Maybe I should explain what I meant by "Bingo" in my last post, so no-one misunderstands me.
I had a suspicion (actually, an inner unction) that the reason why this issue keeps coming up is that there are a lot of people out there who really AREN'T certain if homosexuality actually IS a sin. Hollywood, the liberal agenda of politics, and much of the public school system are constantly sending the message that homosexuality and lesbianism are fine. And there are many people who are homosexuals that seem to be so NICE . . . much nicer than some people in church. They are talented, willing to help, and so gifted. They seem to truly care for people and want to make a difference. Some people actually would be tempted to think that maybe homosexuality isn't a sin; maybe they ARE born that way. The WORD, however, says otherwise. Anytime you give the WORD about a certain issue, it should settle the issue. I'm wondering, actually, what a lot of people are being taught.
Please read my post carefully. I said to LOVE those who are caught up in the darkness of such a lifestyle. I also acknowledge that some people have open doors in their lives to this weakness, through no fault of their own (rejection, molestation, lack of true teaching, etc). We love them, just as Jesus came to help those who needed help . . . and yes, WE ALL NEED JESUS' HELP. But what would Jesus do? Because Jesus was THE WORD made flesh, He would help them with the WORD.
I beleive the post was not about what whether your business was your business . . . of course it is your business. Whether you accept salvation or not is your business. Whether you go to hell or not is your own business. Whether or not Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was their own business (it did, however, affect the rest of humanity, like any sin). Are you grown, then your business is your own business. The post was about whether or not people caught up in this lifestyle should be up ministering. Not going to church . . . of course they should be in church; that's where the help is. Should they be MINISTERING? I ask again: should a bank robber be MINISTERING? How about someone who is caught up in pornography . . . should he/ she be MINISTERING? A wonderful pianist who is having an affair with a married man . . . should she be MINISTERING?
As a man called to preach and teach the BIBLE, it is my business to heold out the Word of Life to all men. To help build God's Kingdom, till the Day He comes back for me is my business. To help destroy the kingdom of darkness is my business. Telling the devil "Satan, the LOD rebuke you . . . stop speaking to people's minds and let them go in Jesus' Name" . . . that's my business. To let people know what is right is my business. And if you think it isn't your business, you are not a minister of the Gospel. Yes I said it. If your business is not to build the Kingdom of God and let God use to you to set captives free, YOU ARE NO MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL. And I don't care you can play until the roof blows off . . . the devil can play and sing too! But he can't tell the truth, because the truth wasn't in him. I'd rather play "Mary had a little lamb" and tell peole the truth!
Now I would have to remind everyone . . . in love . . . about the apostle Paul's response to the Corinthian church who refused to confront sin in their church. A young man was into incest, and they refused to do anything about it! They, to, thought that it was none of their business . . . that a young man who was sleeping with his step-mother was under grace, and who were they to judge? It was none of their business, right? Paul read them like a BOOK! He said "Your glorying (going about as if nothing is wrong) is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"
It sounds so wonderful, so giving, when we say "Don't judge." We aren't judging. We are no one to judge, because without Jesus we'd all to the same hell. We are saying what is right ACCORDING TO THE WORD. We are also saying that THE WORD CAN SET ANYONE FREE; whether the sin is fornication, lying, gossip, homosexuality, adultery, etc. And according to the WORD, there ARE sins. I kinda suspected that there were some who weren't sure whether homosexuality was a sin or not. Some who might have thought, "Bro So and So might be gay, but he is SO GIFTED! I just feel so much better when he sings, or plays the piano. I'd rather hear him sing then here Elder So and So try to preach. And he sure treats everyone really nice . . . better than some of these other peole who are married with kids! Maybe you CAN be saved and gay."
Careful. Don't be deceived.
But being gifted isn't being saved. Being nice isn't being saved. Many nice, saved people will go to hell. The Bible says to pursue righteousness, without which NO MAN WILL SEE GOD. Being saved is accepting Jesus Christ as Your Personal Savior, repenting from and rejecting the things of sin and darkness, and living for God ACCORDING TO HIS WORD.
That's what I meant when I said "Bingo."
So let me repeat: If you have people who are in the darkness of such a lifestyle, pray for them. Love them. Keep their business private . . . but encourage them to seek Spirit-filled, Word-based counseling with the pastor. You can like them all you want . . . but if they don't repent, they'll still go to hell with everyone else who was nice and living a lifestyle contrary to the WORD. Let them talk to you, cry with you, confess their lives to you. Don't treat them like they have a huge booger up thier nose. Maybe they will see Jesus through how you treat them; with LOVE and TRUTH. I am currently praying for two men, who call themselves ministers, who are openly gay and want to live as a couple. I work with one of them, and I tell you, the more we saints who work here pray for them and love them, the more uncomfortable they get. That let's me know the Holy Ghost is moving. :wink: They can be free. :lol: And yes, church . . . IT IS OUR BUSINESS. :wink:
To the moderators of this site, I do apologize if I have caused you more work. :wink: :lol: :lol: But as you are Spirit-filled saints, I'm sure you understand that I can't apologize for holding forth The WORD, the only thing that has ever set anyone free.
Now Be Blessed . . . BBoy
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