Posted on 08/04/2015 3:14:17 AM PDT by rhema
In other words, the right response to hypocrisy is not to say, “Because we’ve had a plague of pornography in the church, we’ll drop out of the culture wars,” Or, “Because we’ve had so many scandalous divorces, we’ll drop our opposition to same-sex ‘marriage.’”
We need Apostles now - not showmen or politicians. The faith of our Lord is needed now more than ever to heal the world.
I’m not sure I accept the premise here. You are not allowed to say anything against homosexual marriage unless your own marriage is perfect in every way?? You are not allowed to talk about sin unless your own life has no sin??? You can’t counsel someone about drug problems if you drink alcoholic drinks or have had drinking problems???
Based on the premise put forth, then nobody can say anything about any issue, or any other sinful or unethical behavior, because our own lives are not perfect to begin with. I reject that reasoning. Anyone else agree???
Continue the call for “repentance” and “conversion” to Christ.
This article simply reminds us that the above call is a life long effort.
Not surprised that we Christians are under persecution here and around the world. Did not the Bible say that judgement first is going to come to the “House of the Lord?”
No, rather it is call for ALL of us to continue repentence and conversion.
I had a friend in AA tell me that early in his sobriety he told his sponsor that he was reading the book I’M OKAY, YOU’RE OKAY. His sponsor said “You can’t read that.”
He asked “Why not?”
His sponsor replied “Because you’re not okay.”
Often truth is short and brutal.
Oscar Wilde said, “Hypocrisy is the honor vice pays to virtue.” The left believes in neither so can never be accused of that sin that which utterly discredits. How convenient for the left.
What??! I don't know where you're getting that premise from. That's exactly what his author is arguing explicitly against.
Could you imagine a doctor saying to the patient, “We’re ashamed to say this, but while we’ve been treating you for cancer, we’ve completely overlooked your serious heart condition. So to make things right we’ll stop treating the cancer”? Of course not. In the same way, we don’t stop exposing the sin of the world (or, worse still, condone the sin of the world, or even worse, celebrate the sin of the world), because we’ve had sin in the church.
Instead, we get our own house in order so we can help the world get its house in order. ... by pointing them to Jesus and by setting godly examples.
And so, while worldly people may hate us for those very values, they expect us to live by them.
Fundamentally even the world knows Christians are suppose to be different. We're suppose to be "like Christ." Living lives striving to be holy. As disciples following his example. It is the number one reason non-Christians reject Christ. Because they are not willing to let go of the leadership of their lives, give up sinful nature etc. And the second most common reason is because they see fake Christians (tares) and they don't want any part of the hypocrisy.
I agree with you. The moral law is the moral law, regardless of whether you or I obey it ... and nobody, even those who are trying hardest, perfectly obey it.
When I say, “Fornication is wrong,” or “Sodomy is wrong,” or “Theft is wrong,” I’m not passing a personal judgment or offering a private opinion. I’m simply repeating the consistent teaching of my religious faith, most other religious faiths, and even many people who profess no religion.
“The pedophile priest scandal in the Catholic Church not only inflicted terrible suffering on the boys who were abused, . . ‘
Massive public anger was focused on the Roman Catholic Church as a result of allegations sexual abuse of young people by priests as well as accusations of cover-ups by the hierarchy. Unfortunately, much of the anger was misdirected:
The vast majority of abuse by priests who victimize persons under the age of 18 has taken the form of ephebophilia — involving post-pubertal youths who are often 16 or 17 years of age.
Yet most of the public has the impression that most of the abuse is pedophilia— involving young, pre-pubertal children.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm
Homosexual priests committed these acts. The screening for admittance to seminary is very detailed and if homosexual tendencies are found, the man will NOT be accepted as a candidate for the priesthood.
Show that that statement is true in application.
My understanding is the “rules” are specific about “practicing “ homosexuality..... it gets blurred regarding the “tendency” to have homosexual traits.
The evil one has raised up so many flashy avenues for pleasing the old man, designed to distract us from the leadership of The indwelling Holy Spirit of Promise God puts in the human spirit at the moment we are born from above. [For graphic illustration of the Grace process of instant Conversion, see Acts 2 and Acts 10:38-45]
And those distractions come at us from all directs, including the religious systems. And it is successful in first eroding then corroding, then rotting, as so clearly illustrated with the Episcopal church.
I am so sorry, but I am right when you think of it.
Sudden and dramatic conversions that you refer too, scripture wise, are the exception, not the rule.
Repentence and conversion is a LIFELONG process, day in, day out.
Sudden and dramatic conversions that you refer too, scripture wise, are the exception, not the rule.
...”Many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to ‘about five thousand’...Acts 4:4
....”about three thousand were added to their number that day”.....Acts 2:41
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