Knight's pick 10-08-2011

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Originally Posted by some other dude
some other dude suggests that Christians ought not tolerate homosexuality in their society/culture.


Town, displaying his allegiance to man's law over God's, posts:

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Originally Posted by Town
The Constitution...
...we have a Republic...
Every man has the right to his own conscience...
You can't respect that because you want to control the next fellow ...



some other dude reminds Town of whom he is referring:

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Originally Posted by some other dude
The "next fellow" in this case being one of those perverted abominations that Town welcomes into his society.



Town responds with a personal episode of having his hair fondled by one of his beloved homos:

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Had my hair cut today by one of the nicest guys I know. He's gay. He's also thoughtful and generous. If you didn't know he was gay you'd like him. His moral mistakes, your mistakes, my mistakes, are between us and God. The damage we do ourselves is His to judge. I'll leave it to him.



some other dude reminds Town of his Christian duty to warn the hell-bound:
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Did you tell this "nice, thoughtful, generous, likeable" pervert that he was going to burn in Hell for eternity?

Or didn't you think that would be "nice"? or "thoughtful"? or "generous"?



and Town demonstrates his ignorance of the Word of God:

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I don't know that and neither do you.

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "[T]he Founding Fathers found homosexuality to be detestable..."

And more importantly, God did (Ge 6:5, 6, 1 Kin. 14:24).

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Knight, sod and aCW. I agree..."

Proclaim the gospel boldly (Eph. 6:19). They should be ashamed (Ge 6:5, 6) not you (Jer 6:15, Ro 1:16). Keep on keepin' on (1 Cor. 9:12).

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Where did he "proclaim the gospel boldly"?"

The gospel is the Bible from cover to cover.  SOD told the truth (Lev. 18:22, 20:13, 1 Kin. 14:24, Rom. 1:24, 26, 27).

"Romans 5:6 KJV For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.  Galatians 3:22 KJV But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe."  [09 Oct 2011 14:37:48]

Should teachers use red markers to correct homework? Should kids be allowed to play smear the queer? Do you like the change in Amazing Grace from "saved a wretch" like me to "saved a soul" like me?

Do believe. "Believe in the original language means "to be convinced"..." Full text: Armor of the Lord
See:

What to "do"

Response to comment [from a Christian]: []

"Knight, sod and aCW. I agree.

Others I refer to the prophet Isaiah 5:20-21 (KJV)

Fabricating noble motives will not excuse an enabler or a sinner. Fabricating confusing and complicated rationalizations will not excuse an enabler or a sinner. Removing earthly legal prohibitions does not trump God's laws and commandments, nor does such action negate a compelling social interest.

On the currently contentious point, Leviticus 20:13 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (KJV). Final answer.

God did not create a screwed-up world into which some of us (as enlightened gods) were sent to correct His "errors."

A POTD inside a POTD.

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "...[T]here is more than one gospel in the Bible."

Do you mean dispensations? "...[T]he Bible was written by approximately 40 different authors over a period of around 1500 years. Each writer wrote with a different style, from a different perspective, to a different audience, for a different purpose..." full text: Does the Bible contain errors, contradictions, or discrepancies?

"Dispensations:

1. The dispensation of innocence (from the creation of man to the Fall of man)
Gen. 1:28–3:6
2. The dispensation of conscience (from the Fall to the Flood)
Gen. 4:1–8:14
3. The dispensation of civil government (from the Flood to the dispersion at Babel)
Gen. 8:15–11:9
4. The dispensation of promise or patriarchal rule (from Babel to Mount Sinai)
Gen. 11:10; Exod. 18:27
5. The dispensation of the Mosaic Law (from Mount Sinai to the Upper Room)
Exod. 19; Acts 1:26
6. The dispensation of the bride of the Lamb, the Church (from the Upper Room to the Rapture)
Acts 2:1; Rev. 3:22
7. The dispensation of the wrath of the Lamb—the Tribulation (from the Rapture to the Second Coming)
Rev. 6:1–20:3
8. The dispensation of the rule of the Lamb—the Millennium (from the Second Coming through the Great White Throne judgment)
Rev. 20:4–15
9. The dispensation of the new creation of the Lamb—the world without end (from the Great White Throne judgment throughout all eternity)
Rev. 21–22" Willmington, H. L.: Willmington's Book of Bible Lists. Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, 1987

"...[T]here's a whole mess of "Christians" out there mad at God..."

Anger toward God is never right (Ec 7:9; Mt 5:22; Ro 12:19).

"They cannot stand the fact that God will save any one no matter who they are, where they've been or what they were doing while they were there. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved; believing how that Christ died for your sins and that He was buried and rose again on the third day."

They would have hated Jesus because he loved sinners like you and me (Matt. 11:19).

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Agreed and is why I asked Frank if not doing those things would make one righteous..."

Agreed.

"9:12 well … sick. The Pharisees thought they were well—religiously pure and whole. The outcasts knew they were not. Salvation can’t come to the self-righteous.

9:13 go and learn what this means. This phrase was commonly used as a rebuke for those who did not know something they should have known. The verse Jesus cites is Hos. 6:6 (cf. 1 Sam. 15:22; Mic. 6:6–8), which emphasizes the absolute priority of the law’s moral standards over the ceremonial requirements. The Pharisees tended to focus on the outward, ritual, and ceremonial aspects of God’s law—to the neglect of its inward, eternal, and moral precepts. In doing so, they became harsh, judgmental, and self-righteously scornful of others. Jesus repeated this same criticism in 12:7."
MacArthur, John Jr: The MacArthur Study Bible. electronic ed. Nashville : Word Pub., 1997, c1997, S. Mt 9:12-13

Knight's pick 10-08-2011