Preacher
Swabbie
Banned
Question for the Christians on the board:
So, what do y'all think about the possible confirmation of the gay Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire?...
For that matter, what about similar controversies RE: gay marriage/openly gay clergy ordination in other denominations, such as Presbyterians & United Church of Christ?...
To me it's another sign of the fulfillment of Paul's warning in 2 Titus 3:1-9 (as if there weren't enough other signs already in other parts of our culture as it is, but this one involves the church itSELF, which is especially sobering...).
I have nothing against gays per se, any more than any other type of sinner (including me), but when this stuff can worm its way into the church itself, that's a very sad and scary thing. Moreover, unlike most sins, sexual ones are especially hard to overcome, because they often involve more than a momentary choice to sin (like me getting ticked at someone and flipping them the bird, which is a choice made in the heat of the moment), rather, they tend to involve an entire "lifestyle" of sin (Gay sex, pedophilia, bestiality, etc. etc.. ).
Anyway, discuss amongst yourselves...
So, what do y'all think about the possible confirmation of the gay Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire?...
For that matter, what about similar controversies RE: gay marriage/openly gay clergy ordination in other denominations, such as Presbyterians & United Church of Christ?...
To me it's another sign of the fulfillment of Paul's warning in 2 Titus 3:1-9 (as if there weren't enough other signs already in other parts of our culture as it is, but this one involves the church itSELF, which is especially sobering...).
I have nothing against gays per se, any more than any other type of sinner (including me), but when this stuff can worm its way into the church itself, that's a very sad and scary thing. Moreover, unlike most sins, sexual ones are especially hard to overcome, because they often involve more than a momentary choice to sin (like me getting ticked at someone and flipping them the bird, which is a choice made in the heat of the moment), rather, they tend to involve an entire "lifestyle" of sin (Gay sex, pedophilia, bestiality, etc. etc.. ).
Anyway, discuss amongst yourselves...