Church's Gay Family Photos Row Ends with Vote to Keep Pastor

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• tamna

  Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:33 am : 1 : 0 Flag

  Whoooaaaa. Gen1-28. You wrote "My views are simple- if you are a confirmed homosexual and will not recant- the civil government has the right to put you to death." Did I read this right?????
  
  If so, I might recommend you consider converting to Islam and moving to Iran. You would be right at home, I think.

• Gen1_28

  Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:19 pm : 1 : 0 Flag

  Slacker-
  
  to try to answer your question: The Bible does not say that a sinner cannot attend a metting of the church body- but rather that the church body is not to associate (think: become close friends) with the sinner. The issue wasn't the Homosexuals attending church. It was their being associated as an accepted part of the church that was the issue. Now don't think I agree with accepting homosexuals "just as they are"...
  
  My views are simple- if you are a confirmed homosexual and will not recant- the civil government has the right to put you to death. We as individuals do not have this liberty. We as individuals should not make life easy on them. We should not allow them to be a participant in anything other than to hear the Word of God that they might repent. We should not invite them over for fun and games. And we shouldn't employ them. Though this is speaking specifically of homosexuals, we can apply this to any non-Christian or unrepentant Christian. By disassociating ourselves from them they might repent. But this is what I see scripture commanding.
  
  Think of it this way- let's say you have a habit. If that habit made it so you couldn't get a job and had no friends... and people didn't want top spend time with you...don't you think you might change? That IS the point. It is not that we cannot be polite to people living in sin- but we shouldn't help them or support them. There is a big difference between someone "living in sin" and a Christian who sometimes sins.

• Slacker

  Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:59 am : 2 : 0 Flag

  My question is, how to we help them turn from sin if we blacklist them from every church? Every person in that church is a sinner no different then the homosexuals however with that said we should not turn from the word of God to appease one section of sinners...

• canadianchristian

  Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:59 am : 10 : 4 Flag

  If this pastor openly supports homosexuality and will not repent of it he should be removed from the church. If he does'nt leave then the members who are faithful and obedient to the word of GOD should seperate themselves from this church. It is not a question of the "will of the majority" it is the will of GOD which should be adhered to no matter who takes offence- if there is a problem with GOD'S will take it up with HIM and be prepared for HIS dicipline, I pray this church will do the right thing according to scripture, IN JESUS NAME.

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