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> "cartercc" <cartercc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> We aren't perfect. just forgiven. Those who aren't will literally go
>> to hell. We have a burden and a duty to be a witness for Jesus Christ.
>> 'The harvest is plenty but the workers are few.' I find this
>> discussion among brothers and sisters in Christ distracting. Why are
>> we even having this discussion? If we paid attention to Christ and not
>> to the lusts and desires of this world, we could move far beyond this.
>
> I agree with you here. Teach Apostolic Tradition as received, and
respect
> peoples' private conscience, and no further discussion is necessary.
Only as long as people who are professing Christ are not committing
adultery
and fornication either openly or secretly with each other, and keep
agitating and pu****ng for immoral rights, and persist in applying to be
leaders and Bishops of the flocks.
"2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,
sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given
to
wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler,
not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in
subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own
house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest
being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7
Moreover he must have a good re****t of them which are without; lest he
fall
into reproach and the snare of the devil." 1 Tim 3:2-7 (KJV)
Which rules out homo***uals......especially those who are fornicating and
abusing one another, even in private, for God can still see their acts of
abomination.
Jeff...
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