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Too bad you did not read on...
0 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
It almost seems as if some here are deliberately trying to misrepresent the Word.
0 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
It almost seems as if some here are deliberately trying to misrepresent the Word.
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The amount of noise Christians make about it in comparison seems quite disproportionate to me.
The fact that some here are acting as if drinking itself is a sin, and that standing beside a homosexual equates to partaking of their sin. If that were true, Jesus would have been a sinner! Ignoring the fact that we are called to love all, sinner and saint and enemy. Acknowledging the sinner's sin does not equate to condemning the sinner. We are not called to judge those outside the church.
The fact that some here are acting as if drinking itself is a sin, and that standing beside a homosexual equates to partaking of their sin. If that were true, Jesus would have been a sinner! Ignoring the fact that we are called to love all, sinner and saint and enemy. Acknowledging the sinner's sin does not equate to condemning the sinner. We are not called to judge those outside the church.
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Homosexuality is not contagious. We can't catch it. For some it is a choice for others, I believe, it is an involuntary lust. For all that practice it, it's a sin, that can be forgiven. That's about all I have to say. Let's pick on something that more prevalent like, the pride of life, or denial of guilt. Which is a self delusionary lie! If we are to shun homos then by the same statute are We are to shun liars too, are we not?
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The "liberals" here are trying to justify RickZ's attendance and his thumbs up to his nephew's ceremony as OK because he is family
and he needs to be the good uncle.
But is this consistent with what Jesus preaches and teaches us as his disciples ??
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:
35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law.
36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household.
37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me.
38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:
and he needs to be the good uncle.
But is this consistent with what Jesus preaches and teaches us as his disciples ??
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:
35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law.
36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household.
37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me.
38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:
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I agree on all this, however there are bigger issues with homosexuality with regards to their well formulated agenda and in this case it is a wedding, which is a celebration of a union that God created between a man and a woman.
How does one party at and celebrate a union that is opposed to God's plan for a man and a woman.
While we are not called to judge, however we are called to show them the error of their ways if we don't we certainly are not salt and light.
Perhaps we are not called to judge deciding on their guilt or innocence ...however neither are we called to give sanction.
We just fail to grasp the gravity of the effects of this lifestyle...the statistics are not good.
For me I could not hold my best friend"s hand during an abortion, it is not about judging but it is about not participating in what is destructive. All sin is destructive...we need to be apart, for the cause of Christ.
How does one party at and celebrate a union that is opposed to God's plan for a man and a woman.
While we are not called to judge, however we are called to show them the error of their ways if we don't we certainly are not salt and light.
Perhaps we are not called to judge deciding on their guilt or innocence ...however neither are we called to give sanction.
We just fail to grasp the gravity of the effects of this lifestyle...the statistics are not good.
For me I could not hold my best friend"s hand during an abortion, it is not about judging but it is about not participating in what is destructive. All sin is destructive...we need to be apart, for the cause of Christ.
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Not me. I never indicated any of the things listed are OK. But that they come from within and not from without. I live in a small town of about 100,000 people by the US average that means that about 7,300 of my neighbors are bi or gay. That dosn't make me that way. 1.1% lesbian, 2.2% male homos and 4% bi is the average. I checked the statistics yesterday.
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Matthew 7:12
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets."
Romans 12:14-21
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
Luke 6:35
"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great,
and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men."
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 13:1-8
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets."
Romans 12:14-21
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
Luke 6:35
"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great,
and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men."
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 13:1-8
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
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You missed the whole point! Legally, God is no longer in the US Supreme Courts definition of marriage. So the issue is not is the marriage Godly. It clearly is not but it's legal. We have to decide whether or not to go based upon our own convictions or if we think that by going we are somehow giving them permission. When I went to my parents funerals, I did so out of love for them. I didn't give them permission to die. And @RickyZ didn't give his nephew permission to get married either. Would not going have prevented it from happening?
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Every single person Jesus met was a sinner in comparison to Him and the fact that he did mention homosexuality while on earth is denial of the full canon of truth, since the words of Paul are given by divine inspiration ....that would mean Jesus.
As well, Jesus and His ministry, while unique in its purpose, cannot be separated out from Paul and the apostle's instructions, this is not wise, nor is it a way to justify our behavior.
Believe as you will.
As well, Jesus and His ministry, while unique in its purpose, cannot be separated out from Paul and the apostle's instructions, this is not wise, nor is it a way to justify our behavior.
Believe as you will.
Yes we are not called to judge those outside the church. We are called to witness to them. How is attending a gay wedding witnessing? Are you there to tell them a gay wedding is an abomination or that they would go to hell because of it? Is drinking alcohol really not a sin? Is it because Jesus drank wine? Or because he served wine to the wedding guests? I find it hard to believe or even laughable that Jesus Himself would drink alcohol or that He would serve alcohol to those wedding guests who are already drunk. Because if He did, He would be violating His own words. The Bible condemns drunkenness and proverbs says we are not even to look at alcohol. Jesus drank non alocoholic grape juice. And grape juice is also called wine in their time.
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What does secular law have to do with this, I sincerely doubt I missed any point actually 
Marriage in God's eyes is not a piece of paper, they are the one's celebrating their union whether it is called marriage or not.
Marriage in God's eyes is not a piece of paper, they are the one's celebrating their union whether it is called marriage or not.
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