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NASB | Luke 9:55 But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 9:55 But He turned and rebuked them [and He said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are; |
Subject: Church curses??? |
Bible Note: Most churches take the proper stance on moral issues. I do believe that the church as a whole is responding correctly to these questions. This is one area in which the Roman Catholics seem to have the dorrect stance. As I understand it, they do not curse the people who practice or promote those things, but they declare that they are wrong, and state that no person who practices those things has good standing in the church. If your pastor prays "that God would judge them and graciously protect all those on whom they prey" he is on the right track. The church should understand, however, that they will not change the behavior of people outside the church. They have enough difficulty helping those who belong in the church. The church is light and salt in the earth and they do affect the world for good. But they do that by being there, and by shining for the world to see. Again, they are not to curse anyone. The church is the pillar and ground of truth, and it holds out God's standards to the world. Hopefully, the world will know right an wrong by simply looking at them. But the church is also to preach the Gospel. In preaching the Gospel they must let all men know that they are sinners. But they need not point out specific sins, it is the sinful nature in all of us that we address. We must tell the world that the Lord requires repentance. But again, they are to repent of sin in toto and not of individual sins. God has promised to judge those who refuse to repent (See Acts 17:30,31). We hardly need to pray for that. |
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