, What ever you do is between you and God. If you choose to pastor and people come to you and your up front with them and tell them you were divorced and they still want to sit under you fine. That's again between them and God. If on the other hand keep it secret that you were ever divorced that I would call that deception. Then that is betwen you and God. I assure you I'm no psychristist (sic). EdB |
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