Gay & Christian, Charlotte, NC Forum

Highlights from the anti-gay Coalition of Conscience forum "Can you be gay & Christian" at the FIRE Church in Concord, NC.

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[Standingearth]

I think there is a great tendency in our society to lower the standard that Jesus set. The first requirement to being saved is an honest repentance and turning away from our sins, no matter what they may be. This goes for all sin, including sexual sin. This requirement is mandatory and cannot be changed. It transcends time and culture. Even though our society may not like this high standard, the standard that God set remains firm. It is non-negotiable.

[smurfboywv]

@elphalindagirl Being gay is not a sin, no wonder people don't want anything to do with you and the churches.

[elphalindagirl]

As a straight Christian, I am ashamed of how many other Christians and churches turn their backs on gay people. As well, I am also ashamed of the churches out there that allow their members to practice a homosexual lifestyle. Being homosexual is a sin, it says so in the Bible. But all sin's are equal in the sight of God. So as Christians, we don't have the right to judge them. We should accept all people for who they are and love them so much that we don't want them to stay that way.

[canyonwlkr]

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[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 most don't hate gay people. the issue is the corruption of the plain sense of the bible. the moral code is clear that homosexuality is a sin along with the other sexual sins. If someone is working through their vice, i dont hold anything against them. If they are dividing the church and corrupting the bible to suit their sexual preferences, I have to speak out because a lie unchallenged stands as truth

[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 the intent is not hate, the intent is to bring everyone together under the same authority. it is not a little thing when someone twists the bible to suit their sexual preference. if someone does not act on their urges and sees them as sin and repents, there is nothing anyone can say against them and they should be greeted as brothers and sisters.

[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 if people dont act on their urges and pray for forgiveness they will be forgiven. If a person acts on their urges and uses the bible to justify themselves it is an obvious abomination

[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 same sex relations garner a death sentence. Its part of Mosaic law which Jesus upheld. The moral laws of the OT stil hold. This is a blatant lie on your part

[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 i've never seen you cite one of those studies by name, only by the content which covers a wide range of things. be specific

[snappa52]

@TheStrong32 wikipedia is not known to be reliable. Angles who left Germany became Anglo's. That is where the title Anglo-Saxon came from. The English refer to their sphere of influence as their "Anglosphere". Once they were established in England Anglo became the term of preference, both refer to the same thing. My term is the widely used term, you've chosen the old term