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To: muir_redwoods
Are there any fat people at your church who are regularly committing the sin of gluttony or sloth?

Those are just among the 7 Deadly Sins; what about the 10 Commandments? Any members who swear and take the name of God in vain? Disrespect their parents? Adultry? Covet? Take what does not belong to them? Perhaps place more value on money, land, family or wealth than they should?

14 posted on 10/28/2005 2:34:13 PM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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To: Hodar
Yes to all of the above.

Perhaps what is really needed is a Church (with a capital C) that behaves more like a Church: calling sin "sin" and calling on sinners to truly repent and change their ways.

Just a thought....

51 posted on 10/28/2005 3:24:25 PM PDT by Prov3456
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To: Hodar

The difference is, even if you commit one of the 7 deadly sins, you admit it's wrong. Does the gay guy think his lifestyle is wrong?


145 posted on 10/29/2005 4:30:19 AM PDT by Hildy ( liberals cannot change the present, and cannot effect the future, so they MUST relive the past...)
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To: Hodar
Those are just among the 7 Deadly Sins; what about the 10 Commandments? Any members who swear and take the name of God in vain? Disrespect their parents? Adultry? Covet? Take what does not belong to them? Perhaps place more value on money, land, family or wealth than they should?

We have none who refuse to call those sin.
280 posted on 10/31/2005 6:52:37 AM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong...)
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To: Hodar

Becoming a church member means that you accept the tenants of faith that the church proclaims. A church member votes on leadership, bugeting, etc. People who don't agree to the tenants of faith (in this case, the Bible states that homosexuality is a sin and must be repented of) are not eligible for church membership. They may attend church and worship but they cannot vote or be elected to leadership positions.

That being said, everyone sins. The difference is, are you repentent and asking God to change you from within? Acknowledging your sin before God and man is a requirement. Once that is done, forgiveness is available to everyone, no matter the sin they repent of.

The church body is to be protected. God is Holy whether people like it or not. If God wasn't holy, we wouldn't have needed Jesus in the first place.


340 posted on 11/05/2005 1:50:22 PM PST by Sweet Hour of Prayer
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