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Nahum · #**131** 03-12-2007, 09:35 PM

This is what I had feared it was.

Please understand that I have the utmost compassion for anyone held captive by sin. This is somewhat more. There was a subtle attempt at deception that a few perceptive posters recognized immediately That is why we withheld comment and proceeded with great caution.

Even with the double-speak, I am still very concerned for ChosenByOne. Both for his life, and the sin that has wrecked it.

Chosen, I love you with the love of Jesus and pray that you find the peace of God present in the months to come.

rrford · #**132** 03-12-2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

This is what I had feared it was.

Please understand that I have the utmost compassion for anyone held captive by sin. This is somewhat more. There was a subtle attempt at deception that a few perceptive posters recognized immediately That is why we withheld comment and proceeded with great caution.

Even with the double-speak, I am still very concerned for ChosenByOne. Both for his life, and the sin that has wrecked it.

Chosen, I love you with the love of Jesus and pray that you find the peace of God present in the months to come.

A gree with all of this.

StillStanding · #**133** 03-12-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rrford

Ther is no such thing as a "gay Christian."

It would now seem that this poster is indeed being deceptive.

I won't say that gays are in the bride of Christ, but I know some gays that truly loved God. They believed in Christ, so some would call them Christians.

After years of finding no reception in the church, the gays that I know have finally left church and God behind.

I don't have an answer for this, as I believe a church has to draw a line when it comes to gays.

rrford · #**134** 03-12-2007, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pianoman

I won't say that gays are in the bride of Christ, but I know some gays that truly loved God. They believed in Christ, so some would call them Christians.

After years of finding no reception in the church, the gays that I know have finally left church and God behind.

I don't have an answer for this, as I believe a church has to draw a line when it comes to gays.

Sorry Bro. Gays do not really love God. You cannot love a God you refuse to obey.

J-Roc · #**135** 03-12-2007, 10:45 PM

The matter at hand here is to remember the disenfranchised...those shunned by society. If homosexuals can't even make it through our church doors...the place that should be a city of refuge...where else can they find hope and mercy...this sin has to be dealt with and corrected as any other....but you don't see adulterers and other types of sinners disenfranchised as you do homosexuals. So, the call in this thread is to reach out to that shunned group for they too are in need of a Savior...this is not about CBO (for he can go to Bishop Kilgore for any counseling he needs in his life).

Perhaps too many churches are homophobic and those that are need to mature spiritually. For such a powerful stronghold that homosexuality is, we need to confront it all the more...and not by bashing it, but by helping in the deliverance process.

Thad · #**136** 03-12-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Roc

The matter at hand here is to remember the disenfranchised...those shunned by society. If homosexuals can't even make it through our church doors...the place that should be a city of refuge...where else can they find hope and mercy...this sin has to be dealt with and corrected as any other....but you don't see adulterers and other types of sinners disenfranchised as you do homosexuals. So, the call in this thread is to reach out to that shunned group for they too are in need of a Savior...this is not about CBO (for he can go to Bishop Kilgore for any counseling he needs in his life).

Perhaps too many churches are homophobic and those that are need to mature spiritually. For such a powerful stronghold that homosexuality is, we need to confront it all the more...and not by bashing it, but by helping in the deliverance process.

well the church is embarking on a new problem. maybe it hasn't hit the bible belt yet but some of the youth we are getting saved today here in the west have to be TOLD and TAUGHT that it's NOT wrong! can you believe it? well, it's here. a generation completley removed from God

don't say it's not coming to your area

#**137** 03-12-2007, 10:51 PM

I hope I never feel the need to unload all of my sin on an open forum...

So, folks, apparently you were right...when do I get 'ran out of town on the rail'????

Do I get points for saying that I STILL feel compassion for this man? Because he is in a 'no win' situation in several areas of his life, and his very soul is at stake.

Chosen...I pray that you fall on the rock and be broken. There's a Judgement Day coming for all of us. Help us, Lord.

rrford · #**138** 03-12-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Annie

I hope I never feel the need to unload all of my sin on an open forum...

So, folks, apparently you were right...when do I get 'ran out of town on the rail'????

Do I get points for saying that I STILL feel compassion for this man? Because he is in a 'no win' situation in several areas of his life, and his very soul is at stake.

Chosen...I pray that you fall on the rock and be broken. There's a Judgement Day coming for all of us. Help us, Lord.

Annie, read the last several posts carefully. Many of us still have concern for the man and his sin, as well as compassion for his condition. That was never the issue.

It is just that some of us have had years of experience in dealing with folks and can sometimes tell when the whole stroy is not being told.

Besides that, there may not be a railroad line anywhere near where you are.

J-Roc · #**139** 03-12-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Thad

well the church is embarking on a new problem. maybe it hasn't hit the bible belt yet but some of the youth we are getting saved today have to be TOLD and TAUGHT that it's wrong! can you believe it? well, it's here. a generation completley removed from God

don't say it's not coming to your area

We can blame that on the secular schools...which raises another issue that should be dealt with...how local churches should form a network so that our churches can provide christian schools (k-12) for our children....I know I will do whatever I have to do (even if I have to put in extra hours to earn more money) in order to send my children to private christian schools throughout their school years...

Newman · #**140** 03-12-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Roc

The matter at hand here is to remember the disenfranchised...those shunned by society. If homosexuals can't even make it through our church doors...the place that should be a city of refuge...where else can they find hope and mercy...this sin has to be dealt with and corrected as any other....but you don't see adulterers and other types of sinners disenfranchised as you do homosexuals. So, the call in this thread is to reach out to that shunned group for they too are in need of a Savior...this is not about CBO (for he can go to Bishop Kilgore for any counseling he needs in his life).

Perhaps too many churches are homophobic and those that are need to mature spiritually. For such a powerful stronghold that homosexuality is, we need to confront it all the more...and not by bashing it, but by helping in the deliverance process.

Homosexuality shunned by society? You have got to be kidding! Thanks to TV and Hollywood it is fashionable.

Churches homophobic? Yeah, they still tend to call sin, sin and insist that Christ calls us to be new creatures. And for the record that applies to the adulterer too.