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Originally posted by BirthaBlue4
Well, the Bible does say that sex between 2 men/women is an "abomination". My thing is this: according to God, homosexuality is a sin, just like a lot of things (fornication in general as mentioned before). To baptize a gay person is the same to baptize a fornicator, a gossiper, or a glutton. Being baptized signifies a cleansing of the soul. The question is, does the church support the homosexuality after they've joined the church and been baptized or do they try to talk to them about what they're doing, as they would anyone doing anything else? The problem would be if they condoned their behavior as ok. We all sin daily, big and small, but we recognize that (hopefully) and ask for forgiveness, which is an ongoing process. If the 2 men are not doing that, then there would be a problem. If the church didn't in some way address this, that would be a problem. I don't mean jump in their face and condemn them as these other churches obviously would have done, but in a loving manner, taking care of them as they would and child of God.
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Very well said, and just to add to that....abomination is not sin, abomination is wickedness. Jesus died on the Cross for our sins, not our wickedness. Now, you can ask for forgiveness and Christ will forgive. However, if you're going to continue that lifestyle...
by the way, congratulations SisterSoror BirthaBlue4. Welcome to the land of Greekdom!