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1 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177397 | ||
That's good, I wish nationally more people will come out and speak about sexual immorality and how it's affecting our lives and our youth. | ||||||
2 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177396 | ||
You just know how to say the right things, I can't argue with that. | ||||||
3 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177395 | ||
Thanks Tim, I was asking about the repenting aspect of it. I do belive that it's a key part of being saved and being a Christian. Thanks for pointing that out and explaining it to me. Secondly the statement was broad regarding ministers, but not regarding sex outside of marriage. It does come from some personal experience as noted in my original comment. |
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4 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177384 | ||
Thanks, but my question isn't is homosexuality a sin. I know this. This question has received the most response of all the questions I've seen asked in a long time. Why are a lot Christianity so passionate about their stance on homosexuality, but not on sexual immorality as a whole. I would say they we know more fornicators, adulters, and people who practice perverse sexual acts, than we know actual homosexuals. I just wish we wouldn't single out homosexuality so much, but address sexual immorality as a whole. | ||||||
5 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177383 | ||
Thanks, that is my point. That verse says so much more, but sometimes christians tolerate the others, and turn a blind eye. | ||||||
6 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177382 | ||
I feel the same. How dare you? I certainly respect those that respect me. I didn't chatise you for asking tough questions. I chatise you for your sarcasm and name calling. As you can see it doesn't feel good. If you would have checked the other post, you would have realized that I understood your point, and that I gave you praises. You didn't understand my post and you attacked. You keep making assumptions, which proves to me you are not reading my post. I am not a man, I am happily married mother of one and one on the way. The forum is not resolute, some people actually understood where I was coming from. Sorry if the God's authority comment offended you, but your age does not entitle you to presume so much. | ||||||
7 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177366 | ||
I now take back thew words of kindness that I gave you. Obviously you have not read my words or the other post, and no I do not have to get out of the forum because I do not agree with you. Your opinion does not represent eveyone's opinion on this site and you shouldn't assume so. I have not attacked you personally, until now, but you are out of line. When discussing matters of Christianity, it would be nice if people used a Christian spirit to engage. Others have agreed or disagreed with me, and have not resulted to the name calling or insults that you have hurled. Certainly where is the biblical reference to those insults. I don't take people's opinion of the word at face value. If I can't challenge you and you can't provide me with biblical answers, then maybe you shouldn't respond. How do you grow in the word, when you can't challenge and learn. I'm not arguing for the homosexuals. Your question is illogical and extreme. Answer the question yourself, Is a person who says there saved on Sunday, robs and/or kills on Monday, is he or she going to hell on Tuesday? Tell me what would God do, you seem to have his authority. If you wanted biblical proof, just ask. 1 Cor 4: 1-5 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. 2Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. And like I said in a previous post, I am through with this topic, but I am sure you haven't read that post. Thanks to all those who did help and who did challenge me. I agree with Mark and Brad K, and I was hard on them but they were hard back and helped me to see. Hank, your actions were uncalled for, and I am sad that I thanked you earlier. Never did I argue for homosexuals, my question was why homosexuality and not everything else. Yes, homosexuality is wrong, but Christians need to rise up and take a stand on all sexual immorality, including prostitution and fornication. My questions was never is homosexual wrong. If you are trying to convince me that we become perfect when we are saved, then you are barking up the wrong tree. If you are trying to tell me that Christianity is not an on going process then you are barking up the wrong tree. If you are trying to tell me that God does not judge each of our hearts, then you are barking up the wrong tree. And if you are trying to tell me we are all on the same timeline of where we need to be then... For those who do not understand the response, this is what Hank wrote: Note: journey_me: Where in Scripture does it say that God has "a time line for each person?" I surely do not see any scriptural support for your soteriological/sanctification argument that seems to be saying that the born-again believer needs time for the flesh to "catch up." ...... How then should we think about a situation involving a robber who said he was saved on Sunday and held up a bank on Monday? Is anything wrong with this picture? Did the robber simply need more time for his flesh to catch up with the regeneration of his spirit? Is this what Scripture teaches? If you choose to reply to this post, please back up your opinions with Scripture. Otherwise, we may as well rename this web site to "Non-Biblical Opinion Forum." ..... One final question. Why, in view of how forcefully Scripture condemns homosexuality, are you arguing from the other side of the fence? If you are trying to convince the rest of us that there is any such reality as an unpenitent PRACTICING homosexual Christian, you're barking up the wrong tree and may as well change the subject or move on. We on Study Bible Forum do not dispense solace to anyone who champions opinions that are not firmly grounded in God's word. --Hank Sorry, for the rant, but I think Hank's post proves my point. How can we expect people who are seeking the truth to come to us, when we react with such judgment. |
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8 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | James 2:1 | journey_me | 177352 | ||
I agree. Thanks. I used the 10 percent statistic not for those accounting themeselves as homosexuals, but those who may have done an unnatural sex act at some point. The numbers are smaller than we think, but you wouldn't know from all the press. This is the most response I have ever gotten on a question. Thanks to all, Brad K, Mark, and Hank. Love ya. Keep up the good work!!! |
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9 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | James 2:1 | journey_me | 177348 | ||
This is my last word on it. I have learned some things from you and only those which I did not understand or agree with have I challenged. I am not being broad on attacking gays, my intital questions was why gays. We have a social responsibility to everyone. Gays and church have been so politicized, and they are only a handful or people compared to the church. I feel we are misleading the body, by not applying the same amount of pressure on sex in the church, as well. We will not allow a homosexual to be preachers, but we will allow a fornicator. Do not take it personal to mean that is what you do. I don't think you personally would do that to anyone, I love this forum. I have been wrong and you personally have pointed me in the right direction. Just as I say all homosexuals are not evil, all church memebers aren't attacking. I don't think anyone can define it as right because it's not. I am tired of the Christian community spending more time on this group of people when there is larger issues to deal with. Safe sex is the new message, but the safest sex is no sex until you are married. I just wish that was in fore fronts a lot more. I do agree with you that you can't call evil good. Attack the si, not sinner, but a lot of the times that not the case. |
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10 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Rom 3:23 | journey_me | 177343 | ||
Thank you Mark, that's what I am saying. I'm not condoning any sin, I am asking why is homosexuality so politicized in the church. Before we pick on one, we need to evaluate all. |
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11 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177341 | ||
No, that's not what I'm missing. I feel that's what everyone else is missing. Are you saying that change is instant once you've been saved. That the next day you will not sin or have the same thoughts you had before. What I am saying is that It's a spiritual change, but it takes a lot more for the flesh to catch up. You have to ask God to work on you and help you every step of the way. We don't know a person's heart, only God does, and that is why we should not pass judgment. I believe if someone is truly saved that they will come through the inflictions, but I think God has a timeline for each person, yet we often want to rush or tell people where they should be without knowing or understanding what they came through. |
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12 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | James 2:1 | journey_me | 177339 | ||
First off I said a lot more in that argument, and you are doing just as you accuse me of doing, which is the problem when humans ineract. I was just wondering why he picked murder and rape and robbery, instead adultery, prostitution, lying, or cheating? In the example, the people that were given over to lust were not believers, and that is why God gave them over. Being born again is not istantaneous, it is an ongoing process that you have to invest in everyday. You can't go to church and be born again and that's it. You have to walk in the word and sorry that takes time even for the most humble. If Jesus was alive today, I don't think he would attack. He will show them the way. You are stereotyping, and that is why the gay community turns away from the church. There are people who are gay that knows it's wrong, but when they come to Christians they are attacked, so where do they go. They go to the gay community where they are fed mistruths. All you have to do is teach God and the bible, and if they are truly saved Jesus will lead the way. We all are an abomination in one way or another. You also missed my point, 10 percent or less of the population practice homosexuality. As much 50 percent of the population practice sex outside of marriage. I believe sexual immorality is an abomination. The bible spends a lot more time on topic of fornication than it does homosexuality. I have yet to see preachers kick fornicators out of the church. You can go to church now and see a sea of sexual immorality. Lead the crucade because they too are defiling the church with their lust. It's way more of them. 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, lead the crucade. These people bring upon themselves, as well. I am not and have not said that homosexuality is right. Nor will I ever say that, but I will never say that they are not welcome in the house of the Lord. I feel it is our responsibility as Christians to bring them closer to God, and not attack them because we are not homosexuals ourselves. I will never know what they go through and I will never presume that it's something simple or an easy fix. Obviously it's something more than we would understand, and that is why God gave them over to their lust, and those he gave over were non-believers who refused to truth. All gays don't fit into that category. Rom 1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. Rom 2:1-4 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2Now we know that God's judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? 4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? |
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13 | Last what is an effeminate? | 2 Tim 2:15 | journey_me | 177331 | ||
1 Cor 6:9-10 in NASB. | ||||||
14 | Last what is an effeminate? | Not Specified | journey_me | 177327 | ||
Last what is an effeminate? | ||||||
15 | Last what is an effeminate? | 2 Tim 2:15 | journey_me | 177329 | ||
Last what is an effeminate? | ||||||
16 | Rape or Homosexuality? | Not Specified | journey_me | 177326 | ||
While also doing research on this website, I came across the word asenokoites. Which is the greek word for abusers of themselves with mankind, loosely translated as homosexuality by some. There is difference between homosexuality and rape. I believe people often point to Sodom and Gemorrah as examples, of God's disapproval of homosexuality, but in the case of Sodom, the men were literally raping other men. Paul is very specific in Romans about unatural sex (homosexuality), but in Sodom and Gemorrah aren't we talking about something very different. |
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17 | Rape or Homosexuality? | Jude 1:7 | journey_me | 177332 | ||
While also doing research on this website, I came across the word asenokoites. Which is the greek word for abusers of themselves with mankind, loosely translated as homosexuality by some. There is difference between homosexuality and rape. I believe people often point to Sodom and Gemorrah as examples, of God's disapproval of homosexuality, but in the case of Sodom, the men were literally raping other men. Paul is very specific in Romans about unatural sex (homosexuality), but in Sodom and Gemorrah aren't we talking about something very different. |
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18 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | James 2:1 | journey_me | 177325 | ||
Almost, there but I would need to point out, that you associate homosexual with murders and rapist, and that proves my point on the Christian attitudes toward homosexuality. Ou of all the sins to have picked, your opinion shines through when you picked violent crimes. I would like to say you can be a practicing homosexual and be a Christian. You can in fact be a "Gay Christian" just because you don't act on it doesn't mean the feelings or thoughts go away. These are addictions and people who do not have them think it's a simple thing, just like women, stop doing drugs, or stop drinking. You can be a fornicating Chrstian and I think our society is more socially acceptable of this practice than they are of homosexuals, as evident of all the people in the church. I'm not arguing that it's right, I am arguing that we need to devote as much time on all of the sins as we do homosexuality. This includes war, fammine, pre-marital sex, pregnancies out of wedlock, gamblers, porn addictions, drug addicts, drunkards. Only God knows what are in their hearts, I believe we apply and mis-apply scripture to suit our preferences. If Jesus was alive today, he will tell all sinners to come into the house of the Lord. We are so busy telling people they are wrong, that we can't even bring them to Christ to get fixed. If we turned away all the people who committed one of the sins listed above, we will have a pretty empty church. We as Christians need to bring people closer to God, so that they may know him. Once they know him, they will be inflicted with his conviction, and then may be they will no in their hearts what's wrong and what's not. |
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19 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Not Specified | journey_me | 177298 | ||
I was researching homosexuality on this website, and everyone seems to point to 1 Cor 6:9, as proof that homosexuality is wrong. The problem that I have is that this verse names every sin, and every human being falls under one of those categories, so why do people ignore the rest of the verse, and pick on homosexuals. Every human being is either an idolater, adulterer, covetous, swindler, immoral, or a fornicator in some way are another. Why are all these people allowed to be Christians, but homosexuals are not. Every human being is a sinner and being a homosexual is no different from being a fornicator, God said sexual immorality is wrong. Why are ministers allowed to hold positions in the church when they are not married, we know they having sex. Why are pregnant women who are not married allowed right and benefits when we know they are fornicators. Can someone please show me or advised me, where the bible singles out homosexuality as the only damning sin. For the record I am not gay, I'm married with 2 children, but I was reading some of the comments and I was outraged. My brother-in-law is gay and his brother won't talk to him because the bible says it's wrong, however he is not married and lost his virginity at 14. |
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20 | Homosexual are picked on in the church? | Lev 20:13 | journey_me | 177305 | ||
I was researching homosexuality on this website, and everyone seems to point to 1 Cor 6:9, as proof that homosexuality is wrong. The problem that I have is that this verse names every sin, and every human being falls under one of those categories, so why do people ignore the rest of the verse, and pick on homosexuals. Every human being is either an idolater, adulterer, covetous, swindler, immoral, or a fornicator in some way are another. Why are all these people allowed to be Christians, but homosexuals are not. Every human being is a sinner and being a homosexual is no different from being a fornicator, God said sexual immorality is wrong. Why are ministers allowed to hold positions in the church when they are not married, we know they having sex. Why are pregnant women who are not married allowed right and benefits when we know they are fornicators. Can someone please show me or advised me, where the bible singles out homosexuality as the only damning sin. For the record I am not gay, I'm married with 2 children, but I was reading some of the comments and I was outraged. My brother-in-law is gay and his brother won't talk to him because the bible says it's wrong, however he is not married and lost his virginity at 14. |
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