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Usually Lurkin · 02-23-2005, 05:02 PM

Isn't there biblical precedence for turning someone out (over to Satan) when they refuse to repent? (Paul?)

aha: 1 Cor. 5:5 and 1 Tim 1:20 talk about excommunication.

I think Dude's point is valid, Sike. It's not the homosexuality per se that keeps Christians from reaching out. It's the refusal to admit that homosexuality is a sin (which is more and more common in our society). A man who cheats on his wife and repents is behaving differently (and will be treated differently by the church) than a man who cheats on his wife and says God wants him to cheat on his wife.

That's not to say that the unrepentant sinner is without hope, it's just to say that it takes a stronger Christian to witness to someone who is so entrenched in their own sin. There's just not as many Christians that are that strong. Its the same reason there aren't as many prison ministers as there are pew ministers.

02-23-2005, 05:02 PM	#26
Usually Lurkin Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 8,195	RE:Some Christians Never Give Up...lol Isn't there biblical precedence for turning someone out (over to Satan) when they refuse to repent? (Paul?) aha: 1 Cor. 5:5 and 1 Tim 1:20 talk about excommunication. I think Dude's point is valid, Sike. It's not the homosexuality per se that keeps Christians from reaching out. It's the refusal to admit that homosexuality is a sin (which is more and more common in our society). A man who cheats on his wife and repents is behaving differently (and will be treated differently by the church) than a man who cheats on his wife and says God wants him to cheat on his wife. That's not to say that the unrepentant sinner is without hope, it's just to say that it takes a stronger Christian to witness to someone who is so entrenched in their own sin. There's just not as many Christians that are that strong. Its the same reason there aren't as many prison ministers as there are pew ministers.