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Sent: September 29, 2005 07:52
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] an argument
from the gay community for homosecuality
Why arn't you talking about the "gay issue?" We are supposed to
minister the way Jesus did as He is our example
and He always hit sin head on ie He confronted the rich young ruler
with his heart of covetousness which he was not
yet willing to part with. Jesus didn't chase after him and
keep talking about grace. He did minister to those God showed
Him and warned them to go and sin no more lest a worse thing
come upon them. But He didn't minister to everyone he met.
Today we take sin so lightly because we don't believe God means
what He says or that the chaos in our lives is rooted
in sin and unrighteousness. God is supposed to bless this
mess because of grace, because he loves us so much and this
is the lie. He will not do it because to do so He would have to
violate His own Word. You can talk grace till the cows
come home but until this person hears the truth and is
willing to repent from the heart God will not honor your words JD.
Well, maybe God has put
us together "for such a time as this." Right now
the relationship is something of a novelty
-- at least for him. My conversation with him
is different from "the others." So, maybe I might be
able to make sense to him. What I am not doing is
talking about the gay issue, per se. He is but I am trying to get him
to stop and examine what it means when it says that "Christ died for
us while we were YET sinners." My concern is that he
understand the gospel of grace and , and, and, what it really
mean s to be "saved." The new birth will
produce - given time
.............. so that is where I begin
----------- with the new
birth. JD
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I wish you well. Terry