From the local paper... Speaks for itself ...
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision
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hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
Actually it says the homosexuals shall not enter the Kingdom of God. After that who cares what they do to each other.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@hippyjoe1955 Suppose it does. But does the law matter? Say you were a Jewish person living just before the time of Jesus’ public ministry. One day you heard that the synagogue leaders had discovered that there was an adulterer in the community. Everyone knew the Law which said, “If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife— with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death” So the leaders began to pass out rocks to stone the adulterer. Imagine then that the person who was caught in adultery was your own son or daughter. Would you cast a stone? Would you take part in putting to death the one caught in adultery? Would you, in essence, be faithful to upholding the commandments of Scripture, or choose to save the life of your child?
The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus was faced with a similar situation. The religious leaders had brought a woman accused of adultery to Jesus. John tells us that it was a trap, set to see if he would interpret the Law literally. But instead of taking part in the stoning, Jesus said, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”
At this point, everyone left, and the woman was saved. However, according to Scripture, Jesus was without sin, and should have thrown the stone in accordance with the Law. But Jesus chose to not apply the Scriptures literally in order to save a life. There was nothing in the Law that said the adulterer could be released. But Jesus ignored a literal part of scriptural law by not killing that woman.
Why not apply that in other ways? Perhaps homosexuals are not doomed to hell.
The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus was faced with a similar situation. The religious leaders had brought a woman accused of adultery to Jesus. John tells us that it was a trap, set to see if he would interpret the Law literally. But instead of taking part in the stoning, Jesus said, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”
At this point, everyone left, and the woman was saved. However, according to Scripture, Jesus was without sin, and should have thrown the stone in accordance with the Law. But Jesus chose to not apply the Scriptures literally in order to save a life. There was nothing in the Law that said the adulterer could be released. But Jesus ignored a literal part of scriptural law by not killing that woman.
Why not apply that in other ways? Perhaps homosexuals are not doomed to hell.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Scribbles The law was completely fulfilled on the Cross. It is a dead document. You need to rely on the New Covenant which is far more interesting. You don't give up food or clothes or sexual practices because of a rule saying thou shalt not. You become Born Again and such evils disappear from your interests. Your old lusts vanish as you move into the child Parent relationship of Christianity.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@hippyjoe1955 The new covenant is also vague as hell. Which is probably why so many Christians adhere so much to the old testement to "know God" and how they think law and order in the world should be.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Scribbles The New Covenant is not vague at all. It is completely self sufficient unto itself. Most Christians I know do not hold on to the Old Testament. They read it in the light of the New Testament. I had pork chops the other night. Did I keep the dietary laws? I worked two weeks ago Saturday. Do I keep the Sabbath?