[delph998]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by REIKI
[i]Genesis 19 :: New International Version (NIV)

To the best of my knowledge, and I am no professed theologian, Sodom had more spiritual issues going on than homosexuality. Other interpretations of this passage conclude that the people of Sodom were proud (which is a rejection of God), and did not use their wealth to help the poor and needy. As a result, they became haughty, and their lifestyles became immoral. Therefore they were destroyed. Unless you dig deeper and analyze these scriptures within the context of non-dogmatic historical accounts as well, you can bend the Bible to prove or disprove any personal or popularly accepted theory.


Reiki,

Again, I don't understand where you're going with all of this. I never said that God destroyed the city of Sodom simply because of homosexuality. If you read all of my post, you would see that I stated that they were living proudly in their wickedness.

Furthermore, we can go back and forth until the rooster crows and still get nowhere. But one thing is for sure, I know exactly where my faith lies. One more thing, you said: Amazing how we tend to apply scripture to everyone but ourselves. What were you talking about anyway? I have no problems accepting the Word and applying it to my life. I was brought up in a family that would call a round table discussion at the snap of a finger to discuss faults. However, the debate was GRAND!

Doggy, thanks for having my back and you can PM me...