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To: ConservingFreedom

LOL! “Ostracized?” At least in the case of LGBTQ, their problem is with God. HE’S the one who has already condemned them to hell, unless they repent.


17 posted on 09/16/2014 11:15:59 AM PDT by afsnco
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To: afsnco; ConservingFreedom
>> groups that Christians have traditionally ostracized – LGBTQ persons, unwed parents
>> In his second to last sentence he tips his hand - we're leaving church because it speaks against sin.
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> LOL! “Ostracized?” At least in the case of LGBTQ, their problem is with God. HE’S the one who has already condemned them to hell, unless they repent.

And yet didn't the religious elite of Jesus's day condemn him because he hung around with scum like tax-collectors, whores, and Samaritans?
Moreover, I am reminded of the story of Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery — while it is certainly possible that it was a false accusation [or selective application of the law] because there was no man also brought, that is inconsequential as Jesus treated the matter as if the accusation were true, but he replied: Let him who has no sin cast the first stone and then those accusing her left (from oldest to youngest) indicating that His words wer very convicting. Then, at the end, what does He say to the woman? Neither do I [condemn you]. Go and sin no more.

How will those who are broken be reached unless some go to them? and is the Church here in America fulfilling this role? — How will the world know of God's goodness if His people refuse to act like their God?

31 posted on 09/16/2014 11:53:17 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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