Was it necessary to repeal DADT?

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

All this, no matter what translation you appeal to, is an instruction for our personal behavior.

"Don't participate in the things these people do." (Eph 5:7 NLT)

And the entire discourse is wrapped up in verse 15-17:

"So be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise.
Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days.
Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do."

And applies to what we celebrate, associate, fellowship with.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Jesus did something FAR more meaningful than attending the wedding of a gay couple. He did something FAR more meaningful than just attending and watching as we all sinned.

While we were yet sinners? He died for us.

Again, this post sort of assumes attending a homosexual "wedding" is a good, meaningful or compassionate thing in some twisted sort of way... in reality, there is nothing redemptive about it at all.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

And applies to what we celebrate, associate, fellowship with.

Well, that's your decision. You've decided to "apply" it and leave what it's actually saying. One of the basic laws of hermeneutics is, "There is only one meaning of scripture." You're not allowed to apply at your own personal whim.

[sandie]

Eph. 5

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

That seems very sobering to me...

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Again, this post sort of assumes attending a homosexual "wedding" is a good, meaningful or compassionate thing in some twisted sort of way... in reality, there is nothing redemptive about it at all.

Point is, He did something on our behalf rather than taking a stand against our sins. Jesus didn't protest our sins, He died for them.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Well, that's your decision. You've decided to "apply" it and leave what it's actually saying. One of the basic laws of hermeneutics is, "There is only one meaning of scripture." You're not allowed to apply at your own personal whim.

exactly

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

exactly

Exactly. So stick with what it's saying, which is directly speaking to our personal behavior!

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Exactly. So stick with what it's saying, which is directly speaking to our personal behavior!

You wrong I'm right. case closed!

Excuse pagan hat on my smile. lol







Eph 5:11

11 Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness, but instead [let your lives be so in contrast as to] expose and reprove and convict them.
AMP


Of course it speaks to conduct/behavoir, don't think no one here would deny that. What we fellowship with is part of our conduct.

[Truthseeker]

BTW Just downloaded my PC bible to new laptop, so you in trouble now!

[Apprehended]

Was it necessary to repeal DADT? YES!

They tell me that it gets very, very cold in the mountains of Afghanistan. Often soldiers have to huddle close together to survive the cold by sharing body warmth. When soldiers huddle together for body warmth, that's when you do the ASKING:

"Which of you, if any are of the perverted homosexual gender?" Now that you ASKED, by law they have to TELL!

Since by LAW they have to tell, I can assure you, that lonely dude is going to be an icicle when the sun peeps up over the top of one of those eastern mountains. At least, he will not be sharing any body heat with the rest of the GIs.

Unlike Napoleon who shot them when he discovered one, all you have to do is just ASK and then freeze them into block of ice much like Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Make a pillar of ice out of them.