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1 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | mark d seyler | 142296 | ||
Doc, Thanks for the link. This was some very thought-provoking material. I do, however, have some problems with what they are saying. The writer claims "Homosexuality is a judgment from God." James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. We know homosexuality is sin. God does not cause anyone to sin. The writer claims "The things that happen in our time and in our country are therefore our responsibility." Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. We are each individually responsible for our sin. Otherwise, in the day of judgment, one could point the finger and say "it was their fault, not mine." They say, "In a theological context, we understand that homosexuality is a deep longing for communion with the masculine." I, for one, haven't a clue where they get this from. According to Romans 1, they "burned in their lust one toward another." Remember, homosexual does not just refer to men, although that is how the word is often used. It just means "same-sex", regarding men or women. This isn't a longing for communion, rather rejection of Him Who "made them male and female." Eph 5:31 "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church." The man-woman marraige points to the God Who ordained it. These want nothing to do with that God. "Christian fathers are a primary cause of the curse of homosexuality. Again, from Romans 1:25 "for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions:" God gave them up as a result of their own behaviors. They say "So we openly accept homosexual marriage in the civil realm as God's means of undermining that civil realm, and we accept that He has done this in judgment for wicked fathering within the Church." Mark 10:6 "But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;" The Bible says a man shall cleave to his wife. I will never support anything other than that. Some homosexuals are very "in your face", and I think this contributes greatly to their being a focal point. We as Christians need to see past sin of any kind to love those that Christ loves, while not condoning sin, but sin is against God, not us. The homosexual is breaking God's law, not mine. Why should I minister any less to a homosexual than to a liar or drunkard? Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | greentwiga | 142299 | ||
Mark; Various concepts have caught the attention of Christians in different locals and at different times. In the 1920s, prohibition was the big thing. Christians crusaded to ban alcohol. In the 1850s, in England more than America, Christians crusaded to ban slavery. Homosexuality and abortion seem to be the Hot topics today. When I search through the Old Testament, oppression of the poor and the cry of people against oppressors seems to be the dominate theme. Homosexuality is clearly mentioned as sin, but no more than almost any other sin. My point about oppression is that sins that hurt other people seem to have greater importance. Intriguingly enough, the condemnation of Sodom and Gomorrah (and the Jerusalem acting like Sodom) in Isa 1:9-17 mentions oppression and bloodshed but not Homosexuality. This must have been the cry God heard and mentioned to Abraham. Douglas |
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3 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | Pastor Glenn | 142302 | ||
Ezekiel 16:49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. Gen 19 4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally." |
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4 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | greentwiga | 142303 | ||
Gen 19 is a description of events, but Ezek goes along with the Isa 1 quote in focusing on the poor and needy. Isa 1 and Ezek 16 are the specific condemnations. This is not to make light of Homosexuality in any way. If we were to hate homosexuality but promote the oppression of the poor worldwide, where would that put us in God's eyes? Thanks for the Ezek quote, I had forgotten that. Greentwiga |
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