United Methodists Lose 1M Members in a Single Day, Council of Bishops 'Grieves' Mass Exodus(After vote to allow gay clergy & ss unions)

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In reading this topic here and in other threads,I'd say there are at least 2(?) who think homosexuality is acceptable to God in certain cases.

One tried to make the point that it was acceptable in a homosexual relationship. Not on a casual random partner way.

Another tries to offset the homosexual condemnation by parsing Heterosexuals into the equation so to claim God condemns both sexual behaviors under certain conditions in equal measure.

That failed,of course.

Giving excuses for egregious sin to continue is quite something to witness when the effort is made by those who identify as Christian,while identifying also as defenders of Sodomites.
Egregious sin is not strong enough for this one.....


Trans-Gender Freak Wants Uterus Transplant to be first Trans to . . . Have an ABORTION!​


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Trans-Gender Freak Wants Uterus Transplant to be first Trans to . . . Have an ABORTION!


To demonstrate just how mentally sick American and Western Society has become, take a look at the one minute video below. In it, a trans-gender (man-to-woman) wants a Uterus and Ovaries transplant into him, so he can be the first Trans to . . . have an Abortion.
As a matter of law, it seems to me as a layman (who is not qualified to render a legal opinion) that this person is planning a premeditated murder.
It wants a Uterus and Ovaries transplanted for the expressed purpose of getting pregnant so as to have an abortion.
This isn't "healthcare" it is literally the premeditated murder of a baby!
Any Doctor or Surgeon who assists this thing in getting a Uterus and Ovaries transplant is, it seems to me, an Accessory before the fact to to this Conspiracy. Those Doctors and Surgeons should have their medical licenses revoked and be put in prison.

Check the link as there is a 1 min video.... And Satan is gone??? so many of you say.
 

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So many tithe into a local church, sometimes for generations. Then due to a decision by convention they are forced to adopt some policy or leave. Even if the local church are of the same accord they can't just leave the denomination and keep their investments in the building, for example. It belongs to the denomination as far as I'm aware.
In our case back in the 1960s my fermer church gave the building(s) to the Washinton(PA) Presbytery. That was when they became Presbyterian Church USA.

So when they decided to ordain "practicing gays" and the gay marriages were talked about or Minister wanted to split... we too a vote and a rousing majority voted to leave.

There was a tiny majority who wanted to stay...

For a few years we had to pay rent to the Washington Presbytery to stay in the original church buildings... finally we moved to the basement of St. Davids Episcopal because the rent was cheaper

WP wanted to see the old church and we offered to buy it... but they said no.

Talk about a horrible time... WP sued us claiming we were hiding money that belonged to them. And a whole mess of cow puckey stuff.

End result... at the end of 16 or 17 years and a few lawsuits... we bought the old church and moved in this past spring. Mortgage and all.
 
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In our case back in the 1960s my fermer church gave the building(s) to the Washinton(PA) Presbytery. That was when they became Presbyterian Church USA.

So when they decided to ordain "practicing gays" and the gay marriages were talked about or Minister wanted to split... we too a vote and a rousing majority voted to leave.

There was a tiny majority who wanted to stay...

For a few years we had to pay rent to the Washington Presbytery to stay in the original church buildings... finally we moved to the basement of St. Davids Episcopal because the rent was cheaper

WP wanted to see the old church and we offered to buy it... but they said no.

Talk about a horrible time... WP sued us claiming we were hiding money that belonged to them. And a whole mess of cow puckey stuff.

End result... at the end of 16 or 17 years and a few lawsuits... we bought the old church and moved in this past spring. Mortgage and all.
That sounds like a messy business.
 
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That sounds like a messy business.
Politics is a messy business, church or no church.

3 decades ago I was part of a fellowship in Sarnia, Ontario. I tauht religious education for teenagers one year. The following year, some influential families wanted next year to include their 12 year olds BUT they did not want it to be put to a formal vote. They just wanted me to acquiese in violation of our written policy on what age the kids would be exposed to the many hard core issues I addressed, e..g., sex, drugs, other religions, atheism and ethics.
 

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We need a law for when there is a major split, the church must be sold and proceeds divided among tithers, percentage based on how long each tithed.
If accurate records, use them to pay them back.
 

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There is no such thing as a gay Christian….but I have to qualify that statement. Those who are sexually oriented towards the same sex are not evil people…..they have a genuine hormonal leaning towards something over which they have no control. Are they to be victimized just because they were born this way?
I ask this in sincerity because of something Paul said…..at 1 Cor 6:9-11…

”Or do you not know that unrighteous people will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Do not be misled. Those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who submit to homosexual acts, men who practice homosexuality, 10 thieves, greedy people, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners will not inherit God’s Kingdom.”
Now that is a comprehensive list, and if we look at what Paul said was the consequence of such behaviors, we see that drunkenness, immorality, aulterers, revilers, thieves and greedy people, as well as those who submit to homosexual acts, are all collected under one umbrella with the same outcome.
But look at what he says next….?

“And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean; you have been sanctified; you have been declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.”

So people may have engaged in any number of those things in the past…..and if they continued to practice them on becoming a Christian, they would disqualify themselves from inheriting the Kingdom…..so being homosexual is not the sin…it is engaging in homosexual acts, the same as engaging in heterosexual acts outsides of scriptural marriage also disqualifies a person. Jesus said that those who divorce and remarry when their spouse has not committed adultery is guilty of adultery (Matt 19:9)….how many people would this disqualify? What about drunkenness or people who revile others and use foul language? What is an idolater? Do we use images in our worship? An idol can be anything that is used as a religious symbol…even a cross is an image. How many wear them around their necks when God’s command was not to “make an image” of “anything” to be used in a religious way…bowing down to it or not. (Ex 20:4)

The way to show our Christianity is not in our jewelry but in our conduct and personality.

So the churches who openly welcome practicing homosexuals and do not require them to abide by the standard of marriage laid out in the scriptures, are basically sentencing them to death…..by not enforcing God’s standards, they are not giving them an opportunity to make a sacrifice for Christ, requiring less than the one he made for them. No one died from refraining from sex. Many single Christians sacrifice themselves for a good standing with God (Matt 19:12)…..in exercising the fruits of the spirit….”self-control and patience” are two that are most needed to live a life where love for God and his Christ are more important that love for one’s self.
The thing is Aunty, there are many born with tendencies to be alcoholic, gamble, steal, murder, and be pedophiles..., and yet Christ can help them overcome..
 
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The thing is Aunty, there are many born with tendencies to be alcoholic, gamble, steal, murder, and be pedophiles..., and yet Christ can help them overcome..
That has been my argument all along. Jesus did not prejudge people…..he saw the good in them and he encouraged them to change course. Those who did, left their former ways and became Christians.…as Paul said in 1 Cor 6:9-11….
“Or do you not know that unrighteous people will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Do not be misled. Those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who submit to homosexual acts, men who practice homosexuality, 10 thieves, greedy people, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners will not inherit God’s Kingdom. 11 And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean; you have been sanctified; you have been declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.”

If that is what some of these people WERE, then becoming a Christian meant leaving ANY of that behavior behind and allowing the blood of Christ to cleanse them of their sin…..they were then no longer condemned by their former ways, but “washed clean”…..apparently there are some here who need to wash their hearts and stop condemning those who may well come to Christ if they are invited by Jesus to do so. Being homosexual is not a sin unless you practice homosexual acts, which God says is abhorrent. Some cannot tell the difference.

Jesus words in Matt 19:12 tell us why we shouldn’t judge…
“For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

One can make themselves “eunuchs” for the sake of being received into God’s Kingdom…..they sacrifice their own flesh so as to become clean in Gods eyes. Why would anyone deny them that opportunity when Jesus didn’t. We will be judged as we ourselves judge others.

I have no idea how anyone can twist my words to claim that I support homosexuality without repentance.
Paul made it clear that ALL IMMORAL SEX is sinful. Perhaps it was mentioning divorce and remarriage that struck a nerve….but Jesus was also clear about that too. There is only one ground for divorce and remarriage…..
Matt 19:9….Jesus’ words…..
“I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the grounds of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”

If your spouse did not commit sexual immorality with someone else, (sexual immorality doesn’t necessarily mean intercourse, but any sexual activity) then you are still married to them in God’s eyes and your remarriage is not valid. That makes you guilty of adultery…a sin that also bars you from the kingdom.

Are the ones pointing fingers equally guilty….I wonder?
 
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Homosexuality is a subset of lust.
Homosexual sex, like heterosexual sex is against God’s law for the same reasons…both are driven by lust….if the couple are not scripturally married to each other, they commit sexual sin….and will be judged accordingly. Is that rocket science?
Many heterosexual couples practice homosexual sex to avoid pregnancy…is it less disgusting because it’s a man and a woman?
Lust is what drives all sexual activity, but within a marriage, it breaks no law of God to enjoy the intimacy as God has joined two people as “one flesh”….with the intent of such activity to produce children. The fact that it is enjoyable is a bonus…..but the underlying (and more noble) reason for sex is to perpetuate the human race. Any unnatural sexual activity is therefore not within the bounds that God set for its natural expression.
 
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Egregious sin is not strong enough for this one.....


Trans-Gender Freak Wants Uterus Transplant to be first Trans to . . . Have an ABORTION!​


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Trans-Gender Freak Wants Uterus Transplant to be first Trans to . . . Have an ABORTION!


To demonstrate just how mentally sick American and Western Society has become, take a look at the one minute video below. In it, a trans-gender (man-to-woman) wants a Uterus and Ovaries transplant into him, so he can be the first Trans to . . . have an Abortion.
As a matter of law, it seems to me as a layman (who is not qualified to render a legal opinion) that this person is planning a premeditated murder.
It wants a Uterus and Ovaries transplanted for the expressed purpose of getting pregnant so as to have an abortion.
This isn't "healthcare" it is literally the premeditated murder of a baby!
Any Doctor or Surgeon who assists this thing in getting a Uterus and Ovaries transplant is, it seems to me, an Accessory before the fact to to this Conspiracy. Those Doctors and Surgeons should have their medical licenses revoked and be put in prison.

Check the link as there is a 1 min video.... And Satan is gone??? so many of you say.
Nooooo, they're not mentally ill.
If it's allowed, this is Hell.


"Reincarnation? What if we have lived before? And this is Hell?" Unknown
 
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Homosexual sex, like heterosexual sex is against God’s law for the same reasons…both are driven by lust….if the couple are not scripturally married to each other, they commit sexual sin….and will be judged accordingly. Is that rocket science?
Many heterosexual couples practice homosexual sex to avoid pregnancy…is it less disgusting because it’s a man and a woman?
Lust is what drives all sexual activity, but within a marriage, it breaks no law of God to enjoy the intimacy as God has joined two people as “one flesh”….with the intent of such activity to produce children. The fact that it is enjoyable is a bonus…..but the underlying (and more noble) reason for sex is to perpetuate the human race. Any unnatural sexual activity is therefore not within the bounds that God set for its natural expression.

Isaiah 56:3-5

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3 Some foreigners will choose to follow the Lord. They should not say, “The Lord will not really accept me like the rest of his people.” A eunuch should not say, “I am only a dry piece of wood. I cannot have any children.”
4 They should not say that because the Lord says, “Some eunuchs obey the laws about the Sabbath. They choose to do what I want, and they follow my agreement.[a] 5 So I will put a memorial stone in my Temple for them. Their name will be remembered in my city! Yes, I will give those eunuchs something better than sons and daughters. I will give them a name that will last forever! They will not be cut off[b] from my people.
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  1. Isaiah 56:4 agreement This usually means the agreement God made with Israel through Moses. (See “agreement” in the Word List.) Here, it might mean the agreement of Isa. 55:3.
  2. Isaiah 56:5 cut off To be removed from the list of the people of Israel. This included a person’s being forced to leave family, land, and the people of Israel.
 

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Nooooo, they're not mentally ill.
If it's allowed, this is Hell.


"Reincarnation? What if we have lived before? And this is Hell?" Unknown
I am rather surprised that there are Christians who are actually shocked that the world is like it is at this point in time….how can we expect any different when we are approaching the final showdown between God and his adversary? We ain’t seen nothin’ yet! Buckle up…this was all foretold….
 
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All the nations that came before you defiled the land by their abominable sexual practices, and the land vomited them out.
Some of these practices were normal behaviors for them. They corrupted all flesh in the land by their perverse sexuality. Think of the young of those days taught to do these things. Doctrines of demons designed to destroy everyone who follows them. Their ancient gods were demons.

Leviticus 18 is still true today, no NT doctrine changes what is written here.

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit[c] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. 26 You shall therefore [d]keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [e]cut off from among their people.
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [f]ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ”

whole chapter

Leviticus 18

New King James Version

Laws of Sexual Morality​

18 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 According to [a]the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their [b]ordinances. 4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. 5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. 9 The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. 10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father. 13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. 14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. 15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. 18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. 20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. 21 And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit[c] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. 26 You shall therefore [d]keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [e]cut off from among their people.
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [f]ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ”
 

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Politics is a messy business, church or no church.

3 decades ago I was part of a fellowship in Sarnia, Ontario. I tauht religious education for teenagers one year. The following year, some influential families wanted next year to include their 12 year olds BUT they did not want it to be put to a formal vote. They just wanted me to acquiese in violation of our written policy on what age the kids would be exposed to the many hard core issues I addressed, e..g., sex, drugs, other religions, atheism and ethics.
There's politics in churches too.
 
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All the nations that came before you defiled the land by their abominable sexual practices, and the land vomited them out.
Some of these practices were normal behaviors for them. They corrupted all flesh in the land by their perverse sexuality. Think of the young of those days taught to do these things. Doctrines of demons designed to destroy everyone who follows them. Their ancient gods were demons.

Leviticus 18 is still true today, no NT doctrine changes what is written here.

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit[c] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. 26 You shall therefore [d]keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [e]cut off from among their people.
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [f]ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ”

whole chapter

Leviticus 18​

New King James Version​

Laws of Sexual Morality​

18 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 According to [a]the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their [b]ordinances. 4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. 5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. 9 The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. 10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father. 13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. 14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. 15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. 18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. 20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. 21 And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. 25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit[c] the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. 26 You shall therefore [d]keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), 28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be [e]cut off from among their people.
30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My [f]ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ”
Excellent. Too bad churches don't preach this.
 

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That has been my argument all along. Jesus did not prejudge people…..he saw the good in them and he encouraged them to change course. Those who did, left their former ways and became Christians.…as Paul said in 1 Cor 6:9-11….
“Or do you not know that unrighteous people will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Do not be misled. Those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who submit to homosexual acts, men who practice homosexuality, 10 thieves, greedy people, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners will not inherit God’s Kingdom. 11 And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean; you have been sanctified; you have been declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.”

If that is what some of these people WERE, then becoming a Christian meant leaving ANY of that behavior behind and allowing the blood of Christ to cleanse them of their sin…..they were then no longer condemned by their former ways, but “washed clean”…..apparently there are some here who need to wash their hearts and stop condemning those who may well come to Christ if they are invited by Jesus to do so. Being homosexual is not a sin unless you practice homosexual acts, which God says is abhorrent. Some cannot tell the difference.

Jesus words in Matt 19:12 tell us why we shouldn’t judge…
“For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

One can make themselves “eunuchs” for the sake of being received into God’s Kingdom…..they sacrifice their own flesh so as to become clean in Gods eyes. Why would anyone deny them that opportunity when Jesus didn’t. We will be judged as we ourselves judge others.

I have no idea how anyone can twist my words to claim that I support homosexuality without repentance.
Paul made it clear that ALL IMMORAL SEX is sinful. Perhaps it was mentioning divorce and remarriage that struck a nerve….but Jesus was also clear about that too. There is only one ground for divorce and remarriage…..
Matt 19:9….Jesus’ words…..
“I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the grounds of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”

If your spouse did not commit sexual immorality with someone else, (sexual immorality doesn’t necessarily mean intercourse, but any sexual activity) then you are still married to them in God’s eyes and your remarriage is not valid. That makes you guilty of adultery…a sin that also bars you from the kingdom.

Are the ones pointing fingers equally guilty….I wonder?
I would say the same of any sinner, they have a weakness for some act of sin, but it is all sin. You cannot deny that as Gods Word lays it out...
 
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