Usually Lurkin
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).
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I agree in ideal and common thought, but in practice, I think its usually that the idea of homosexuality makes most feel far too icky...
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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.
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this has nothing to do with my post....good point, but an entirely different situation than I mentioned.
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it's just to say that it takes a stronger Christian to witness to someone who is so entrenched in their own sin.
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it does take a stronger Believer...no matter what the sin
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There's just not as many Christians that are that strong.
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I'd prefer to use the word "obedient"
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Its the same reason there aren't as many prison ministers as there are pew ministers.
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they are different callings...one is not higher than the other...prison ministry takes a special cat though to be sure
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ok, we've talked about the problem of evil, and the extent of the atonement's application, but my real question to you is, "Could Jesus dunk?"