Waco1947 said:
4th and Inches said:
historian said:
Here's what Paul said about it:
"For this reason God gave them Who are the them? up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error." In what context did they become consumed by their passions?
Romans 1:26-27
Read all of Chapter 1 for full context.
Here's Christ has what God said about homosexuality in Mosaic Law: Do we live under this law? No, we do not bc Christ has freed us.
"Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable." Leviticus 18:22 NIV OT We live under the love commandment not an ancient in a small tucked away culture 3,000 years ago.
If one reads further for context, one will find that God proscribed the death penalty. God or humans? He definitely was NOT ok with it. A loving God kills people?
yep, Romans 1 destroys his argument Galatians 3: 28 destroy yours. In Christ there is sexual identity attached to our salvation.
The "them" in Romans 1 is referring to the people who rejected God.
They became consumed by their passions as they progressed in their rejection of God and his ways.
Christ declared that He did not come to get rid of the law.
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:17-20
It is also very telling, how you belittle the Hebrews and their ways in such a manner. It reveals just how little you respect God, His law and His words.
Yes, a loving God kills people.... or more correctly, a loving God allows people to reject Him and then die as a consequence of their choices. You obviously are not a Christian if you cannot grasp this very basic reality of scripture. If this is not true, then what exactly is Christ saving us from? The Bible couldn't be more clear that Christ saves us from the wrath of God... that wrath which is poured out on sinners as a result of their sins. Christ saves us from the consequences of our own choices.
Your comments have made this all too clear.... you, Waco are not a Christian. It is impossible to be a Christian and also reject the idea that Christ saves us from the consequences of our sin.
Clearly, you have no connection with God. If you did, then you would not show contempt for God and the society & culture He established through His covenants with the Hebrew people.
You are the living example of Romans 1:
21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
YOU are the "them" referred to in Romans 1. You are the living example of the following verses at the end of the chapter... the end result of rejecting God:
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
I pray that someday you will see the truth and repent. I have a very sad feeling that you will never choose to follow Jesus, as it would mean rejecting the identity you have created for yourself. You love yourself and your own self-righteousness, more than you could ever desire a true relationship with God.
ShooterTX