Again two different issues...as a society we create laws to protect the society...this is not that hard to understand and is a common understanding within the legal process that we have.
Should Homosexual Behavior Be Illegal?
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Basic laws are necessary. But the government should not be involved in deciding who is moral or godly.
I do not want a version of Sharia law in this country.
No the problem here is that sin and wickedness is being approved and you seem to be unable or unwilling to understand the standards of God and how a believer in Christ upholds those standards in Christ.
Exactly.
Love does not allow one to continue in the error of their ways and is willing to tell them their error even if it hurts. Doing wrong is not saying anything.
Jas 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Well all our laws are formed upon moral principals and it don't take religion to see this perversion is unnatural and destructive to society.
In Christ we are no longer considered sinners. To claim you are is a false humility that really doesn't bless God.
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No, the purpose of this thread is to see what lies in the heart of the people who call themselves Christians but fail to show any sort of love for the sinners. I have met many atheists and homosexuals who resist the word of God because they think that Christians want to impose their values on others. How can I tell them that they are wrong if we see here, in this very thread, that there are Christians who do want to impose their morality on others?
We are considered righteous because of the righteousness of Christ. However, Christ's righteousness is imputed to us precisely because we are NOT righteous and we will never be. All of us commit sin and the only reason why we are accepted before God is because of our faith in Christ, who is the only righteous person to have walked the Earth.
Yes we are:
1 John 3:9 (NLT)
Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.
Well you have refused to hear the sincere desire of the folks who oppose your error, and have continued to make false charges to promote and justify ungodliness...What we have defended is the TRUE grace of God that teaches us to deny ungodliness and empowers us to overcome sin...not approve it and boast in pride in sin!
Some sins need to be prosecutable.
Really? That's life.
Listen love isn't always roses and mushy stuff. My son does things that are wrong. I scold him, punish him and teach him all out of my love for him. He gets time outs (jail) and he gets out and I'm hoping he doesn't do it again. He has his own will though and maybe he will do it again. But if he constantly does the same thing I will remove whatever is causing his problem.
I think the horse is already out of the barn on that one. No worries there.
The verse that you have quoted says that those who are truly Christians will strive to stay away from sin in order to please God, as opposed to false Christians who will continue to sin just as they used to do before being called by the Lord. However this verse doesn't tell us that we are free from sin. Haven't you heard the prayer that Jesus taught us? It says this
“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:9-13)
When you pray to God, do you never ask forgiveness for your sins?
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God's laws have always superseded man's laws. Man will not be judged by man's law, but by God's law.
Rom_6:7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.
Rom_6:18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Rom_6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Rom_8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Romans says that we should love others as we love ourselves. Calling others to repentance is showing love. Flogging them, imprisoning them, and killing them is not love.
Yes, God has set you free from the spiritual death caused by sin and the Holy Spirit leads you to sanctification. However, do you truly believe that you commit no sin? Examine your life and ask yourself if your life is truly perfect before God. If you are honest with yourself you will find many, many sins.
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