Page 734 … exalting the Humble

You then go on to mention Mathew 23:23-24, which is quite odd, seeing as how that verse is most appropriately describing you & yours, not me (or anyone else who is championing The Way of Christ by fighting for the rights of the oppressed).   *Indeed, it is you & yours who are relying on […]

Page 735 … the WHY’s of the matter

Next you note that, “Jesus always follows the will of His Father”, and I would agree with you whole-heartedly on this point.   And it is because I agree with you that I ask you now the following question quite frankly:  If Jesus always followed the will of his Father – a Father of perfect, unconditional […]

Page 736 … rebuking Peter

You then try to use the story of Matthew 16:21-23 to somehow rationalize your unjust & inaccurate attack on homosexuals, and yet you fail to realize that Jesus never once condemned Peter in this particular scene, nor did he threaten him with any sort of punishment or any semblance of damnation if he didn’t amend […]

Page 737 … aligning with the Father

You then go on to state that, “What you plead must align itself with the will of the Father”, and once again I wholeheartedly agree – except for your equating the meaning of the Hebrew word Shophat (which is actually Mishphat in the Scriptures, I’m pretty sure – see Strong’s #4941) with mere “pleading”.  This […]

Page 738 … the Right Perspective

Next you state that, “Having the right perspective on something isn’t wrong … Our responsibility as disciples of Jesus is to minister the truth to our children and to all who might believe the promises of God.”   Well, with the former statement I agree – having the correct perspective on something by its very […]

Pages 739-740 … on John 3:16

You then go on to bring up the ever popular John 3:16 (which has absolutely nothing at all to do with the actual issue at hand: namely, your own sinful & fully inappropriate public condemnations of homosexuals), and yet what you & other conservatives fail to realize about this verse is that – at least […]

Page 741 … When someone is your Lord

“Jesus is my Savior and He is my Lord.  If someone is your Lord you do what they say.”   Hmmm … Well, if this is indeed the case, my Friend – if Jesus Christ truly is your Lord, and if you truly believe that you should do what he says, then why in the […]

Page 742 … honoring the Word

You then state that, “Satan is the emissary of disobedience to God’s commandments of love.  Let us accept what is true and reject what is false according to [God’s] Word … Jesus tells us to not judge by appearances but to judge rightly.”  And then immediately thereafter you cite John 1:1-5, a passage that many […]

Page 744 … Jesus in our midst

“And yet the truth is that Jesus is always in our midst.  When we make decisions we should be conscious of that fact.  It would give us honesty and integrity.” … Fair enough, my Friend. And yet if this is indeed the case, why are you refusing to follow his Way?  If this is indeed […]

Page 751 … the Being within

“It is not wise to think that the spiritual being inside of us is just fine even if we use our liberties to satisfy the desires of the flesh.”   I agree with you fully on this point, Dan, and I have never said otherwise!   My Friend, despite Lucy’s opinion to the contrary, I agree […]

Pages 759-760 … the evil of upholding Evil

Lucy:  People choose to be blinded, choose to uphold all sorts of evils … The Word of God is very clear, and there is no confusion as to how God wants us to live and love one another.  We are not judging homosexuals; only speaking the truth in God’s Word about them.  Scaughdt, you need […]