To: PetroniusMaximus
Absolutely not. But until they seek and receive that forgiveness they are cut off from God and God will not use them as a channel of His Holy Spirit or of His blessing.
So... at exactly what point is someone who has committed pedophile sodomy no longer a pedophile sodomite? And after that point, is it possible for God to use that person as a channel for His Holy Spirit?
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02/28/2006 11:05:00 AM PST by
Antoninus
(The only reason you're alive today is because your parents were pro-life.)
To: Antoninus
"So... at exactly what point is someone who has committed pedophile sodomy no longer a pedophile sodomite? "
Look at this...
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
They WERE evil. But then they were washed, sanctified, justified. In other words, they repented of their sins and entered into salvation.
"And after that point, is it possible for God to use that person as a channel for His Holy Spirit?"
By virtue of the cleansing power of Christ's blood, shed on their behalf and for their forgiveness and by virtue of the power of the Holy Spirit to enable and empower them to live a righteous life, yes. It is possible for any forgiven sinner, no matter how great their sin, to be used by God and a channel of His blessing.
As the Lord said to Isaiah:
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;"
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