I see people claiming to be Christian who want homosexual behavior to not be a sin
My Bible says:
Thou shalt not lie with mankind … it is abomination, Lev. 18:22 (20:13).
There shall be no … sodomite of the sons of Israel, Deut. 23:17.
declare their sin as Sodom, Isa. 3:9
men …...
Honoring and respecting the body is not the same as judging it. Yes some are very fixated on them and mistreat others due to differences.
Others see all as equals despite differences.
Some comments reminded me of this. Judging is a very loaded term my favorite snap shot on this is as follows:
"I have been puzzled that some scriptures command us not to judge and others instruct us that we should judge and even tell us how to do it. I am convinced that these seemingly...
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:
The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar:
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us...
I would suggest it is not that simple.
Thoughts, feelings and actions are not one and the same.
If I have a thought of murder, but don’t act on it I’m not a murderer. Being tempted by a given sin be it sex, killing or stealing a pack of gum is not the same as acting on it.
There is a spiritual nature to the seeing, but it’s not a metaphor. Stephan’’s experience I think is one of the most instructive.
Acts 7:
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And...
So I’m not a Beatles fan (except yesterday).
England like all nations is a mixed bag. There is a lot of good and not good. It would be a shame to throw out all the good.