Scaughdt: This query is actually a pretty intriguing one — I have heard Lucy & Bart both state that God does not damn gays to Hell, but rather that homosexuals choose to sin and therefore effectively choose their eternal damnation … Putting aside for the moment the problem any moral person must have with God […]
Daniel: I believe that sexuality is a gift from God … I believe that holy matrimony is for two people of the opposite sex who desire to be united and walk in the same yolk with God. That is the commitment that I desired when asking for God’s blessing in marrying my wife … I […]
You commence here by saying, “The truth throughout history has been so valuable that people will tell lies to protect it”, and I actually fully agree with this concept. People have been lying throughout history in regards to the Truth, and yet they have been doing so not to protect that Truth, Dan, but rather […]
You then say, “I believe that God wants to be your God and that He wants to be my God … We just can’t allow too much knowledge to get in the way of God becoming our God” … You know, even though I hesitated to do so at first, I fully agree with this […]
Next you say that, “[my claiming that] Paul [was] a homophobe and that the church [is] supporting his lies is dangerous ground to walk on” … Well again, my Friend — it depends on what you mean by “dangerous”. If by “dangerous” you mean “inaccurate”, then I would disagree, as the Bible quite clearly shows […]
Next you allude to Romans 12:2 when you say that, “Paul tells us that we must not conform to this world, but rather renew our minds in Christ”, and to this I would simply say – Facta non verba, my Friend, facta non verba (which is Latin for “Actions, not words”)! You see, Paul […]
You then bring us even further from the point at hand by asking, “But who is your advocate?” … Well my dear Friend, for starters, Jesus Christ is my primary Advocate! Yes, Mahatma Gandhi – and Martin Luther King Jr. – and Peace Pilgrim – and Krishnamurti – and Buddha – and Kahlil Gibran […]
You then state – “I caution you that Satan does mix truth with lies” … And to this I would simply say – Right back at ya’, Brother! In truth, allow me to caution you to use the one fool-proof biblical bellwether for determining which teachings &/or which actions are in tune with the Way […]
You then go on to state, “The Bible teaches us that Jesus came to fulfill the law.” … Actually, my Friend, the ancient texts of the Bible say that Jesus came to pleiroo the Law – a Greek word that meant to hone &/or to perfect; something that is most effectively done to something by […]
You then move along and state that, “[Jesus] did not come to make a mockery of God, his Father.” Exactly, my Friend! It is actually Paul who does so, not Jesus Christ … Indeed, Jesus speaks only in the highest regard of his Father’s perfect LOVE (Matthew 5:48) and unconditional Grace (Luke 6:36) and […]
Thereafter, you say that, “Just as you tried to smack the nice person, the lawyer in your brain is really smacking you.” Dan, I really don’t know why you keep bringing up this “lawyer” stuff. Yes, I have a law degree (it says so right on my Facebook page profile) and yet I didn’t […]
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