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Posted by Chaplain Bob (Member # 5019) on :

The biggest problem in reaching homosexuals for the Lord is the wall Christians put up. There are two things we Christians need to understand: 1. What the Bible prohibits is homosexual sex not homosexual feelings. 2. Homosexuality is not contagious. So it's safe to be around them and share the love of Jesus with them rather than looking down our collective noses at them and automatically condemning them all to Hell. Most of them, if not all, know that their lifestyle is prohibited by Scripture. But stop using the Old Testament verses to reach them. There are plenty of NT verses that spell it out. 1Cor. 6:9,10, Rom. 1:26,27, 1Tim. 1:9,10

Posted by bilbo1952 (Member # 10126) on :

thats right the state of washington just passed same -sex marrige i think its wrong

Posted by Alan L (Member # 8836) on :

One doesn't have to like it, but one has to remember the prime directive so to speak. Judge not lest you be judged.

There sin's are between them and God we don't have to accept it, but we can't judge it either. I don't approve, but I won't turn my back if they ask for help.

A New Commandment I give to you
Love one another as I have loved you
and all will know you are my disciple
if you have love for one another.

Not sure if that is exact, but the point is made.
One just has to remember God didn't go to the rich, he went to the needy and less fortunate, and those in need of saving.

Posted by KnowHim (Member # 1) on :

Judge not?

Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

This is a warning against self-righteous severity, not a command to be neutral toward moral issues.

"You're not supposed to judge me!"

This is a verse that is often said and, often misused. In other words, its taken out of context. The people that use this verse often use it to stop me (or others) from pointing out their sinful life and their need for salvation. This verse even has some Christians confused, and it hinders their attempts to share the gospel. To convince them that they need salvation, you first must convince them of their sin.

I get so tired of people using this verse to tell everyone not to say any thing about sin. It is not a verse to tell us to keep quit on sin. We are to expose sin!

Jesus Christ is the one whom stated the below, and we are to be like him:

MATTHEW 23: Jesus publicly rebuked the hypocrites, "Woe unto you... hypocrites!...ye blind guides...fools...full of extortion and excess...whited sepulchres...full of hypocrisy and iniquity...Woe unto you...Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?"

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Posted by Alan L (Member # 8836) on :

Judge Not!!

What I wrote was not meant to be taken as don't point it out. All I am saying is we don't have to accept it, but we don't have the right to judge it.

That is between them and God.
If I offended you with the way it was written
well then my apologies.

I stand by my statement

Posted by Chaplain Bob (Member # 5019) on :

For homosexuals WHO DO NOT GIVE UP HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX the Bible says they will not see the Kingdom of God. We can share that with them. That is not judging (which is God's job) it's sharing Biblical truth.