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To what specifically are you objecting? I spoke accurately about my observations--I don't see the convicting power of the Holy Spirit in what he posts, nor do I see evidence that the Holy Spirit is leading him to speak the Truth. He is engaging in false teaching and it should be countered.

Me too. The Brethren denominations (there are several) I know, are pretty conservative--unless "Skywriter" is some other kind of "Brethren"? I would peg him as some kind of mainline liberal Protestant. They have gay and lesbian "pastors" in some of their churches.

I don't see the connection. Is Church of the Brethren one of the Peace churches? I didn't watch all the videos--do you have an objection to Peace churches?

You are being ridiculous--when did I ever say that we are removing members "who have IMPURE THOUGHTS"?? You make things up and then you respond to what you have fabricated. Pathetic.

For what do I deserve some kind of disrespectful response, Willie?

You have thoroughly misrepresented what I said (that's called lying, by the way) and me (slander). I was not speaking of sexual history or other past sinful behaviors. There were former prostitutes and former greedy, swindling, tax collectors among Jesus' followers--Matthew, a former tax...

I attend a house church and I know all of the other members very well. There are no adulterers, alcoholics or divorces among us. It is not MY goal to have a purifying church--the Lord Jesus demands it. I well understand what a cult is and my house church has never had any of those...

Agreed. If one really loved his/her neighbor, he/she would try to dissuade that person from behavior that will get them sent to hell, if they do not repent.

I see that you left out the first part of the quote which is to love God. If you love God, you will obey Him and He says, in Leviticus 18:22--> “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman, it is an abomination." If someone loves God, why would they want to do something that He considers an...

By then, it will be too late and we will face censure from the Lord for allowing our churches to be polluted with sexual sin--just as He censured the leadership of the church at Thyatira. We are TOLD to judge open sexual sin in the churches--I have pointed out the Scriptures which tell us to...

How do you think I found out about Priscilla? The Apostle Paul obviously did allow Priscilla to teach and have authority over Apollos. So we must look for a deeper reason for Paul to say the 1 Timothy reference. He was writing specifically about untutored Gentile women as well as Gentile...

Just like the unmarried teens, widows/widowers, divorced, abandoned, etc. John Wesley was technically married for many years, but was abandoned by his wife after living together for only seven years (she was independently wealthy). They lived apart for the rest of their lives--presumably...

That was clearly not the case in Paul's day. Priscilla was a leader in the church. Women were also prophets. I will give you the Scripture references if you like.

Well, none of us are arguing that gay people should be executed, BG.:rolleyes: But, we are citing the prohibitions against sexual sin being practiced within the church. The teaching is affirmed by the Risen Lord Himself in His admonition to the church at Thyatira in Revelation 2.

Are you denying that we are told, in Scripture, to judge sin in the church? If we don't judge it, we are enabling it. We are especially to judge the conduct of leaders in the Church. I don't know if you are following the horrible debacle of mega church pastor, James MacDonald but it is an...

And so He does--but often, new believers behave that way out of ignorance and our job as the Church is to educate them as to God's way. If they then flagrantly disregard God's way, we are told to put them out of the churches. (See 1 Corinthians chapter 5)

What??!! I think you need to read the NT over again. Your version of it does NOT comport to the understanding of millions upon millions of Christians. Paul expressed plenty of faith and repentance. You are mistaken because you do not know or understand the Scriptures.

Just because someone has more of a susceptibility to a specific sin does not give them license to go ahead and commit the sin. Some people have a genetic predisposition to alcoholism but that does not entitle them to become alcoholics. God has already told us what is acceptable sexual...

All who have ever been saved have been saved by the grace of God. NO ONE qualifies on their own.

He only fulfilled it for those who are His. Only those who have been washed clean of their sin, by His Blood, are saved from the due penalty of their violations of the Law.