RE: Good reading for Christian Homophobes
May 13, 2012 at 10:08 am
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2012 at 10:13 am by StatCrux.)
(May 13, 2012 at 9:53 am)Rhythm Wrote: Oh how quickly your convictions falter. That's some impressive brinksmanship you've applied to your faith.
So let me get this straight, you've stretched the text to justify your bigotry, but refuse to apply it verbatim when the final thoughts exceed your comfort level?
The homosexual who believes has precisely what to repent for with regards to his or her homosexuality?
I think I'm being perfectly consistent in my understanding, the new testament teaches about the reality of sin the wages of sin, but also teaches at its core, forgiveness, non judgement and repentance. This doesn't mean you have to approve of or in any way accept that sin is ok. The old phrase "hate the sin, not the sinner" springs to mind. I don't see any contradiction. The text doesn't say "go and kill people who are x,y,z" it says they are deserving of death. As to your question any homosexual engaging in homosexual sex is committing a sin. Sex for a Christian should only be within marriage and by definition homosexuals cannot be considered as married.
BTW it was you who "stretched the text" to fit your opinions, I simply kept the literal understanding.
