[Linux4christians] OOT: My stand on Gay/Lesbian

[pastordavid at bibleseven.com]

Everywhere I have ever served in ministry or studied the Word the 
understanding
was always that Biblical Christians are to "Challenge the sin and to 
love the
sinner"

Since everyone is challenged by sin and everyone desires that their fellow
saints love them enough to lovingly and prayerfully walk alongside them to
freedom and healing as Jesus does - in "loving others as we love ourselves"
we model right Biblical responses to sin (including mangling 
scripture).  ;-)

The Bible is quite specific that it is a sin to ignore a brother who is 
drifting
into sin.  We are required to confront our brother in love, not in arrogant
condescension (such is a prideful prelude to our own fall), we are to be
unafraid to shine the same light of truth into their dark place that 
we'd have
them shine for us.

The light of truth is sometimes painful when we've grown accustomed to
making excuses for the darkness of a lie - which is what every sin is - a
lie.

The Biblical Christian family needs a truth-intervention now and then!

>  Mike, I agree - it's a pretty fruitless discussion.  That said, I
>  really appreciated Peter's position on the attitudes of Christians
>  towards homosexuals - or other sinners, for that matter...
>
>  Blessings, Don -- D.C. Parris, FMP LEED AP O+M Minister, Security/FM
>  Coordinator, Free Software Advocate
>  https://www.xing.com/profile/Don_Parris
>  http://www.linkedin.com/in/dcparris
>  http://www.facebook.com/don.parris


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Have an http://Ultrafidian.com Day!  Pastor David
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