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magdaleine -> RE: Kicka, part 3 (7/13/2008 11:34:46 PM)
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I've been away at a small Christian family camp for the last week and I just catching up now in CW.
{{{{{{{{{{Jeanie}}}}}}}}}}} I'm sorry for the way your brother has been jerked around. I agree with you. It isn't right.
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In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, the word of God delivers a very serious warning against certain sins. Among these sins is sodomy, or homosexuality. The TNIV obscures the seriousness of the judgement on "homosexuals" by confusing the sin of "homosexuals" by adding the word "practicing". It’s no longer "homosexuals" but "practicing homosexuals"...Are the TNIV translators implying it's ok to be a homosexual, just not a "practicing homosexual"?
This article really upset me. The translators are trying to distinguish between those who are acting homosexually and those who might identify themselves as homosexual but who are living chaste lives. Surely the authors of this article can see the difference. Does it really matter how this difference is articulated? It's not the temptation that is the sin but the giving into the temptation, whether in thought or in deed. Jesus was tempted in every way we are and yet he did not sin.
As for the guy suing Zondervan, he surely doesn't expect to win. He's nuts.
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Homosexuality is wrong...but what if you have homosexual feelings and choose not to act on them? So then you're not a "practicing" homosexual...are you still a homosexual? Or someone who struggles with homosexual feelings? But even though you're tempetd, you're not acting on them....so are you sinning?
Of course not!
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Well, the Bible tells us in Matthew 5 that whoever lusts after a woman has committed adultery in his heart already. To me, that says if he has thoughts of lusting, he's committed the sin. Wouldn't the same "logic" apply to other sins?
There's a difference between being tempted to lust and lusting.
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It's one thing to be tempted (whatever that temptation might be) and to act upon that temptation and thereby sin.
Exactly!
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...one of the biggest battles was getting clients to see homosexuality as a behavior rather than an identity. In truth, they choose to embrace their sinful desires instead of confessing them as sin and then directing their attention in godly paths.
I think it's a matter of semantics. How do you define "homosexual"? Is it someone who is sexually/romantically attracted to the same sex or is it someone who is actively sexual/romantic with the same sex? I think there will always be disagreement about the answer.
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She KNOWS the truth and I do not feel the need to beat her over the head with it. I appreciate that she loves my kids and is still willing to let us be a big part of her life, even though she has walked away from God (never had a strong faith to begin with). I enjoy spending time with her and having serious discussions with her without beating her with my Bible. She reminds me a lot of myself at that age, actually, and it was the people who just loved me where I was at that made it easy for me to come back to Christ eventually.
Bless you for this attitude! I wish more people took that stance.
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