Not exact matches
Being gay is NOT a
sin but
lying about who you are is far more serious
than being gay.
And as Cheever's confession to Hersey makes clear, the real stress
lies more on the human choice between darkness and light
than on the sovereignty of God's grace — the divine goodness which must redeem not only our grosser
sins but our noblest aspirations as well.
His
sin is at once more complex and far more common
than simple hypocrisy: he
lies to himself.
I also was aware of the hypocrisy of how «gay»
sin, or «non-virgin»
sin, or other «moral» issues, were regarded far far differently
than sins of omission, white
lies, tax fudging, white collar crime in general (who is more sinful, the girl that has sex before marriage, or the CEO that knows his company is lax on pollution standards that affect the health of hundreds / thousands of people and animals that live nearby)
He believed that his doctrine of original
sin was but a commentary on Paul's thought, such as in Romans 1:24 - 25: «Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a
lie and worshiped and served the creature rather
than the Creator.»
People who
sin homosexually are no worse
than people who
lie.
And because of that, the only way that you can make your fleshly version of the gospel work is to say that you will always be a practicing sinner, because you either have no plans to leave certain
sins, and / or have believed the
lie that those
sins will always be more powerful
than the body, and blood of Yahshua, so you say that they can not be overcome.
Better to be dead
than misleading people into hell through atheism or the
lie that love will not punish
sin.
All I was saying was that IF you think it is a
sin, we should still love and accept LGBT people, just as we love and accept people who
lie, eat too much, drink too much, are lazy, are proud, etc, all of which are clearly
sins (and are talked about in Scripture way more
than homosexuality).
Those who we suppose commit those «
sins» (in the case under discussion this would be LGBT people) are treated much differently
than those who commit «
sins» that we consider minor (
lying, gluttony, self - righteousness, etc.).
Yuri thats is what the world believes that we all
sin and so why struggle just give in to it we are all sinners afterall.The truth is that is a
lie we are overcomers not victims we have no power in ourselves to overcome
sin however we have every power available in Christ through his holy spirit to be overcomers more
than conqueres which means we crush the satan the serpent underfoot satan has no power over us if we walk in the spirit.If we walk according to the flesh satan has every right to trample upon our lives by causing guilt and condemnation because of our
sin.In myself i am weak but in Christ i am strong.To many christians give up or give in because they try and live in there own strength and wonder why christianity is a struggle we can only live a christian life when we submit all our hearts and lives to Christ.brentnz
Jesus died for ALL
sins, not just some, not the ones that we like to consider big because according to the Word of God all
sin is equal, big or small, obviously murdering someone will have more of an impact
than lying because the individuals family is affected among other things but in the eyes of God ALL
sin is equal but Jesus died for ALL
sins and I believe Paul's testimony shows that there are no
sins that can't be forgiven, the power of
sin has been taken away.
I think the American people would be more willing to vote for someone like Hugh Hefner who openly and honestly
sins, rather
than someone who
sins in secret and then tries to hide his failures behind more
lies and carefully woven webs of half - truths.
@richimo, God does not put degrees on
sin, In His eyes
sin is
sin, His word states that if we are guilty of breaking just of one of His commandment
than we are guilty of breaking them all... richimo have you ever
lied, (even just «a little white
lie» is
lying,
lying to make someone feel good, is still
lying.
Ugly as home made
sin, poor as a church mouse, older
than dirt, can't dance and do not like cats, but beneath this plain exterior
lies one of the world's great lovers.
A corrupt government where the sheriff's cousin and preacher's uncle is also the county moonshiner works far better
than ABC stores and uniform laws and taxation with no personal advantage that gives the
lie to the church's cries of
sin and damnation simply by «working».
White
lies or
sins of omission on your resume and in your interviews will come back to haunt you in more
than one way.