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  • Assemblies of God Response to the Boy Scouts of America's Resolution May 23, 2013

    08/15/2013 7:06:25 AM PDT · 96 of 97
    ivelkered24 to Yosemitest

    While I understand your frustration and your opinions concerning this matter, I find it hard to digest because no where do I see you define what “support” is. It is very clear what God’s Word and God have to say about the sin; however, it is also clear that he loves people and HATES the sin. As Christians we are called to love one another just as God loves us. As a former homosexual, I would not have been saved by the love of God through people’s hate and denying me food and shelter, like I have seen some “Christians” do. They did not save me by chasing me around with a sign or attempt to stone me to death. No, they showed me God’s love by providing my needs and by loving me and hating the sin.

    When you say you have no sympathy for homosexuals, you should revise that and say you have no sympathy for homosexuality. By keeping with your original statement, and as a Christian, you are stating that there is no need to love people if they do not adhere to everything the Bible says. As soon as they sin, you find a reason to not love them. Is that what Christ did to the woman at the well because of her adultery? No! He didn’t say to her, “Because you are an adulterer, you have no place in the Kingdom of God.” Rather, he said, “Go and sin no more.” Just something to think about.

    This is what I got out of your post. If I misunderstood something, please do not hesitate to correct me. We all need correction.