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Ambariel
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I would add that, the friend should also understand that God always answers prayers.
But sometimes, He says "No".
Sometimes, He says "Not yet".
And there is always a reason for what He does. Sometimes we need silence to hear the inner voice that tells us what is right and what is wrong.
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Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar.
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Ambariel
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Originally posted by Lucy:
well, the original post is old but i have something to say about it. i_like_jesus, you are not being a good friend. you say he is your friend yet you are not supporting him and accepting him for who he is. some friend you are. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
How can you say that? No Christian should condone or fail to make some effort to show a friend in sin that they are doing wrong. You do it with love, not condemnation, the idea is to bring them back, not drive them away. But you have to present the Truth and you have to make an attempt to show them that what they are doing is wrong.
Just "accepting" whatever they do is not friendship at all. There is a very fine line between acceptance and condoning immoral behavior.
And that's what real friendship means. Saying the things other people are either too polite, or too uncaring, to say to them. Being honest.
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Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar.
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Lucy
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well, the original post is old but i have something to say about it. i_like_jesus, you are not being a good friend. you say he is your friend yet you are not supporting him and accepting him for who he is. some friend you are.
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CMonster
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If your friend is a born again believer you need to reassure him that they he is a new creature in Christ and tell him to stop defining himself by the world's labels; he is not a "homosexual" but a person who was given over to deviant sexual paractices.
I think the unfortunate thing about sexual and sensual erotica is that they seem to imprint on a person's fleshly nature in such a way that it may be difficult or almost impossible to separate the deviant arousal from the pure way God intended for us to derive pleasure from intimate relations. While a person has the potential to be free from corrupt desires by the power of God, the "old man" is still with us, and though "reckoned" dead, is still very much alive. That is why we need to be constantly reminded to "Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh."
The other thing I would recommend is for your friend to focus on Jesus, on getting to know Jesus in prayer and in the Word, because concentrating on a behavior (particularly sexual) will not produce the desired result of overcoming that behavior. For example, if you start thinking about how you should not be lusting over those pretty, long-legged, beautiful blond ...well, you get the picture -often you can get drawn in even more.
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Kindgo
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Hello i_like_jesus, ![[Kiss]](graemlins/Kiss.gif)
Welcome to the board, its nice to have you here ![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup2.gif)
Your friend, gave in to sin, its not because God didn't answer his prayers, either, its because he choose to do what was easy and made him feel good at the moment.
Time is short Jesus is coming back soon, your friend better get back on the narrow path before its to late.
All sex outside of a marriage bed is sin. I say its sin you know its sin stay far away from it.
It will drag you in and before you know it your life is a mess.
I love Jesus.. ![[Big Clap]](graemlins/clap2.gif) ![[Smile]](graemlins/youpi.gif)
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Kindgo
Inside the will of God there is no failure. Outside the will of God there is no success.
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i_like_jesus
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hey everyone, i have a serious question that i need some major advice and prayer on. my best friend is a homosexual, and has been for 3 years. however, before he admitted to it, he was a believer in God. he prayed and prayed and prayed, knowing that the bible said his lifestyle was that of sin. he prayed to God for answers and why he felt the way he did, and to change him--since the bible says "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." (Lev. 18:22) but, he's gay now. He said God didn't answer his prayers, so now he doesn't know what to believe. I know in his heart he wants to embrace the love of Christ but can't because of his lifestyle. I didn't know what to say. God answers prayers, I know, but how do i explain this????
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