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The hypocrisy is troubling, but it’s not illegal to be a hypocrite. Clearly he struggled with it being his inclination/who he was in contrast to what he believed, so I don’t think being a hypocrite justifies public outing and shaming. It’s a religious and social transgression, not a legal one.
My version says “do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?”
Ok. If you don't want to follow Biblical protocol, so be it. That's a pretty strange perspective . . . but . . . modern-day Christians aren't interested in modeling the behaviors of the Righteous, Pure, and Holy. They more exemplify the behaviors of those who are controlled by their original Sinful Nature (that has yet to be cut out by Christ).
Oh my, that was quite the virtue signal… You both managed to cast judgment on me while praising yourself. Go you.
That was a lie you just told there. Quote someone saying that.It's common sense . . . glad to see that someone gets it.
The person who posted after you suggested that babies know what rape and murder is when they're born. Whew . . . Christian websites are mind-boggling.
It's clear enough in itself:
Discipline in the Church does not exist merely to enforce secular law. Hypocrisy is antithetical to the Christian lifestyle and Christian leadership.
There is much permitted by secular law that would break apart any organization...which is why every organization has its own laws and by-laws.
Oh.
You seem to be saying that the only sin is rape and murder.
You didn’t repeat my own words. I never said anything like “Christians aren't interested in modeling the behaviors of the Righteous, Pure, and Holy. They more exemplify the behaviors of those who are controlled by their original Sinful Nature (that has yet to be cut out by Christ)” when referring to my beliefs or spirituality. That was all you.
Maybe, but the question that was asked is if revelations should be kept private, not if he was fit to serve.
And in the context of that, fine, but even those bylaws are overseen by secular law.
Because religious rulings have biases and no standardizations. A layman with faith is not an arbiter of law.
No. It's like one rational person who has analogous social engagements discussing with another person (one hopes, rational) what one might do in those analogous situations.
