While it is a dark and sad day for those who once considered the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America a place of worship, the holy living God has displayed his glorious power in a overtly miracul...
While it is a dark and sad day for those who once considered the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America a place of worship, the holy living God has displayed his glorious power in a overtly miraculous manner which is not often seen in the New Testament era. The ELCA voted to separate itself from biblical Christianity by accommodating and endorsing unrepentant homosexual relations on Wednesday August 19, 2009. At precisely 2 PM - the deadline for the "Social Statement on Human Sexuality" - the Lord sent a tornado, defying conventional wisdom, directly to the Minneapolis convention center and Central Lutheran Church area. So intentional and directed was this action that it sheered the cross clean off of the historic steeple while leaving the roof and building intact. In his mercy no one was harmed. A true historic miracle in the old testament vein, God in His infinite mercy has sent a clear warning. Lutherans are your hearts so hard that you cannot see God reaching out? Repent and return to sound doctrine - uphold the word of God.
REPENT Lutherans - Repent! repent!
The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
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Father God, I thank You for Your word, Your grace, mercy and mostly Your love. Thank You for gathering family here to declare what You've written on our hearts through Your word. Thank You for truth and loving boldness to declare that truth. I thank You for continuing to work in our hearts and pray that You would cleanse us from all uncleaness...remove any blind spots so we can see clearly. Increase our understanding and give us wisdom. In Jesus' precious name, Amen.
@landsdown44 My position is clear from a plain reading of the text. You have shown nothing but a willingness to extrapolate wildly to things that are not present in the text. Sorry that's not evidence of anything but your desperation.
I am the one who is allowing the text to say what it wants to say. You are the one who is imposing your prejudice onto the text. You have zero evidence to support your claim. At least so far you have failed to produce anything at all. So, you are left with your prejudice and your weak attempt to put that prejudice into the Scripture. Sorry, the Gospel won't allow it.
@landsdown44 You are ridiculous. What it wants to say? LOL !
How about what it DOES say?
"For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error."
No, you have not shown that. I read your comments with an open mind and they're unconvincing. The contortions you maintain are astounding. The Bible was not written in code. "Abomination" means "abomination"--and when the concept is repeated in the NT, you can rely on it being sound Christian doctrine. That said: sin is sin--homosexuality is just one form of many. But you call that sin "good". You endorse it. And that's dangerous, as proven in this well-made video.
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The wages of sin is death; ~ Rom 6:23a
Adam and Eve were not originally created to experience death. Death came as a result of the curse put on sin.
Do you have to teach a baby/toddler to be good or bad? When you're in a separate room and they get quiet...are they being good or getting in trouble?
Maybe you're not familiar with "conviction".
What other scripture supports the lack of original sin?
How about what it DOES say?
"For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error."
Crystal clear what that says.