Featured General thoughts on the Homosexual Issue?

That is good, as we are called to love them, and to prsent Christ to them, with the truth of their sin and jesus can save them...

2 seperate issues... Should we love them, present jesus to them in a loving fashion? yes...
Should we condone that lifestyle, or even bring it as acceptable into the church? God forbid!

 

Brother's ... in my mind I keep going back to the prostitute int the bible who Jesus saved from being killed by being stoned...you of cource know the story. I believe that best answers your questions & concerns! :jesus:

 

he also told her to stop doing that sin though!

 

Too many churches have gotten the idea (from Satan, where else?) that they have to accept the lost as they are in order to win them. So they ordain them, marry them, and let them live their sinful, wicked lives without having to change anything. This country is on its way to being harshly judged by the One that most people want nothing to do with in their lives.

 

Replying to the OP, I'm very worried about where this country is headed. Just today the DNC announced their new platform for their convention: Marriage equality. Along with that platform comes approval of sin. The line has been drawn by the lefties. The church will be the moral standard or not. I pray it is. We as Christian's cannot sit down and quit, we must be involved with the Loving message of Jesus, even if we are called "haters".

I see this as the defining moment in the church and country over the next few months or years. And I do feel we will see persecution, I just hope we will lean on Christ for strength and comfort. :thumbs:

 

Amen.... Go & sin no more. Aint dat a wonderful promise of new life! Wonder what He wrote in the dirt? :smilewinkgrin:

 

But you and your family dont buy into the Liberal agenda do you Sola? You trust in God to deliver His people right? Surely you are not anxious about your life, correct? so why dont you put your trust in Him who is sovereign over all & quit worrying about the liberal agenda.

Regarding persecution of the righteous & obedient...I say bring it on....going to happen anyway...sooner the better. Then we will see who really stands for Christ & who doesn't....might even surprise you! :smilewinkgrin:

 

Absolutely this!

Unconditional love does not have to encompass unconditional acceptance. They need Christ, and unfortunately what's typically missing in our "righteous" responses is Christ. They need to see most of all, examples of Christ's love in the people that claim Him as Savior. That whole "Showing the love of the Savior" thing is a tough cross to bear when we see the sinner as repugnant, rather than the sin.

Jim, you're a Christian man that I admire. From your wise posts and gentle nature I can say without a doubt, that you'd be someone I'd like to sit and have a long chat with.

So, cheers x 2

 

I'm ready. I think. I'm not worrying about me but our country. I hate to see it go down this immoral road. What kind of persecution do you think will happen? I can see Christians jailed for hate crimes.

 

I'd 2nd that request to sit with my good friend! But do it soon....it starts snowing real early in Canada....LOL. Maybe we can get Jim down to Florida for the winter!

 

Nodyn Jim .... Pobl Cymru Nid Taffy!:laugh:

Its A Welsh Thing!

 

My Brother.... I can only imagine. What ever the Evil One wants to throw at us....intolerance, fanaticism, anti social behavior (a whole plethora of stuff). Have you read some of the stuff the Communists have done to Christians just in torture. The beautiful thing I heard though is that Christians converted their own jailers in prison (by their witnessing).... GOD WILL NOT BE SILENCED!!

This is why I say, treat the sinner with so much love & concern for his well being that he will not be able to slander us when the time of trial & persecution comes .... & it will come brethren.

 

Why do you think a person becomes homosexual?

 

For one culture today has made it cool to be gay, teachers teach it is OK to be gay. Churches (some) teach it is OK to be a born again gay. But I think what you mean is why are the same sex attracted to each other? Romans 1 explains that.

 

A perfectly sound and appropriate word

Bro."free"....it is no more wrong to call them "queers" than it is to call them "gay".....or homos,etc. I once had a lesbian I knew personally tell me that there was nothing "gay" about her lifestyle. She knew it was sin and was unwilling at the time to turn from it. I hope and pray that she has since then but I lost track of her nearly 20 years ago. I have heard homosexuals (I'll be civilized if it will make you feel better) call themselves "queer" so I have no problem calling them that and describing their lifestyle the same way...it IS Q U E E R .....and our Lord called the pharisees of his day a bunch of SNAKES(vipers) and also referred to the "gay" lifestyle as an ABOMINATION. You call'em what you think is appropriate...and I'll do likewise. I have some homo aquaintances that I pray for but I'm not afraid to tell them that they are wrong and that Jesus Christ died for us all (that is unless you are calvinist and believe that limited atonement nonsense. By the way...I'm about to reclassify the word Democrat as a cussword.:tongue3:

Sorry...just had to get that burr out from under the saddle!

Bible-Believing Bro.Greg:thumbs:

 

While I disliked doing the search to find a reference, here is one of many that support your use of the word Queer.

Titled: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Center

The LGBTQ Center works to foster a safe inclusive environment for UNC-Chapel Hill community members of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. http://lgbtq.unc.edu/

IMHO, the line has been drawn in the sand with this issue. Religious freedom (Christian freedom) has been under increasing attack in these latter days.

If anyone hasn't read David Cloud's article in the link above, please do so. Then think about this question.

If you are a pastor, how much longer will you be able to read any and all scriptures from the Bible to your congregation on Sunday morning? Will you be put into jail for "hate speech" if you quote from God's word?

If you are a layperson, how much longer will you be able to carry a Bible in public? Especially one of the older versions that state that marriage is between a man and a woman (just 2 - male & female) and that sexual relations outside of marriage are a sin.

 

I believe the term "queer " is a very discriprive term & appropriate. Being a homosexual isn't normal. Heaven knows how gay got adopted. Gay indeed!

 

think would be a BIG push against that IF the Black pastors as a whole reminded their churches that yeshua is the messiah, not the first Black president!

 

Think he wrote down the names of the men there who also had 'fun" with her doing their sinful activities!