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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | 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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