1 Corinthians 6:9
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (KJV)
Merriam Webster Dictionary:
Main Entry: for·ni·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "for-n&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other
My daughter was relating to me the story of a very embarrassing confrontation in the middle of a restaurant several years ago after a member of our former church told his family that he was gay. We both agreed that traumatizing and publicly humiliating a 16 year old boy probably did not show him the love of Christ in any meaningful way.
As I was thinking about it, I had to wonder if he would have been surrounded by 5 people, laying hands and shouting at his demons to leave, had he "merely" been having sex with a girl? Now, don't get me wrong here; I in no way advocate a homosexual lifestyle and have shed many tears over the fact that this spirit swept through that church. I do also believe that it is a spirit and not a "biological condition that can't be helped".
However, I think that this family and pretty much the church in general have missed the point. The Bible says that fornicators will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The issue here is not whom you are having sex with, it's the fact that you are having sex out of wedlock! Dr. Randy Carlson is one of the only persons I have heard make that distinction. God does not see any difference between this boy practicing a homosexual lifestyle and my daughter living with her boyfriend. In His eyes, they are both guilty of fornication and therefore are currently forfeiting their place in the Kingdom.
I think the church as a whole would do well to reset on this issue. I think there are too many pulpits in this country where the preacher is thundering against homosexuality while ignoring the unmarried heterosexual couples on his pews. If we stringently taught our churches from youth upwards that sex out of wedlock in any form: homosexual, heterosexual, adultery, pedophile, etc., will lead to hell, not only might it help the perception that we are bigoted toward one group of people, more importantly, we would be teaching the whole Word of God and possibly saving our congregations from an eternity of regret. Woe be to the preacher who has to stand before God and be asked why he allowed fornication to freely roam the pews of his church.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
Merriam Webster Dictionary:
Main Entry: for·ni·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "for-n&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other
My daughter was relating to me the story of a very embarrassing confrontation in the middle of a restaurant several years ago after a member of our former church told his family that he was gay. We both agreed that traumatizing and publicly humiliating a 16 year old boy probably did not show him the love of Christ in any meaningful way.
As I was thinking about it, I had to wonder if he would have been surrounded by 5 people, laying hands and shouting at his demons to leave, had he "merely" been having sex with a girl? Now, don't get me wrong here; I in no way advocate a homosexual lifestyle and have shed many tears over the fact that this spirit swept through that church. I do also believe that it is a spirit and not a "biological condition that can't be helped".
However, I think that this family and pretty much the church in general have missed the point. The Bible says that fornicators will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The issue here is not whom you are having sex with, it's the fact that you are having sex out of wedlock! Dr. Randy Carlson is one of the only persons I have heard make that distinction. God does not see any difference between this boy practicing a homosexual lifestyle and my daughter living with her boyfriend. In His eyes, they are both guilty of fornication and therefore are currently forfeiting their place in the Kingdom.
I think the church as a whole would do well to reset on this issue. I think there are too many pulpits in this country where the preacher is thundering against homosexuality while ignoring the unmarried heterosexual couples on his pews. If we stringently taught our churches from youth upwards that sex out of wedlock in any form: homosexual, heterosexual, adultery, pedophile, etc., will lead to hell, not only might it help the perception that we are bigoted toward one group of people, more importantly, we would be teaching the whole Word of God and possibly saving our congregations from an eternity of regret. Woe be to the preacher who has to stand before God and be asked why he allowed fornication to freely roam the pews of his church.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
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