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NASB | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [by perversion], nor those who participate in homosexuality, |
Subject: How to accept a gay relative |
Bible Note: Doc, I agree we can never compromise the truth of God's Word. Yet, there was a generation that was raised that believed in preaching the 'fire and brimstone' and very little of the love of Christ. Looking at the teaching of Christ, He dealt most severely with those who claim to be and should have had knowledge of the Word (in their time frame). Yet when dealing with sinners, Christ dealt with love for the person, never compromising on the guilt of sin. Maybe you look at the term 'witness' differently than I. Witness as defined by Webster: 1: attestation of a fact or event : testimony 2: one that gives evidence; specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal 3: one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place 4: one who has personal knowledge of something 5 a: something serving as evidence or proof : Yes, I want my life to be a witness for Christ. AC 22:15 ‘For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. Converting people to Christ is not the same as a witness for Christ. I prayer that I have planted many more seeds than I have sown. I wish I had reaped more, but that is the human side of me. I know there was time in my walk with Christ that I would spend more time trying to do the work of the Holy Spirit and convict people of their sin than showing the love of Christ. I’m not sure why you would think that I feel God is anything less than Holy and perfect? I don’t believe that I’m over emphasizing the love. 1CO 13:13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. MK 12:29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; MK 12:30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ MK 12:31 “The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” LK 10:27 And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” LK 10:28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.” Please understand I don’t believe that we should walk around throwing flowers everywhere and stick our head in the sand concerning sin. Unfortunately, I feel that many of churches today have compromised the Gospel to make it more appealing to the masses. I agree that there is no need to compromise the Gospel in any way, shape, or form. Just knowing Jesus loves you is the first step, understanding the importance, the cost, and the ramafication of Jesus love brings you into the full light of the Gospel. When you read how Jesus dealt with the sinners, He dealt with them in love and He did not compromise His message. Speaking from my own experience, I was real good at getting the message out there, but without the love, it was hollow words. Are there times you have to ‘overturn the tables’? Yes! I also feel there are times that we have to eat with the ‘tax collectors and sinners’. Both lead to the Gospel being preached, but just in different manners. If my terminology offended you, I apologize. I feel that we are most likely trying to say the same thing, yet like I have said many times, I’m just a common man. I wish I had the time and the money to seek a theological training, but that isn’t the path that the good Lord has sent me down (yet at least). Brad |