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12/26/06 7:26 PM |
Kat | | Australia | | | |
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Jim. I can see you must be a little frustrated, constantly having to defend yourself and lifestyle (I believe you are straight since you say so). I have many liberal Christian friends, who like you, don't really have a problem with gay behaviour, but it doesn't mean that they are gay! (come on everyone, you can have opinions one way or the other, and not actually BE gay). Jim, I think people here are concerned that your not thinking through what God has written down for us. That so many years of small corruptions in His Word by the Church have now lead to the idea that Jesus doesn't talk about gay relationships in a negative way (but He does). I love having discussions with people, but I hate it turning into a defensive attack, like a lot of message boards here. Do people think that when Jesus came, the need for the Old Testament was crushed? It's quite obvious in the Old Testament what God thinks of homosexuality. Why would that be different from today? |
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12/25/06 7:31 PM |
Kat | | Australia | | | |
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Uggg, its so frustrating to hear that people who believe in God and His word are called bigots! It's such a cop out! I agree, insults are a way to avoid the real issues, and cause a fight. Christians, we are told in James (1:26-27, 3:5-10)to watch our tongues.We are also told to do everything in Love. If you love your child, do you let them do whatever they want? No! You set rules and guidelines; you want them to be safe and feel loved. When Christians are pointing out why they believe another Christian is doing wrong, it IS doing what God asked. These days it seems there is no such thing as church discipline, and that seems to be leading to the idea that if you judge someone for doing something, and show them why they are wrong, you are some sort of self righteous bigot! Those verses that most people take out of context, like the plank in your own eye (Luke 6:37-42)? Have you not read the last part of verse 42? Humble yourself, repent, remove the influences of evil from that part of your life...only then can you help someone who is struggling with the same thing. For some reason people find it hard to separate hate of behaviour from hate of a person. They are two separate things. cont... |
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12/23/06 7:40 PM |
Kat | | Australia | | | |
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Jim, with all due respect, if the Bible is one huge metaphor, then who is Jesus, and what did He come for (Genesis)? What is the reason for the genealogies written in 1 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Matthew, Luke and Genesis, for example? Why devote pages full of names if its all metaphor? What is the point? You are consistent though, since if, at the least, Genesis is a fairytale, then there is no foundation for what a marriage should be (Mark 10:6β8), what a family should be, why there is sin, death (Romans 5:12-19,1 Corinthians 15:21β22, 45)...etc! How come Jesus refers to Genesis more than any other book in the Bible (as literal) (Luke 17:26β27)? He believed in the Truth of the Old Testament wholeheartedly, why is that different for us now? Start with GENESIS. |
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