Church Put out of Group for Baptizing Gay Men

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Originally posted by DoggyStyle82
Mathematical theory states that you cannot prove a negative with a negative. To keep dragging in the KKK into debates is irrational and deflects from the issue at hand. The article was not about the validity of the Bible, nor about what fringe nuts DELIBERATELY REDEFINE the BIBLE as.

You claim me to be "self-righteous" which is far from what my posts state. The TRUTH of what I state is that I am a sinner just like a homosexual, not better or worse. Don't even say that I am a better person. That would be self righteous. What I don't do is ignore the TRUTH nor let my politics nor sentiments nor liberal feelings rebel against the TRUTH.

I am a sinner who is saved by GRACE of my LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST because I believe HIS WORD to be the ULTIMATE TRUTH. Not mine, not my political beliefs, not the whimsy of the local populace or not by meeting some really great and upstanding people who happen to be gay. Those of you like NinjaPoodle who have no use for religion or the others of you that question the validity of the Bible, your opinions are fine and I have no problem with them, however, you can't have it both ways. The CHURCH that professes JESUS should adhere to HIS WORD. HIS WORD is the BIBLE. Not what you think, nor what I think. We can't discard verses and doctrines when they don't benefit our sensibilities. There are a lot of things that I would like to feel less guilty about. But you know what, I freely accepted JESUS and vowed to accept his precepts and commandments. Are they hard to live with sometimes, yeah. Do I find myself being inconsistent sometimes, yeah...Can I be a weak and carnal Christian at times, yeah. But the essence of FAITH is believing in something greater than yourself and having a model and blueprint for RIGHTEOUS living. A CHURCH cannot BAPTIZE an ABOMINATION. BAPTISM is the ceremonial cleansing of sins from a past life for the BORN AGAIN BELIEVER to live in Christ. If you are going to keep celebrating and living a homosexual life (or other sinful life) it is obvious that no rebirth has taken place. Yes, murderers, theives, adulterers, liars, are all in the church, the key being that they have been born again and renounced that lifestyle in order to be Baptized (of course people backslide). Yet, if they fall or fail, that doesn't excuse anyone else's sin.

If man is greater than God, have it your way. If God is greater than man, then those of us who profess him have to abide by HIS words. To denounce the inspired word of God as simply being "written by men" is our attempt to be our own God. It is the pride of man and lack of humility that brings us out of harmony with HIM.

There won't be any Amens to my posts but thats okay.

You get one Amen from over here!

*going back to the lurker's bench*