I can't speak for anyone else. The Bible says that is an abomination before God. The ACT of male homosexuality, not the people involved in the act. Nobody is beyond redemption if they confess their sins and are truly repentant. Different faiths have different beliefs, I can only speak to mine. In my faith, although the act is clearly defined as a sin, and we should hate the sin, we're not allowed to hate the sinner as they can be redeemed.
John Stricker
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Originally posted by FieroOilAnalyst:
how do they not contradict? one person says it IS an abomination, the other says that faith doe not consider it so. Please elaborate.
the rules were not changed. Adam rebelled against God, died spiritually, and took down the entire human race with him.
no man has been able to 'obey the rules' listed in the mosiac laws. From the time of Moses until Jesus people had to observe temple rituals to have their sins covered - each one, each time they sinned - it was an impossible task
the purpose of the law was to demonstrate that no human could be holy by themselves - no human could earn their way to be reconciled to God.
If God had left it at that, then all of humanity would be seperated from God forever. But God had a plan, and you know the rest of it already. Jesus paid the price to redeem us, to allow us to be reconciled with our creator.
and allowed us to enter into a relationship where our sins and mistakes are not held against us.
It totally amazes me that so few people have a clear understanding of what christainity is all about, or any real knowledge of the relationship that exists right now between humanity and our creator.
Please Ken...please spell it right...petty maybe, but it annoys me!! It is "Christianity..." I am being serious...I think for somebody so interested in this subject,you should be able to spell it right!! As it is, it detracts from your comments. Sorry..just like a picture hanging crooked, I have to straighten it!! No offence meant, believe me. fierofetish
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06:39 PM
Wichita Member
Posts: 20709 From: Wichita, Kansas Registered: Jun 2002
I don't look down on people who claim to follow Christanity, or Islam, or Buddisim, Hindu, Wicca, it all doesn't matter. I think its great to have faith and follow a religous edict.
What I don't like is that some people of religon, either want to kill me or look down on me, or think I"m a bumbling idiot because I don't possess the same faith as them.
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06:51 PM
BobadooFunk Member
Posts: 5436 From: Pittsburgh PA Registered: Jun 2003
well, to answer the origional question, and to do so while trying to not get negged to abomination. i do know it is a book that has words in it. and a lot of churches use one (altho slightly different...) END of my vast knowledge of the bible.
