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To: NKP_Vet

Those who try to act like Christ not saying anything means it is okay are self servingly ignoring the fact that homosexuality was not a controversial problem in Israel that even needed addressing.

By this I mean that while there were many issues that Jews were facing where confused, contradictory and even Scripture negating traditions had been advanced ... and we do see Christ addressing these ... there was NOT confusion being advanced about homosexuality being perverted or not.

Even the teachers that we’re getting so much wrong were getting that right.

So of course Christ didn’t have to say anything!

Simply: from first to last Scripture is so clear on the disordered nature of homosexuality that by the time a group of people have reached the point that they’re tossing that prohibition aside they’ve already departed from a lot more besides it.

Thus we see Romans 1:18-32 beginning with them not retaining knowledge of the Lord! Only after that do they become champions of homosexuality etc.

It’s like a canary in a coal mine. When the canary died real coal miners would start looking for the exit; but, their counterparts in the “progressive” (if “progress” is hell trending) congregations don’t do that ... when they see their proverbial canary die, they celebrate their inclusiveness and relevancy to post modern ideology or whatever ... and they press deeper into the proverbial mine where the air is even deadlier.


14 posted on 05/26/2019 8:15:16 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne
"By this I mean that while there were many issues that Jews were facing where confused, contradictory and even Scripture negating traditions had been advanced ... and we do see Christ addressing these ... there was NOT confusion being advanced about homosexuality being perverted or not."

I've made that same point many times. In addition, after the crucifixion and resurrection, when Christianity began to spread among the gentiles, homosexuality DID need to be confronted, which is why Paul - along with the non-canonical (but orthodox) work known as The Didache - addresses the issue.
32 posted on 05/26/2019 9:03:30 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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