Are We Fighting For a Lost Cause

[Kirsten]

I think you need to draw a distinction between the Body of Christ and the "church."

The Body of Christ is the Church.

 

[Chicken Little]

it matters not because we can't tell up front who is and who isn't "his body" . not until it is way too late and the damages are already done. it is an act .. liek they can pretend to be women they can pretend to be trustworthy. all seem to use the words 'love ' and " can't judge" ," can't judge " and they do it in His name both vain pursuit to fill the pews thinking some might get "saved" when many more are getting lost at their hands ! the wheat the tares and wolves and the sheep all in the same room . and there is not good enough discernment in the world to sort through all of it in that setting where you are told to trust and Love each other. and whatever it is that is going on isn't love and certainly isn't his love either.
the twisted have infiltrated the church and won it heart and soul . and good on you if you can discern without any kind of what people might call " "judgement".. I can't. we are to have judgement we are responsible for who is destroyed while under our charges.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

No, I am OK with gay marriage.
I brought this up to show that Christians have been bending the rules anyway,

You haven't shown that. The only "rule" you cited was one that was given to the civil authories of ancient Israel.

so why complain that someone else is doing it too.

Because it's wrong. What other possible answer is there?

 

[Sketcher]

Point is, society has moved past this for one reason or another. Why complain that they have moved farther than you. You have already accepted a modification to the rule in the OT.

The standard we are to follow isn't the OT standard, but the NT standard. The church still condemned homosexual behavior, they just didn't kill people who practiced it. Kind of like they did with witchcraft. They didn't kill the sorcerers, Paul didn't kill the slave with the evil spirit. They exorcised them and preached to them instead.

 

[Thunder Peel]

The standard we are to follow isn't the OT standard, but the NT standard. The church still condemned homosexual behavior, they just didn't kill people who practiced it. Kind of like they did with witchcraft. They didn't kill the sorcerers, Paul didn't kill the slave with the evil spirit. They exorcised them and preached to them instead.

Exactly. The message is always, "You are forgiven, now go and sin no more."

 

[Johnnz]

Society in NT times was much further away from Godly principles than our modern society. Thus Christians stood out and boldly proclaimed and lived out their new faith. No more merging with culture so readily for us maybe?

John
NZ