We are all born sinners,
1st Corinthians 9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
If you care for my interpretation of this text, ONCE you are washed by the blood of the lamb, sanctified so to speak, Justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ--YOU CAN NO LONGER HOLD THESE TITLES. You ARE Christ's
So, there IS no such thing as a homosexual preist BECAUSE God takes that title away and covers you with His Title. You are God's. You belong to God and He has taken away the shame and any names people might call you.
You can therefore say, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but those names no longer apply to me!""
So, even if you don't find that scripture where you think it says that folks are born homosexuals, we do know we are born sinners, but when we are washed in the blood of the lamb, we are no longer to be called sinners.
And that's the way I see it.
Peace
Yes - we are all born sinners. We are suceptable to temptation - but we still choose to sin. We have a choice whenever we sin. When I was a child, my friend stole a chocolate bar from the store we were at. he prompted me to steal one also. I almost took one, but I chose not to.
Many people mistakenly believe that once we become Christians, we can continue to do anything we please because the bible says "we were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God"
However - Jesus says we must repent of ours sins, and sin no more. When He forgave the prostitute of adultery - He specifically told her not to commit that sin again...
Jhn 8:10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
Jhn 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go,
and sin no more.
When Jesus healed, and forgave the lame man near the pool - He gave him a stern warning...
Jhn 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole:
sin no more,
lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Lest a worse thing come unto thee. People are not born 'homosexual' or 'adulterers' they are born sinners. We choose our sins. God does not cause anyone to be born a homosexual, nor a theif, nor an adulterer. He wouldn't cause us to be born with an affliction which would cost us our salvation.
Unbelievers will die in their sins. Believers must repent of their sins. Jesus says it is so.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached
that men should repent. Mat 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
What God says about Homosexuality...Lev 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Lev 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:
for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Rom 1:27 And likewise also
the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
Rom 1:31-32 Without understanding, covenantbreakers,
without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
1 Cor 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor
abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
1 Tim 1:8-10 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and
disobedient, for
the ungodly and for sinners, for
unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for
them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
2 Tim 3:2-4 For
men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication,
and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire
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