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To: sasafras

Wow. Quite the tirade. Comparing a satanist coming into a church with the purpose of dishonoring it with a sinner who is trying to hear the word of God but who hasn't gotten the message, yet.


79 posted on 10/28/2005 6:22:46 PM PDT by No Longer Free State (No event has just one cause, no person has just one motive, no action has just the intended effect.)
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To: No Longer Free State

The sinner does not "try" to hear the word of God. The unsaved heart is naturally hostile towards God and cannot subject itself to His will. There are none who seek.

Those who are drawn to God are done so through the indwelling regeneration of the Holy Spirit. A force that rends the heart, and forces the individual to see their sin for the loathsome, foul thing that it is.

It produces in us a Godly sorrow for our sin, causing us to lament when we act sinfull, which in turn causes us to ask Him for forgiveness in repentance.

That is the difference. If this "gay" worshipper were truly a saved Christian, he would renounce his sinful lifestyle and seek holiness. He does not. Instead, he seeks affirmation of his sin. Light cannot have fellowship with darkness. There is no such thing as a "carnal christian".

Yes, I sin. I sin brutally with pride, lust, sloth, disobedience - daily. The difference is how this person and I have dealt with our sin. Mine causes me to flee from it, his causes him to seek approval for it.


89 posted on 10/28/2005 6:50:26 PM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow (Freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion.)
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To: No Longer Free State

"dishonoring it with a sinner who is trying to hear the word of God but who hasn't gotten the message, yet."

Hmmm lets see here....homo is open about lifestyle Church does nothing and in fact promotes him - message sent????? Homo lifestyle is supported by Church - others are left wondering what is the proper teaching. Regardless of the evil we should not allow it to prosper openly in our Church. It is one thing for those who practice this evil and another all together to proudly display it in Church with no sign of repentence. The analogy is not that difficult to understand.


281 posted on 10/31/2005 6:57:33 AM PST by sasafras ("Licentiousness destroyes order, and when chaos ensues, the yearning for order will destroy freedom.)
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