None of it scares me. I posted that entire chapter several times. I've never left out anything.
It benefits no one to be in denial of their sin nature, and no one is gonna "make up their" to simply stop sinning.
Several chapters of the bible go into this and the epistles themselves are a testimony to perpetual struggle against the flesh.
People proclaiming to follow Christ while boasting a sin free life are going to be humbled eventually. Scripture states that as well.
Lokmar doesn't deny he is sinful. He fully owns it. Pride is one of the worst as it causes a delusion of self righteousness. No
Christians following Christ need to be connected into a biblical based church and have their pastor.....not strangers on the internet....guide them as their spiritual authority as the bible intended.
YOU think I'm giving "excuses" because you think I owe forums something for decisions I made in my private life, and I dont.
So you need to get past that and accept that people do fall and sin, but unless it's someone in your life sinning against you.....you really have no place expecting from me what belongs to other people(my own husband, pastor, et).
You are not even on intimate enough terms with me or anyone involved to even know anything about what occurred.
You have the words and convoluted versions of a pathological lying man who had zero problem getting involved with a "married woman", who doesn't take care of his own family, who has no real life friends, no job, who is divorced because he is an abuser. These words are satisfactory to you and that's your free choice to make.
I owe absolutely no one here a single thing. You are absolutely free to think whatever it is you want but I'm not obligated to receive it when you attempt to put it on me. Its lies and I'm not wasting anymore time on it.
Maybe it's best to move past that entirely and not continually revisit this convo. If you are genuinely concerned with my off board spiritual condition, I have a wonderful bible based reformed church family that we are very involved with.....but I dont place that up for discussion on boards because trolls are generally very disrespectful and shitty regarding the topic and it's a fruitless endeavor.
I'm not judging you... I seriously don't care BECAUSE, everyone gets a turn standing before God and certainly isn't up to me to judge.
I mainly wrote what I did, to the OTHER people here as I was going through the posts. I was clearing up their points about judging or whatever it is that was concerning them. You gave me the impression you thought 1 Corinthians 6 condemns EVERYONE on another thread on another sub board here. It doesn't, it talks to the sinners of those times about them throwing off their old sinful personalities and adopting a Christ-like personality. It is also for present day Christian too.
People say here at this board such and such should die (for whatever bad act they're doing) but I say people can change. I wished all people could change for the better but I don't think most will.
I wasn't talking to you in the first post I mentioned your name here, I was talking about you thinking YOU didn't have the FULL meaning of 1 Corinthians from comments you made elsewhere.
People make mistakes... they wear it, or fix it, or sadly die from bad mistakes.
Got it.
I mean I said it condemns everyone because it does. Paul was directly speaking to the church in Corinth ......but think about what he listed. Everyone has committed sins like that. But Paul goes on to say "and such were some of you BUT..." and goes on to point to the redeeming power of Christ.
Scripture says in many ways that everyone is a sinner. It says in John that if you say you have no sin, you are a liar and the truth is not in you.
I didnt say that as a way to say "Eh we all sin....so screw it". Those who are in Christ will always repent of that sin and turn from it. I point to that chapter when Lok starts discussing OT executions of sinners to show that some of those people in the Corinth church were active homosexuals who repented. The early church and the apostles were not executing these people. And they dont say that we... .gentiles even.....should be doing it. Instead we are told to go and make disciples of all nations, and if the gospel is mocked to shake the dust off our feet and leave them. Its important to note the Corinth church were dealing with heavy persecution and very wicked times and homosexuality, rape and murder and all kinds of perversion was rampant.
I dont think anyone can change on their own. I dont think people would even be motivated to change on their own......but.....I believe God can radically change anyone and the desire alone comes from Him.
I definately dont say we are all sinners as an excuse for sin or an excuse to continue. I say it because it's true and Jesus is the answer and cure to it all. None of us will ever be righteous on our own. I dont want to fall into a mindset that there is anything about me that's better than anyone.....the only difference is Christ.
The Apostle Paul called himself the "Chief of sinners". And Paul was actively slaughtering and persecuting the early church. The redeeming power of God made him what he was. We cant rule follow our way into Gods good graces......Gods good grace's touch us first and from that, we have a new desire to go into battle with our sin and turn from it. I fully believe only God can do that. When we call out the sins of others, it should always speaking the truth in love with the intention of pointing them to Jesus. We have all been there, we all struggle with sin, and Jesus is the answer to that. I would never want to find myself thinking that I'm righteous enough on my own. I know that I'm completely dependent on Christ to keep me. There is the calling out sin to beat and condemn people....which is sinful, because since we are all sinners, there is no reason for God to think higher of one sinner than another. And He doesnt. God doesnt have mercy on one sinner because that one sinner is better than the other sinner....He shows mercy because that who He is. That's why I say that, we all start off in opposition to God and are children of wrath by nature. God would be right to condemn us ALL. Instead He redeems. He changes people. We dont always know who those people are, so running around in condemnation of people rather than calling to them Christ is unrighteousness judgement. As we see who wont inherite the kingdom of Heaven, it's important to remember such were some of us. But we were redeemed in Christ, and its duty to point others to Christ and show the grace God shows to us. Jesus only came to save sinners.....so if you are not sinner, I guess Jesus didnt come for you. Which is a horrible thought.
That's where I'm coming from when I say that. And the chapter isnt in a vacuum, this is all throughout the bible from Genesis to Revelation.
That being said I DO support the death penalty in the cases of very heinous crimes. Torture, rape and murder of children is definately a death penalty crime. Give that person the gospel and send them right to the Lord to deal with.
Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife and two little girls. He is in prison right now using some BS Christian conversion to manipulate others and to to trying to get let out. He murdered his own children! If he were truly repentant he would be in deep grief of what he did and he would be sitting there accepting his consequences and using his remaining time to try to bring others in prison to Christ. Not trying to appeal and find ways of getting out and trying to make people feel sorry for him. If he were a genuine part of the body of Christ, he would be endlessly grateful to God for the mercy he doesnt deserve and would be glad to accept the consequences for the mercy he didnt show to his own children. He would be doing Gods work where he is. He wouldnt even TRY to get out.
I genuinely think that guy is a demon, tbh.