tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post7131330648633687780..comments2023-06-29T02:51:51.236-05:00Comments on 1517: The Gospel and HomosexualityTodd Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-40649829536369359362011-07-06T15:51:50.820-05:002011-07-06T15:51:50.820-05:00If you want to know what are the well-known and wo...If you want to know what are the well-known and worn out positions I think you have stated them...homosexuality is sin (which is treated differently than other sins, despite what the Bible has to say), the answer is the gospel, you can be saved from homosexuality. The truth is that Christians (and many non-Christians) who are or struggle with homosexuality have heard these...ad nauseum. There is nothing "new" here or "more faithful" as Mohler describes...I am afraid it is just more empty words for a community that is longing for something...even close to redemption. <br /><br />Here are some ideas that might be new or more faithful in my opinion.<br />1) start a discussion/support group for parents of kids who are homosexual<br />2) participate in an HIV/AIDS walk as a church group<br />3) make it a goal to get to know someone personally who is gay/lesbian; invite them to your home<br /><br />Just to name a few off top of my head.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-16720843729783530442011-07-06T13:17:00.895-05:002011-07-06T13:17:00.895-05:00I'd like to know what "our already well-k...I'd like to know what "our already well-known and worn-out positions" means.<br /><br />Mohler is clearly not saying the church should change its position - that homosexuality is a sin, clearly condemned in the Bible. Mohler is calling us to remember that the Gospel is to be held forth to all. He is saying that just as the Gospel is the answer for liars, adulterers, murderers, slackers, the self-righteous, and those who are disobedient to their parents, it is also the answer for homosexuals. <br /><br />The answer is not the spiritual violence of the emergent movement which celebrates the sin of homosexuals. They hate homosexuals because they are lying to them about their sin and the wrath of God.<br /><br />Those who believe the Bible and love the Gospel must have full confidence in God's power to save any sinner who repents, including homosexuals. This means that Christians need to hold forth the saving promises of the Gospel to those who have embraced the deceitful pleasures and lying promises of homosexuality.Todd Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614293087144493430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268539650499556740.post-59447058198296657202011-07-06T09:54:03.066-05:002011-07-06T09:54:03.066-05:00Would love to know what Mohler means by the statem...Would love to know what Mohler means by the statement "evangelicals are ready now to take on this challenge in a new and more faithful way." Great words...but what does this really look like? This is always where the difficulty lies...and we typically go back to our already well-known and worn-out positions...blah, blah, blah. I want to know what "new and more faithful" really means on a practical level.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781572223772781855noreply@blogger.com