We do. <giggle> Sorry, in one of those moods today. Blessings, Randy > Randy, > I notice the word "We" used a lot in your post. Who is the 'We?' > I'm thinking, could be wrong, but using the 'we' indicates you know a > lottttttttttt of people to say 'We." > jerry k > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <shieldwolf@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:13 AM > Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] Alternate lifestyles? > > >> Actually, we are quite good at calling sin by name. What are not so >> good >> at is talking about God's grace that saves us from sin unless we are >> focusing merely on externals. >> >> We love externals. My wife calls this "Christ Repellent." It's far more >> appealing to us to shout "sinner" than it is to get down in the dirt and >> say: "Yes, what your doing is wrong. But there is as much hope for you >> as >> there is for me, and it is through the Cross and in the GodMan, Christ >> Jesus." Eating with tax collectors and sinners...and homosexuals. >> >> We are very good at Law. We tend to be very poor at Gospel. We talk >> about >> God's love, but we'd rather hit people with the Bible than allow God to >> free them with it. >> >> Make sure when you shout "sinner" that you a planning to bring Grace >> rather than a sword. It is far easier for us to respond in the flesh >> with >> "righteous indignation" than to say, "Yes, you are a mess...me >> too....which is why WE need Jesus." >> >> >> Blessings, >> Randy >> >>> >>> It seems to me that we are failing to call sin by name . The Bible is >>> clear these things are sinful life styles. There are a lot of ways the >>> Bible describes these life styles and calling any of them alternate is >>> not >>> Biblical. Come on guys call things what they really are not what makes >>> them sound less offensive. >>> >>> Bro. Jeff Morris >>> >>> >>> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:06:52 -0400From: drmike1@...: >>> pastorsforum@...: Re: [PastorsForum] Alternate >>> lifestyles? >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Bro Jeff >>> I agree. The alternative of being a christian is being a >>> non-christian. >>> The book of the Revelation is plain about certain lifestyles. >>> Revelation 21:8 (KJV) 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the >>> abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and >>> idolaters, >>> and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with >>> fire >>> and brimstone: which is the second death. This says that certain >>> lifestyles will take you to the lake, and I don't think this will be a >>> pleasure trip. >>> Mike Tittle >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message -----From: "Bro.Jeff Morris" >>> <bromoose@...>To: pastorsforum@...: Wednesday, >>> April >>> 2, 2008 1:10:59 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_YorkSubject: [PastorsForum] >>> Alternate lifestyles? >>> >>> >>> When did being a homosexual become an alternate lifestyle? Are people >>> afraid to call it what it is ? An abomination to God. Is the drug >>> addict,thief,liar or child molester living an alternate lifestyle? >>> Bro. >>> Jeff Morris >>> >>> >>> Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live >>> Messenger. >>> Get started! To subscribe, send a message to: >>> pastorsforum-join@... >>> >>> To unsubs >>> cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >>> >>> >>> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live >>> Messenger. >>> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 >>> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >>> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >>> >>> >> >> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >> > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > >