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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Bible Question: a young unmarried couple were renting a house from the church. the young man attended this church regularly. he was also encouraging his girlfriend to come with him. The church had a vote and decided that they had to move. the preacher came alone and told them to get married or move. The church did not pray for this couple and noone from the church came to invite the young lady to church. In fact, this was the only time the pastor had been to their home. He told them that their sin was the number one sin greater even than murder. The preacher did ask the young man to come back to church but he no longer feels welcome and my question is this if he is not welcome in one house, why is he welcome in another. Both houses are Gods |
Bible Answer: Nomad1 I really not trying ot defend the church for it's action but I can just imagine the local media getting this story. Headline "LOCAL CHURCH PROMOTES PREMARTIAL SEX". Story First Baptist is renting a house to an unmarried couple. Pastor Smith when asked why he was allowing this to continue said he was showing the couple love. when asked if this wasn't condemned in the Bible the Pastor said, "yes but we have to remember the Bible was written for another time and that society had different standards. Today living together is considered by society as acceptable and if the church would do anything it would appear unloving." When asked if he knew the couple was unmarried before they move in the Pastor said, "No he thought he was renting it a a young man that had began attending Church with them." Church Membership is split over this, some think it is no big deal but some of the older people are unhappy they feel by allowing the couple to live like this on church property they are in effect okaying living together outside of marriage. Marge Thompson a life long member said, "This puts the church in a very bad light, if we allow it to continue it appears we are okaying it. If on the other hand we ask them to marry or move out then it appears we haven't dealt with the couple in love. Something like this would have never have happened a few years ago, living together when I was a young girl was still considered a sin." Deacon Brown responded to the question if they had ever visited the couple? "He said so many don't want to be visited today. People are so busy and a visit is really a interruption in most peoples lives. Therefore the church adopted a plan where prayer cards were made available and on the back there was a box to check if you wanted a visit. We do try to keep in touch through our small group studies, mail outs, website, Sunday School and etc. But you know some people like to attend a church where they blend in and aren't bothered. We do encourage everyone to be involved but some just want to attend church and go home." Lucas Williams another life long member stated, “Things like this just didn’t happen until we took prayer out of the school. Now we have people living together, same sex marriage and homosexuals as pastors. Jesus said when talking to the women caught in adultery “go and sin no more”. Today you can’t say that you have to turn your head to sin or be accused of being unloving. If you do anything else it will be turned around that you were wrong. You weren’t supportive, you didn’t love them, you should have prayed for them, you should have visited them, etc. Perhaps it is time we get back to what Jesus said, “go and sin no more” and stop blaming everyone else for our sins.” I imagine that would have been a interesting read in the local paper. Perhaps the couple should have thought how their actions would have reflected on the church before they put the church into the position they did. That said there is no excuse for a church that didn’t pray for this couple. EdB |