How should christians treat the saved homosexual?

Oldtimer · Apr 18, 2013

Zaac said: ↑

As usual, the Church misses the point. When all they ever hear from the Church is "you're an abomination---not the sin, but you", or that "you're the worst of the worst", you don't have to hold up a sign. The association is made.

The only difference between what a lot of the Church does and what Fred Phelps and family do is that the Phelps group holds up signs.
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Zaac, I am not the church... lower case. The true Church ... upper case... is His Church.

You seem to be leaving out of your posts are the roles of INDIVIDUALS and their conduct with other individuals who are/are not members of the true Church.

A mightly broad paintbrush you are wielding with terms such as the church, the Church and the masses.

When a pastor steps into the pulpit all who are gathered hear his sermon. Yet, isn't it true that every word he speaks is directed towards each individual, separately, regardless of how many sit in front of him?

If his sermon, for example, is based on the thief on the cross, his words are to be heard individually. For those already in the body of Christ, his sermon is simply an affirmation of what they already believe. Today you will be with me in Paradise. For those, in Christ, who have drifted away, his words can evoke a revival of hearing the whisper of the Holy Spirit in their heart. For the backslidden, his words can bring about remorse. And, for the lost, his words can, once again offer hope that the Holy Spirit can turn into conviction.

One pastor. One sermon. Individual and differing responses.

Condemnation of the "church", as a whole, does not take into consideration all of the variables associated with both individual assemblies of believers and unique & separate individuals within the church, the Church.

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** Using the term "church" in this manner evokes thoughts of "collective salvation" that's often promoted as the only way to heaven.

** Using the term "church" in this manner is just as detrimental to the unbeliever as those signs posted earlier. Why should any unbeliever accept anything condemed by the very persons who are urging them to become a part of what is being condemed?

How can I go to my lost neighbor or the fellow I meet in the hardware store and ask him to come to my church? Ask him to come to continue to hear the message of salvation? Ask him to come and join us in fellowship? When I condem my church and these people know that I have done so.

Brother, it's a fine line that we walk. Whether we are laymen, deacons, elders, pastors, SS teachers, or keeping the nursery. I don't know about anyone else, so can only speak for myself. In my zeal to make my point, I try to keep that line in view. No. I'm not always successful. First one to admit that much to my sorrow. :tear: That does not mean that it does not exist.

Blame some individuals and some named churches - yes judge some. You will know them by their fruit.
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Yeshua1 · Apr 18, 2013

righteousdude2 said: ↑

I don't disagree that a homosexual may not be tempted by that which once enslaved them. Furthermore, they may go to their grave struggling to leave their past behind and to remain faithful to their Savior. But, the fact is, they are now a new creation, and that is where sanctification takes over.

Remember: we are first - Justified [or just as if I never sinned], Sanctified [the process between being born-again and reaching heaven], and finally upon death, GLORIFIED.

HOWEVER, to call yourself a homosexual believer is a misnomer. A contradiction. They are now born-again. Regardless of what weaknesses they may carry over with them; first and foremost, they are a new creation in Christ [born-again], and old things are now buried or passed away.

To say that you are a gay believer, or a homosexual Christian is to deny your heritage in Christ. Once you are saved, you are adopted into the family of God, by His blood, and when legally adopted, you now have the right to carry the last name of the adopting party! Why would you want to associate yourself with the old, when the new is now there to be identifed with????

It is like when a women takes that last name of her husband when married. They may always carry the last name of their family, or nee, but in fact, from the day the law says they are man and wife, she is now Mrs. Smith, no longer Ms. Brown.
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the Lord will freely forgive and reddem the gay person, for its by grace we are saved, NOT our good works/nor behaviours, and some experience a total victory over those desires, most though still must deal with daily temptations of theflesh, same way straght folfs like me still have to deal with ole sin principle on a daily fashion!

its not they will not be gay acting again, but are they repentent, and know its sin?

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Oldtimer said: ↑

Low these many pages and we are right back at the beginning.

Thread title: How should christians treat the saved homosexual?

As long as they are truly saved, thus their hearts are indeed changed, they should be treated as any other sinner who has come to know our Lord.

-- If they are lost, in the spirit in which it is intended, the WHOLE of the Gospel should be taken to them. Both the love of God and the wrath of God. When He walked among us, He displayed both. When He died for us, as human beings we have no way to fully comprehend the extent of what He denied Himself to give us the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to deny ourselves of the pleasures of our sins. Scripture teaches us that we will not be tempted by satan beyond what we can endure.

-- If they are saved and are truly wrestling with satan's temptations, we are to do everything within our God given means to help them with their struggle. A drunkard may fall off the wagon and tie one on, as the old saying goes. When he awakes the next day, he should be ridden with guilt at his failure. Our responsibility is to help him put that behind him. Whether it's kneeling in prayer with him or offering encouragement to lift him up to try again to stay away from the bottle.

-- If a person professes to be saved and proclaims they have no intention of changing their sleeping arrangements the question is "How should Christians treat the saved homosexual?"

Rephrased: If a man declares that he is saved on Sunday morning and also declares that he intends to go out and get falling down drunk on Sunday evening, how should he be treated?

Should we, as professing Christians, warmly welcome him in love and ignore that he has no intention of repenting of his sinful behaviour? (Substitute any sin that you chose in this example. Anything from stealing paper clips from work to molesting a child.)

We are all children of God as He created us. When we accept Christ, we are adopted into a special family as brothers and sisters. IF another ACTUALLY comes into our family, don't we have a responsbility to both welcome them and council them on what is and isn't acceptable to our Father? If an act of sin was an abomination to God before the person was saved, isn't it also an abomination afterwards, if we willfully continue in that sin?

If we don't both welcome and instruct, then have we not also failed in the eyes of our Father?

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I agree with most of this the part I have a problem with is..."their sinful behavior being an abomination"...instead of looking at it that way, how about looking at as "a destructive behavior" to themselves...and do all we can to be set from BONDAGE and not add more bondage to them?

annsni · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

I agree with most of this the part I have a problem with is..."their sinful behavior being an abomination"...instead of looking at it that way, how about looking at as "a destructive behavior" to themselves...and do all we can to be set from BONDAGE and not add more bondage to them?
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But shouldn't we look at it as God looks at it and not downplay the severity of the sin?

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Zaac said: ↑

I hear folks all the time say I'm a Christian but I'm still a drug addict. Or I'm a Christian and I'm still addicted to porn. Or I'm a Christian and I'm still sexually attracted to the same sex.

You like a lot of the church are dealing too much in your perceptions and not in the reality of what is.

They still identify with what they struggle with because it's the coping mechanism that they lived with for a large part of their lives. And when all you get from the Church is a bunch of words that highlights the Church's prejudices and not a true desire to help them to use Jesus to cope, why wouldn't they identify with their struggles?

The struggle helps them to keep coping and stay alive. While the church and all the you can't be this if you're this, and you can't be saved if this, and the you're an abomination, or you're the worst of all sinners stuff pushes them closer towards wanting to just give up and die or be consumed by the struggle.

So what? A lot of them haven't because they are STILL dealing with it every day. Folks aren't any less saved because they call themselves an addicted Christian or a gay Christian.

There may not be any in your world or the prejudiced world of some churches, but in the real world there sure are. You want to call them one thing. It's their struggle and they refer to themselves as something else and the Church just needs to get over it.

And we do not agree that homosexuality is a sin unless we agree that heterosexuality is a sin too. Homosexual SEX is a sin just like heterosexual fornication is a sin. God spoke to homosexual sex ACTS. He did NOT speak to homosexuality.

Don, you, me and every other Christian is a sinning Christian. But like I said, that's our hangup. We've got to stop trying to push our hangups on the folks who are dealing with the struggles everyday and who don't give a rats ankle that they are still identifying as someone who struggles with a particular sin but is a Christian nonetheless.
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You are right and is exactly my point (if anyone noticed in my op) that Jesus and Paul talked more about hetero sex outside of marriage then he did gays...only 2 verses from Paul....and they talked about divorce more...but that seems to be juts fine in the church, especially if a Christian man leaves his wife unbiblically and not the other way around....just saying....gluttony too...oh I coukd go on

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Don said: ↑

YOUR hangup, my friend, is that you don't recognize that unlike heterosexuality, homosexuality doesn't have terms for its acts. Heterosexuals can commit fornication or adultery; these are both clearly identified in scripture. The only scriptural term that is identified with homosexual acts is "abomination." And if we're hesitant to identify the sin as "homosexuality," then I can only imagine our level of reluctance at telling them they're committing abomination.
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SORRY BUT WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE LAW (old testament) WE ARE UNDER GRACE!...There is NO longer condemnation for those who are IN Christ Jesus!

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

12strings said: ↑

Well, those things are true as well...most homosexuals ARE NOT listening to us, and they ARE trying to force us to accept their sin. Just as a show like "Whitney" tries to force us to accept that a 3-year "live-in" couple is just as acceptable as a married couple.
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Why should they listen to us...they are of the world and unless Jesus changes their hearts, why should YOU or anyone else expect them to act godly?

People change from the inside out and it isn't for you to worry about peoples sin in a DARK WORLD...it is our job to BE LIGHT, we are to let our light shine so that they may want what we have and be drawn to the LIGHT/JESUS....I doubt most sinners in the world really want what we have when we/others act the way we do...get it?

Satan was giving dominion over this earth...our citizenship is in heaven not here...so all we do should be foced on that and bringing others to a new world that is much better
No where in the bible did Jesus get all political and demand any community he was in to "CHANGE" or else...if you can find it please show me.

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Zaac said: ↑

Of course they are. When you feel like the world is coming at you sideways, you respond in kind.

But the Body of Christ should not be responding that way. When we start saying abomination, they think one image:

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I was going to post something like that yesterday but forgot thanks...that is the picture that was in my head....sad!

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Zaac said: ↑

As usual, the Church misses the point. When all they ever hear from the Church is "you're an abomination---not the sin, but you", or that "you're the worst of the worst", you don't have to hold up a sign. The association is made.

The only difference between what a lot of the Church does and what Fred Phelps and family do is that the Phelps group holds up signs.
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Yep missing the point, when I cleaned houses in the 90's, I cleaned for a gay man and I witnessed to him, I wasn't all about calling him names and pointing out his SIN with a label...I merely shared with him that we are ALL sinners and basically how I came to know Jesus and basically gave him the salvation message like I would do anyone else...not pointing fingers at his particular sin but the fact that because of a sin nature we are separated from a holy God....stuff like. What do I care what sin anyone has...FOR BY THE GRACE OF GOD THERE GO I

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

annsni said: ↑

But shouldn't we look at it as God looks at it and not downplay the severity of the sin?
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I doubt very much you look at homosexuality the way God does...for he made each person. Only he knows what drove someone to become gay...being molested as a child, being abused by the opposite sex growing up, a natural innate tendencies towards it like other sins people have...Cholerics/anger and pride...Melancholies/critical and depression...Sanguines/impulsive and indulgent....Phlegmatics/Lazy and worry....we don't know why...and who really cares, the point is bring them to Christ the way Jesus would an let God fix them.

We live in a fallen world...so get use to be surrounded by a bunch of sinners

Oldtimer · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

I agree with most of this the part I have a problem with is..."their sinful behavior being an abomination"...instead of looking at it that way, how about looking at as "a destructive behavior" to themselves...and do all we can to be set from BONDAGE and not add more bondage to them?
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God doesn't change.

I said:

If an act of sin was an abomination to God before the person was saved, isn't it also an abomination afterwards, if we willfully continue in that sin?
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"destructive behavior"
"BONDAGE"

and any other labels we do or do not chose to use does not change the wording in the scriptures. God doesn't change. We, as individuals, must change by allowing the Holy Spirit within us (if He's there) to work.

If I am teaching a child that a stove is hot and they will get burned if they touch it, how does it help if I remove the word HOT from my words of instruction.

The stove is HOT. That single word conveys what should be conveyed to warn a child in the strongest possible terms that it is wrong to touch that stove.

IMO, that' exactly what God did when he labled certain sins "abominations". To convey the strongest warnings, just as we would with a child. Regardless of how we may, with good intentions, try to whitewash something, reality exists.

The stove is HOT. Stay away from it so you don't suffer from placing your hand on that stove.

Yes, we are to temper our instructions with kindness. However, I don't know anywhere in the scriptures that states we should put lesser emphasis on sin (of any type) than what is proclaimed in His Word. God has already shown mercy since stoning is no longer the penalty that was imposed before Jesus walked on this earth.

annsni · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

I doubt very much you look at homosexuality the way God does...for he made each person. Only he knows what drove someone to become gay...being molested as a child, being abused by the opposite sex growing up, a natural innate tendencies towards it like other sins people have...Cholerics/anger and pride...Melancholies/critical and depression...Sanguines/impulsive and indulgent....Phlegmatics/Lazy and worry....we don't know why...and who really cares, the point is bring them to Christ the way Jesus would an let God fix them.

We live in a fallen world...so get use to be surrounded by a bunch of sinners
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Sin drives one to become gay. Yes, there are events in people's lives that may contribute but bottom line, it is a sin nature which drives us to sin.

Yes, I'm used to being surrounded by a bunch of sinners. I've even had homosexuals live in my home while they escaped abusive situations. So it's not like I treat them like lepers - but just as I told my friend who is a coke addict that what he is doing is sin, I also counseled my friend who was escaping the abusive situation that the lifestyle she was living in was sin as well. It's no different. I'm not going to accept either one as "good" because God doesn't see them as "good" either.

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

annsni said: ↑

Sin drives one to become gay. Yes, there are events in people's lives that may contribute but bottom line, it is a sin nature which drives us to sin.

Yes, I'm used to being surrounded by a bunch of sinners. I've even had homosexuals live in my home while they escaped abusive situations. So it's not like I treat them like lepers - but just as I told my friend who is a coke addict that what he is doing is sin, I also counseled my friend who was escaping the abusive situation that the lifestyle she was living in was sin as well. It's no different. I'm not going to accept either one as "good" because God doesn't see them as "good" either.
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wow, why can't you just accept people for being CREATED by God in His image...why do you label them?..I play lots of sports so I am around many lesbians...and I have never once called them out on their sin...now if they want to know how to have the FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT that I have I will share or if the conversation comes up...or anything about God I will share....but I also NEVER PUSH or start condemning anyone when I witness to them...sin is sin and Jesus came and died to change ALL of their condition, not just the homosexual part....seriously?

Which is worse?....STEALING a dollar bill or a hundred dollar bill?

Neither they are both sin cause it is the fact that you stole....That is how God see's it...He doesn't put people in categories like you do...He died for everyone's sin no matter what it is....so stop labeling and love and accept people juts because they are people...who need a savior...and it AINT YOU!

Oldtimer · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

SORRY BUT WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE LAW (old testament) WE ARE UNDER GRACE!...There is NO longer condemnation for those who are IN Christ Jesus!

The following is a list of things the Bible considers an abomination:

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It is abundantly clear from scripture that ALL SIN is considered an abomination by God. While one can debate degrees of seriousness and punishment for sin, it is clear that, according to the Bible, ALL sin is an abomination!
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What are abominations according to the Bible?
http://richardwaynegarganta.com/abomination.htm

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The following is a list of things the Bible considers an abomination:
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It is abundantly clear from
scripture that ALL SIN is considered an abomination by God. While one
can debate degrees of seriousness and punishment for sin, it is clear
that, according to the Bible, ALL sin is an abomination!
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Is it an abomination to steal the work of others?

Zaac · Apr 18, 2013

12strings said: ↑

Zaac said: ↑

Is there scripture to support this?

God does refer to homosexuals as a noun, and as the act.
...Leviticus & Romans speak of a man lying with a man. (an act).

1 Corinthians & 1 Timothy both use the word Homosexual as a noun.

1 Cor. 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... (Greek is one word, a noun, refering to those who do the act).

It's simple really, God condemns both the act of lying, and liars...he condemns both the act of stealing, and thieves. He condemns both the act of homosexuality, and homosexuals (defined as those who practice the act). To say otherwise to reject the biblical testimony.

He also extends grace to redeem all of those ("and such WERE some of you").
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For the most part, what you just said in no way contradicts what I said. Except for God condemning the act of homosexuality. Scripturally, where does God condemn homosexuality as an act? Everything mentioned is in direct relation to the sexual acts or the homosexuals themselves and not homosexuality. The same is true of heterosexuality. He condemns sexual acts of heterosexuality and the heterosexual not the orientations.
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Zaac · Apr 18, 2013

Oldtimer said: ↑

Zaac, I am not the church... lower case. The true Church ... upper case... is His Church.

You seem to be leaving out of your posts are the roles of INDIVIDUALS and their conduct with other individuals who are/are not members of the true Church.

A mightly broad paintbrush you are wielding with terms such as the church, the Church and the masses.

When a pastor steps into the pulpit all who are gathered hear his sermon. Yet, isn't it true that every word he speaks is directed towards each individual, separately, regardless of how many sit in front of him?

If his sermon, for example, is based on the thief on the cross, his words are to be heard individually. For those already in the body of Christ, his sermon is simply an affirmation of what they already believe. Today you will be with me in Paradise. For those, in Christ, who have drifted away, his words can evoke a revival of hearing the whisper of the Holy Spirit in their heart. For the backslidden, his words can bring about remorse. And, for the lost, his words can, once again offer hope that the Holy Spirit can turn into conviction.

One pastor. One sermon. Individual and differing responses.

Condemnation of the "church", as a whole, does not take into consideration all of the variables associated with both individual assemblies of believers and unique & separate individuals within the church, the Church.

FWIW..... IMO....

** Using the term "church" in this manner evokes thoughts of "collective salvation" that's often promoted as the only way to heaven.

** Using the term "church" in this manner is just as detrimental to the unbeliever as those signs posted earlier. Why should any unbeliever accept anything condemed by the very persons who are urging them to become a part of what is being condemed?

How can I go to my lost neighbor or the fellow I meet in the hardware store and ask him to come to my church? Ask him to come to continue to hear the message of salvation? Ask him to come and join us in fellowship? When I condem my church and these people know that I have done so.

Brother, it's a fine line that we walk. Whether we are laymen, deacons, elders, pastors, SS teachers, or keeping the nursery. I don't know about anyone else, so can only speak for myself. In my zeal to make my point, I try to keep that line in view. No. I'm not always successful. First one to admit that much to my sorrow. :tear: That does not mean that it does not exist.

Blame some individuals and some named churches - yes judge some. You will know them by their fruit.
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I say the Church because the Church is at fault. When the Church becomes know for being against something, it's not because one or two individuals are against it, but because en masse, the Church has made noise about it.

And if only we'd make the same sort of noise en masse about loving folks and sharing the Good News.

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

The following is a list of things the Bible considers an abomination:

Unclean things (Lev. 7:21)
Customs of pagans (Lev. 18:30)
Idols (2 Chr. 15:8; 1 Pet. 4:3)
Sins of men (Ps. 14:1; 53:1)
Cheating (Mic. 6:10)
Lost souls (Rev. 21:8)
A froward man (perverse; one who turns aside (Pro. 3:32; 11:20)
A proud look (Pro. 6:16-17)
A lying tongue (Pro. 6:17; 12:22)
Hands that shed innocent blood ((Pro. 6:17)
A wicked scheming heart (Pro. 6:18)
Feet that are quick to sin (Pro. 6:18)
A false witness that speaks lies (Pro. 6:19)
A sower of discord (Pro. 6:19)
Wickedness (Pro. 8:7)
A false balance or scale (Pro. 11:1)
Sacrifices of the wicked (Pro. 15:8; 21:27)
The way of the wicked (Pro. 15:9)
The thoughts of the wicked (Pro. 15:26)
The proud of heart (Pro. 16:5)
Justifying the wicked (Pro. 17:15)
Condemning the just (Pro. 17:15)
Divers, dishonest weights (Pro. 20:10, 23)
Divers, dishonest measures (Pro. 20:10)
Refusing to hear the law (Pro. 28:9)
Prayers of the rebel (Pro. 28:9)
Eating flesh of peace offerings on the 3rd day (Lev. 7:18)
Some same sex acts (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Dt. 23:18) See GayPrejudice.com
Taking ornaments from idols when being destroyed (Dt. 7:25-26)
Any Idolatrous practices (Dt. 12:31; 13:14; 17:4; 18:9; 20:18; 29:17)
Offering an imperfect animal to God as a sacrifice (Dt. 17:1)
Any traffic with demons (Dt. 18:7-12)
Wearing clothes of the opposite sex (Dt. 22:5) See GayPrejudice.com
Bringing the hire of a harlot or sodomite into God's house (Dt. 23:18)
Re-marriage of former companions (Dt. 24:1-4)
Cheating others (Dt. 25:13-16)
Making images/idols (Dt. 27:15)
Idols of Ammon (1 Ki. 11:5)
Idols of Moab (1 Ki. 11:7; 2 Ki. 11:13)
Idols of Zidon (2 Ki. 23:13)
Incense offered by hypocrites (Isa. 1:13)
Eating unclean things (Isa. 66:17)
Offering human sacrifices (Jer. 32:35)
Robbery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Murder (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Adultery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Oppression of others, particularly the poor or vulnerable (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Violence (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Breaking vows (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lending with interest to a brother (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lying with a menstruous woman (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Hardness of heart (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Injustice (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Worship of anti-Christ (Dan. 11:31; 12:11; Mt. 24:15; 2 Th. 2:4; Rev. 13)
Incest (Lev. 19: 6-30)
Things highly esteemed by man (Lk. 16:15)
Many other sins of the nations (Lev. 18: 26-29; Dt. 18: 9-12; 20:18; 29:17; 1 Ki. 14:24; 21:2, 11; 23:24; 2 Chr. 28:3; 33:2; 34:33; 36:14; Ezek. 7: 3-20; 8: 6-17; 16: 2-58; 20: 4-30; Rev. 17: 4-5)

It is abundantly clear from scripture that ALL SIN is considered an abomination by God. While one can debate degrees of seriousness and punishment for sin, it is clear that, according to the Bible, ALL sin is an abomination!

Zaac · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

Yep missing the point, when I cleaned houses in the 90's, I cleaned for a gay man and I witnessed to him, I wasn't all about calling him names and pointing out his SIN with a label...I merely shared with him that we are ALL sinners and basically how I came to know Jesus and basically gave him the salvation message like I would do anyone else...not pointing fingers at his particular sin but the fact that because of a sin nature we are separated from a holy God....stuff like. What do I care what sin anyone has...FOR BY THE GRACE OF GOD THERE GO I
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:applause: And that's what Jesus expects of us. But this turning and treating these people like they are modern day lepers just because we disagree with them "flaunting" their sin is straight wickedness coming from the Church. Yet once again, we think our actions are Godly.

God help us that He never treated us the way that we treat others now that we are saved.

Matt22:37-39 · Apr 18, 2013

Bumped it up

Zaac · Apr 18, 2013

Matt22:37-39 said: ↑

The following is a list of things the Bible considers an abomination:

Unclean things (Lev. 7:21)
Customs of pagans (Lev. 18:30)
Idols (2 Chr. 15:8; 1 Pet. 4:3)
Sins of men (Ps. 14:1; 53:1)
Cheating (Mic. 6:10)
Lost souls (Rev. 21:8)
A froward man (perverse; one who turns aside (Pro. 3:32; 11:20)
A proud look (Pro. 6:16-17)
A lying tongue (Pro. 6:17; 12:22)
Hands that shed innocent blood ((Pro. 6:17)
A wicked scheming heart (Pro. 6:18)
Feet that are quick to sin (Pro. 6:18)
A false witness that speaks lies (Pro. 6:19)
A sower of discord (Pro. 6:19)
Wickedness (Pro. 8:7)
A false balance or scale (Pro. 11:1)
Sacrifices of the wicked (Pro. 15:8; 21:27)
The way of the wicked (Pro. 15:9)
The thoughts of the wicked (Pro. 15:26)
The proud of heart (Pro. 16:5)
Justifying the wicked (Pro. 17:15)
Condemning the just (Pro. 17:15)
Divers, dishonest weights (Pro. 20:10, 23)
Divers, dishonest measures (Pro. 20:10)
Refusing to hear the law (Pro. 28:9)
Prayers of the rebel (Pro. 28:9)
Eating flesh of peace offerings on the 3rd day (Lev. 7:18)
Some same sex acts (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Dt. 23:18) See GayPrejudice.com
Taking ornaments from idols when being destroyed (Dt. 7:25-26)
Any Idolatrous practices (Dt. 12:31; 13:14; 17:4; 18:9; 20:18; 29:17)
Offering an imperfect animal to God as a sacrifice (Dt. 17:1)
Any traffic with demons (Dt. 18:7-12)
Wearing clothes of the opposite sex (Dt. 22:5) See GayPrejudice.com
Bringing the hire of a harlot or sodomite into God's house (Dt. 23:18)
Re-marriage of former companions (Dt. 24:1-4)
Cheating others (Dt. 25:13-16)
Making images/idols (Dt. 27:15)
Idols of Ammon (1 Ki. 11:5)
Idols of Moab (1 Ki. 11:7; 2 Ki. 11:13)
Idols of Zidon (2 Ki. 23:13)
Incense offered by hypocrites (Isa. 1:13)
Eating unclean things (Isa. 66:17)
Offering human sacrifices (Jer. 32:35)
Robbery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Murder (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Adultery (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Oppression of others, particularly the poor or vulnerable (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Violence (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Breaking vows (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lending with interest to a brother (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lying with a menstruous woman (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Hardness of heart (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Injustice (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Worship of anti-Christ (Dan. 11:31; 12:11; Mt. 24:15; 2 Th. 2:4; Rev. 13)
Incest (Lev. 19: 6-30)
Things highly esteemed by man (Lk. 16:15)
Many other sins of the nations (Lev. 18: 26-29; Dt. 18: 9-12; 20:18; 29:17; 1 Ki. 14:24; 21:2, 11; 23:24; 2 Chr. 28:3; 33:2; 34:33; 36:14; Ezek. 7: 3-20; 8: 6-17; 16: 2-58; 20: 4-30; Rev. 17: 4-5)

It is abundantly clear from scripture that ALL SIN is considered an abomination by God. While one can debate degrees of seriousness and punishment for sin, it is clear that, according to the Bible, ALL sin is an abomination!
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Now ain't that something? Scripture considers all that an abomination. And I say again, after last fall and the justifying the wicked, the Church needs to lay off calling something an abomination in order to emphasize its point.

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