Posted on 12/22/2013 9:15:44 PM PST by madison10
Phil Robertson has spoken out for the first time since his homophobic comments in a magazine interview went public and refused to go back on his controversial remarks, saying: ‘I will not give or back off from my path.’
The Duck Dynasty patriarch led a small Bible study group in his home town church in West Monroe, Louisiana on Sunday, granting MailOnline exclusive access.
Robertson replied: ‘I didn’t think much of it at all, but it seems a lot of other people did’.
And at the end of the session he led a defiant prayer, which included the words, ‘I will not give or back off from my path because you conquered death, Father, so we are not worried about all the repercussions...’
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
homophobic has been defined as irrational fear of homosexuals.
there’s plenty of rational reasons to be concerned about homosexuals.
they try to paint any objection as “homophobic”.
There’s that word, “homophobic” again.
Mr. Robertson doesn’t have a fear (phobia) of homosexuals. His remarks didn’t indicate a phobia of any kind.
Does anyone practice real journalism these days?
“I have made hundreds and hundreds of speeches and you can pick them apart and the center has always been Jesus Christ.
‘Do many people get up and walk out? Yeah, all the time, do I hold it against them? No. Anybody can get up and stop listening. We are all just humans on this planet.’
He added: ‘Jesus Christ was the most perfect being to ever walk this planet and he was persecuted and nailed to the cross, so please don’t be surprised when we get a little static.”
For a good insight into what the Bible says about the lie of homosexuality, go here (included is discussion about your Bible passages):
The unique thing about what God said in Romans 1 — is that this particular sin is actually a “judgement” from God in that He has them debasing themselves in such a way. THIS (what the LGBTs promote) is actually God’s judgement upon them in that they are to do these things to themselves. They, therefore, receive god’s judgement in the “here and now” for clearly rejecting what god has made clear to the,.
SO ... while these are all sins - fornication, adultery, thieving, drunkenness, slandering, swindling - and will not be allowed into Heaven ... none of these are, in and of themselves - a condition which God imposes upon people for their rejection of what God has made clear to them,
On the other hand — the LGBT lifestyle is a specific condition and judgement of God Himself - upon these people,
AND THEREFORE, God has put upon them the absolute worst of the worst sin possible in a human being - in order to thoroughly DEBASE them to the ultimate extent in THIS LIFE, in the HERE AND NOW and not upon “Judgement Day”.
LGBT-people are a “walking advertisement” of God thoroughly debasing someone to the maximum extent possible, in a human being. They are walking around with a “neon flashing sign” — saying — “Look at me! God has not even waited until Judgement Day to judge me!”
Take a look at what I said (to someone else) in Post #25 ...
NOPE, NO BIAS HERE!!!
When it comes to your beliefs and values: Never explain. Never apologze.
And yet ANOTHER (I’ve seen dozens) of biased reporting by left wing jerks: His “homophobic comments”?
Agenda hidden as “reporting”.
The morality that has come from our Judeo-Christian lineage over two thousand years ago, is being rooted out of our culture by a small group who get their thrills paying expensive lawyers to attack Christians. It has become common knowledge by these groups that, with enough money, you can use the legal system to do anything you want.
These are bullies who are no different from those savages who walk down the streets delivering knockout blows to old women or sitting down in their parent’s basement sending viral attacks to blue screen our nation’s computers. They are creeps who have no care for their fellow human being. Their enterprise is a money maker which takes in donations from others with their same vile spirit. They are the type with an uncontrollable habit of pulling wings off flies and putting battery acid on a cat’s tail.
That may sound good to the “world’s way” of thinking - but that is not God’s way.
God makes a point to let people know that He does not desire to send people to Hell for eternity and that He has done all that he could to prevent that from happening - to the maximum extent of giving His own Son to die on the cross.
Some might consider that to be somewhat apologetic.
BUT ... it even goes past that point — to the point where we ARE SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN and explain to all people who may want to know (or even to those who think we’re irrational and looney) ...
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
1 Peter 3
these vaginaphobics are tho thenthitive
God gives them over to a “depraved mind” resulting in these sins:
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. -— Romans 1:28-32
Sin has the effect of twisting ones thinking so they will choose to do something even when they know the bad consequences. And, they will encourage the same mindlessness with others. They will work to suppress the truth that their bad actions will create; and drag as many others into their perversions with them.
Finally I will say, God has created what is the natural state of mankind’s existence. We call it Natural Law. We have a full attack on Natural Law by bullies with legal teams to tear down God’s design for mankind. Natural Law is the basis of our Constitution. That tells me that there are evil forces working to destroy our Constitution and are using man’s sinful nature like a battering ram to do so.
Yes, as Christians washed in the Blood of Christ, we are not defined by our sin, as sin no longer binds us. According to Ephesians, the moment we become Believers in Christ, we are seated with Him in the heavenly places. We are already there, as Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us! We are no longer labeled liars, swindlers, drunkards, fornicators, etc. We are now children of God and the bride of Christ. Not perfect—far from it— but completely forgiven. It’s amazing grace indeed!
The best part of all this, is that God’s Word is being repeated over and over in the media, both in written and spoken form, as reporters repeat Phil’s comments, which come from Scripture. God’s Word never comes back void, and He will use this for His glory!
In Romans 1:18, 19 - there’s the special problem that is being addressed ...
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
Key in on ... “ ... who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” ... and also the fact that “God has shown it to them.”
AND THEREFORE ... as a result of THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE ... we see ...
24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
In other words HOMOSEXUALITY IS THE JUDGEMENT, itself (in addition to being a sin).
That makes Homosexuality a unique sin - in which it is a JUDGEMENT ITSELF (in and of itself) in addition to being a sin.
Phil doesn't strike me as being afraid of much of anything--that is trust in The Almighty for you. When The Creator has your back, and you walk the righteous path, what is there to fear?
Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the Valley of Death...
I think you are saying that homosexuality creates a miserable existence where their life has no real joy except the substitution of joy for the indulgence of their passions. They have turned away from God’s natural plan for a substitute which eliminates the chance of a wonderful experience as biological parents of children but also their genetics from the gene pool. They are what I call zombies of the Culture of Death.
You’re describing an end result of all sin when you say that (i.e., no joy and indulgence of passions). And although I know that to be the case with all sin (and as the Bible says, too) — in this particular case - I’m pointing out something else - OTHER THAN THAT.
Think about this another way. Ask yourself where in the Bible does there exist a sin in which a God says ... “As a result of you committing this sin, you will be judged right now by becoming a liar!” Or maybe it is ... “As a result of you committing this sin, you will be judged right now by becoming a thief!” Or perhaps it is ... “As a result of you committing this sin, you will be judged right now by becoming a murderer!”
I know of no named sin in the Bible in which by committing “some sin” — God then renders a judgement “here and now” of ENDOWING that person with another sin.
In this instance, that is exactly what is happening — the sin committed is in verses 18 and 19. The judgement is in verses 26 and 27 (which is a sin itself, but is a unique sin, given by God as judgement).
I know of no other sin (verses 18 and 19) which result in this kind of a judgement (verses 26 and 27) — and “stated as such” by God.
I think I have it: God gives the homosexuals over to degrading passions and the passions in themselves are degrading.
I’m not so sure that most of these so-called reporters are smart enough to have a hidden agenda. Much of what we read and hear is simply the result of the piss-poor teaching of journalism in our colleges these days. That and liberal brainwashing.
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