Posted on 08/01/2007 4:32:16 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
The ridiculing of a democrat gets you 10 to life depending on good behavior and how well you are programmed for dependence on the “progressives”.
I salute this Pastors backbone.
"Hell, even I ain't buyin' THAT one!"
The church is for sinners.
Never said it wasn't. We all sin, but believers should repent their sins and try to improve. The church should not condone sinning within their walls. Where do you draw the line, perhaps have an orgy in the church would be OK? The man should not be condemn, but the church should not be an enabler either.
I disagree. It was a funeral, not a worship service. It was about the man who died, not the cross dresser and/or his sexual preferences.
His purpose was to shock, whether it be showing up in a skimpy dress at the funeral, or hopefully everyone in the media afterward. Show some respect is all he needed to do.
But not for sinning.
The Church is where Believers gather to worship God, and to learn of Him. It is NOT a place for sinners to flaunt their sin. Believers are sinners saved by Grace, and that salvation does not mean one can go on sinning. This nutjob has made it clear that "it's all about him", and he wants people to "accept" his sin, and not make him feel guilty. Believers are under no obligation to accept or approve of another's sin. Believers should not hate the sinner, but love does not mean you let them do what they want, with no consequences. A sinner flaunting his sin in the Church is offensive to Believers, and to God. The Pastor was right to throw the bum out, and the subsequent "victim" reaction of the sinner underscores that the pastor made exactly the right call.
Sin should not be tolerated in the House of God.
I don’t agree. There are some things, like money traders and perverts, that have no business in a church, especially in a disciplineless time like now.
I would strongly disagree. Funerals are for the family and friends of the deceased. The pastor's purpose was to provide comfort to them, not to judge and decide who can and who cannot attend. I expect that kind of bigotry from the left, not from conservatives.
In church you follow the rules, you do not make the rules.
Christians are sinners who repent of their sins. This guy had no intention of repentance and a funeral isn’t the place to castigate an individual. Jesus threw the money changers out of the temple, he didn’t preach at them.
I don't go to church anymore. When I did, tolerance was the order of the day.
Did he come to mock? If so then the pastor was right. If he merely came with his sin showing, then the pastor was wrong.
Tough to know which unless you were there.
No compassion for the family? This was not a church service. it was a funeral for a grieving family. One person shows up and trys to make it about himself. He should have been asked to leave.
“There is no way in heaven that God would want somebody to do this to somebody,
If we could go back in time we could ask Christ what he did to the money changers in the temple and, WHY?
Christ saves us form ours sins, not in them.
My prayer would be for this person to change his “HER” life style, it is possible you know.
Sin should not be tolerated ANYWHERE!
Exactly!
This pastor and his wife, may have lost any chance to witness salvation to this man/woman.
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