Army of One said:
Then stop making the idiotic argument that since homosexuality is not "the law of the land" it must be God's will.
You just don't get it, like Lighthouse. Of course homosexuality is NOT God's will. In the OT they would have been executed. We are under the New Covenant of repentance and grace, otherwise these OT laws would be in the NT, and they are not!! It just states that they shall not inherit the Kingdom of God and they will be judged on the
last day as I posted before.....1st 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 (homo's), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. Notice that it doesn't say murderers in this list??? We have laws for this, and they if they do not repent, they shall be judged also. We have no laws for fornicators, idolaters, effeminate, drunkards...unless they get pulled over by a cop, or abusers of themselves with mankind. They get it on the last day if they do not repent. Evidently God see's murderers, rapists, thieves and extortioners pretty bad and we have laws for these crimes.
For once could you just answer the question posed to you? If all of our current laws are not God's will, why have you been arguing along those lines against the criminalization of homosexuality?
I didn't say that
ALL of our laws aren't God's will. I do believe that abortion and homosexuality are grievious sins, but we have no laws for them and they will be judged on the last day regardless. Since we have laws for murder, theft, rape etc, evidently God in His wisdom saw to it that we have laws in place for these crimes. He said to obey the laws of the land, so we are obeying what we have on the books. Until such time that a law for homosexuality is on the books also, I have to go with it not being His will for such a law.
No Christian here will disagree with fact that Christ died for our sins, and that God will judge the wicked on the "last day". Does that therefore mean that we should abolish all laws and statutes, and turn to anarchy? (After all, God's going to judge the wrong-doer in the end! Who are we to judge?). Of course not.
You are being redundant Army of One. We are not "lawless". We have laws in place for crimes. These things like homosexuality, adultry, drunkeness are
sins of the flesh, not crimes.
If you want to argue against the criminalization of homosexuality, show where the Bible says that it has been legalized. Instead, all you've been doing is quoting verses that could just as easily be twisted to support the legalization of all crimes.
We are NOT under the old covenant anymore. Jesus didn't come to abolish the law, but to fulfill them. Since He fulfilled the OT laws on the cross, the only way that anyone can be aquitted is through repentance and acceptance of God's Son. They may have to die in prison, but they will have eternal life. If they don't...freewill... they get it in the end on the last day.
Rom 1:18-20 ~ For the
wrath of God (last day) is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;
so that they are without excuse: It goes on in that chapter to list all of the sins and crimes, and even says that they are
worthy of death, but doesn't say to kill them. Murder is in that list also, and we have a law for that....Colo 3:5-6 ~ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection (homo's), evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake
the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
They will get the ultimate death sentence during the wrath of God on the last day....if they don't repent.