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originally posted by: EmmanuelGoldstein
originally posted by: ZeussusZ
a reply to: lightofgratitude
Which god are you talking about? Christian god?
Good question.
How many gods are currently still alive out there?
originally posted by: ZeussusZ
a reply to: lightofgratitude
Which god are you talking about? Christian god?
originally posted by: trollz
Sexual attraction to something you aren't physically able to reproduce with is a sexual perversion, NOT "love".
originally posted by: lightofgratitude
"...every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God..." - 1 John 4:7
"...he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him..." - 1 John 4:16
"...there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus..." - Galatians 3:28
If we stick to the teaching that God is Love and even gender doesn't matter, then it is obvious that God approves of homosexuality regardless of what other verses say. The logic is simple and obvious. Love approves of Love whether it is between males or females or a male and female. Love is Love.
Rape, molestation, manipulation, lies, theft, murder, and any action that is not of Love, is not of God, since God is Love.
"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." - Proverbs 10:12
All sins are covered by Love. Not one sin is for Love since God is Love and only God (LOVE) is Good.
originally posted by: lightofgratitude
"...every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God..." - 1 John 4:7
"...he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him..." - 1 John 4:16
"...there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus..." - Galatians 3:28
originally posted by: ZeussusZ
a reply to: lightofgratitude
Which god are you talking about? Christian god?
Sexual activity is for the purpose of sexual reproduction. A man can not reproduce with another man and a woman can not reproduce with another woman. That's biology.
originally posted by: trollz
Sexual activity is for the purpose of sexual reproduction. A man can not reproduce with another man and a woman can not reproduce with another woman. That's biology. Sexual attraction to something you aren't physically able to reproduce with is a sexual perversion, NOT "love".
originally posted by: LABTECH767
a reply to: rickymouse
I would say he does love them just does not want them to fancy there brothers and sisters, they are still in his image even if someone else has twisted it a bit.
Is a wrong deed is right if the majority of people declare it not to be wrong any longer? No... it is still sin! “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil.” God has not changed. His standards have not been lowered. God still calls immorality a sin, and the Bible says God is going to judge it. That includes you, me, and everyone on this planet.
Self-centeredness is another reason we are so inclined to call evil good. When something brings profit or pleasure to us we are inclined to call evil good, even though we know it is dead wrong. “But it’s what I’ve always wanted,” or, “It’s good for me, although I know it’s wrong” are the alibis we have manufactured to justify evil and call it good.
If we could only focus our eyes outward instead of inward and heed the words of Jesus: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).
Our trouble is that we say about Christianity what we say about everything else: “What’s in it for me?” In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else—in terms of what He can contribute to us personally. In other words, we want God to be our servant. “Woe to those who call evil good!”
Also, through a popular technique called rationalization we find it easy to call evil good. How easy it is to place the blame on others, on circumstances or on fate. From Adam, who said: “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate,” to a member of the Senate who says: “I did nothing that a thousand other men would not have done,” we excuse ourselves. We call evil good.
Our Lord was impatient with our tendency to rationalize our evil and call it good. In Luke 18, He told of the self-righteous Pharisee who stood and prayed: “God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector” (verse 11). The Pharisee kidded himself into thinking he was something when he was not. He was skilled in the ancient—and modern—art of rationalization.
But the tax collector, whom the Pharisee looked upon as the most sinful of men, saw himself as he was, and said: “God, be merciful to me a sinner” (verse 13). Jesus said: “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (verse 14).
How can we get our values straightened out? How can our warped judgment be brought into line? How can we stop calling evil good?
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Even when we aren’t aware of it, we commit sin by the things we do (or fail to do), or by the way we think.
This is why we need Christ, for only He can forgive us all our sins, and only He can help us live the way we should. We can’t forgive ourselves, nor can we change our hearts and make ourselves better in God’s eyes.
It is always difficult and dangerous to attempt to list sins according to their degree of seriousness. In one sense, all sins are equal in that they all separate us from God. The Bible’s statement, “For the wages of sin is death …” (Romans 6:23), applies to all sin, whether in thought, word, or deed.
At the same time, it seems obvious that some sins are worse than others in both motivation and effects, and should be judged accordingly. Stealing a loaf of bread is vastly different than exterminating a million people. Sins may also differ at their root.
Theologians have sought for centuries to determine what the essence of sin is. Some have chosen sensuality, others selfishness, and still others pride or unbelief.
In the New Testament Jesus said it would be more bearable on the day of judgment for Sodom than for Capernaum because of Capernaum’s unbelief and refusal to repent after witnessing His miracles (Matthew 11:23-24). The sins of Sodom were identified in Ezekiel 16:49-50 as arrogance, gluttony, indifference to the poor and needy, haughtiness, and “detestable things.”
When Jesus spoke of his second coming and judgment, he warned that among those deserving punishment some would “be beaten with many blows” and others “with few blows” (Luke 12:47-48). He also reserved His most fierce denunciations for the pride and unbelief of the religious leaders, not the sexually immoral (Matthew 23:13-36).
However, remember that whether our sins are relatively small or great, they will place us in hell apart from God’s grace. The good news is that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins and the sins of the whole world at the Cross. If we will repent and turn to Jesus in faith, our sins will be forgiven, and we will receive the gift of eternal life.