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MY NIECES WEDDING!?
Dennis Vogel:
Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
It's one thing to be tempted and quite another to plan ahead with foresight to enable something God is against.
octoberose:
I"m just perplexed.
This is your quote from Ray:
QUOTE: "The purpose of this paper is not to single out or come down upon homosexuals. I have never written a paper entitled: "Is Stealing a Sin for New Testament Believers?" or, "Is Bearing False Witness a Sin?" or, "Is Murder a Sin?" So why "homosexuality? Because more and more, the media, entertainment, the government, the Church, the general population of America and much of the world, no longer believes it is a sin to be discriminated against, whereas even the basest of nations have laws against stealing, false witness, and murder."
Did you read it? Ray's condemning this sin being normalized.
And I just don't understand bringing up Jesus at the wedding. His first miracle may have saved face for this couple and their family but glossing over sinful acts is not what Jesus was about. I'm sure there's a lot of symbolism there since he later refers to his blood as wine. Didn't he ask Who is my mother? Who is the brother? He who does the Will of my father in heaven.
Yes, Jesus shows compassion to sinners. For one thing he didn't stone them when he could have by law. You've gone from not putting them to death to celebrating them. Big difference.
I do want to say though that when I said, "I wish I could tell those who have same sex attraction that I am no better then you and have compassion on you"... I was saying I wish I could tell you in person or make you understand but I can't. I Wasn't saying that I wish I could have compassion on you but I don't. Since this all is in writing and writing is sometimes misinterpreted it occurred to me that I wanted to make that very clear.
Romans 6 "What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means!... v13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your member to God as instruments for righteousness." In fact all of Romans 6 is instructive for this.
Extol:
--- Quote from: octoberose on August 29, 2016, 02:34:57 PM ---
And I just don't understand bringing up Jesus at the wedding. His first miracle may have saved face for this couple and their family but glossing over sinful acts is not what Jesus was about. I'm sure there's a lot of symbolism there since he later refers to his blood as wine. Didn't he ask Who is my mother? Who is the brother? He who does the Will of my father in heaven.
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This is a good point too. Implying that Jesus was somehow condoning drunkenness is like saying Luke 22:38 condones killing our enemies.
acomplishedartis:
Well, since I have already read the whole thread. I will say something.
Maybe, if you want peace with your niece, think on something more important that you could do on that day, something that for your niece could justify--you not attending to the wedding...
I do think that preaching to her would be useless, specially if she is not even interested.
Just an idea...
Another idea, is that maybe you should try to worry not so much about a wedding thing. Honestly, from a world wide perspective of things it's kind of a luxury to afford it.
Also I want to thank all responses as they have gave me insights in other matters besides weddings.
lareli:
I'd go. Doesn't mean you're sanctioning the lifestyle. Doesn't mean you approve. Just means you love your niece. No one needs your approval anyway. They're getting married regardless.
I'd go to a 4th of July BBQ. Doesn't mean I approve of war or people killing and being killed. Doesn't mean I 'support the troops'. It might 'look' like I do but what do I care what it 'looks' like to others.
I stand when the National Anthem is played at my kids pee-wee football games. Doesn't mean I support the religion of nationalism. I'm sure it 'looks' like I do but what do I care what the crowd thinks.
Like Paul said.. 'I know you're going to judge me but it means very little to me to be judged by you, or any man for that matter... I don't even judge myself. I have one judge.' (Paraphrased)
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