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Nice work. However the Lord added something individualistic to the rich man's inquiry about eternal life -- "go and sell all that you own, then come and pick up your cross and follow Me." (my paraphrase from memory). I take this to mean that we all have individual "crosses" to bear in our lives -- crosses that perhaps only we and the Lord know about -- alcohol, drugs, sexual addiction, gambling, etc., but things that, like the young man's riches - would prevent one from entering the Kingdom unless "crucified".

The common "lib" interpretation of Sodom and Gomorrah, by the way, is that Lot's sin was the sin of inhospitality! Not homosexuality. However, this is resolved in the tiny book of Jude as I recall, where the sin of Sodom is spelled out more plainly.

But back to Dobson -- there will be no headway gained in this debate over gay "marriage" until the body of Christ humbles itself, repents of its own sexual sin (the statistics on even Christian women who log on to porn sites is very high!) and then loves the homosexual in a non judgmental manner. All the legislation in the world will not win anyone to the love of Christ. And it is only the love of Christ that has the power to change the world. Not education. Not psychology. Not debate, diplomacy, politics or war. Only the power of the Creator can change the lives of His creatures. Christians are called to be wise as serpents but meek as doves.

Thank you. When writing for other eyes to see, I tend to emphasize what most others omit and to omit what most others already know and focus on. For example,...not only "works" but repentance, then works, indeed.

It's understandable if many disagree, though. As it is with the very few truly Orthodox Jews, my beliefs--extremely unpopular--are more Early Modern Protestant than those of all but a scattered few in this world.