RdJ Posted April 13 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,228 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 704 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/25/1970 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 10 hours ago, FJK said: No one seems at all concerned that she is practicing an abomination with her life and that puts her on a road leading directly to hell. One of the reason the Church today has no power. Just because I would not say gay is bad repent or you go to hell (and you can always become Facebook friends and put some nice testimony on Facebook from some saved former homosexual) does not mean I do not care, but they have heard that and were always singled out. Hetero's living together in sin never get told that. My ex's niece is lesbian and married with a kid. She was lesbian. He took her to one of the onpy guys in Holland who prayed for healing, she got set free, but she didnt really follow God and started to live together with a guy and that was not a nice relationship, so she broke up and is now married to a woman. She knows. She was set free. The feelings were gone. I think her parents now accepted it. I don't talk to her anymore. Only lately via Facebook. I have thrown a testimony on it. I pray she gets saved. Just chatted a bit about kids and don't like the pics of her sliming about that woman, but the son is a nice kid. I lived in sin myself. It was so off putting these judgemental christians. They came visit, didnt know how fast to leave cause they saw I lived in sin. Oeh a filthy sinner living together with someone. Come kids. Lets leave. And then later they divorced themselves and one got a new partner. My mom said nothing. She was friendly. She kept inviting us, helped with the kids and she prayed and that's why I came back. She also lead a now former gay collegue to the Lord who hit her when she was reading the Bible. I have talked with some online because on Dutch christian forums gays may just say God is fine with it and I thought it was more useful to bring it like the woman at the well: hey look I was a filthy sinner and Jesus set me free than what one said his parents did and their church: They cried out to God to change them as a teen. Nothing happened because their church doesn't believe that and didnt pray and didnt set them free of an unclean demon because reformed and that doesnt exist and then they could only say: you may not have sex, while they were married themselves. Made me so mad. You parents and church leaders could not help your kid, could not just kick that demon out, teach that our sin nature really died with Christ and I bet they had sex before marriage and let the unclean demon in that way in the first place or they were too lazy to watch out that their kid didn't watch porn and then they dare say that without getting celibate themselves which they can't even. Edited April 13 by RdJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RdJ Posted April 13 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,228 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 704 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/25/1970 Share Posted April 13 I could not find the text, only on a JW site: It appears that in the days of the apostles of Jesus Christ there were those who indulged in intemperate eating and drinking. Therefore, when Paul gave directions to Timothy and Titus regarding those who might serve in positions of responsibility in the Christian congregation, he warned them against appointing greedy ones and specifically said that those selected should have “moderate habits” (1 Tim. 3:1-13; Tit. Obviously this eliminated gluttons. Such “greedy persons” will not inherit God's kingdom. — 1 Cor. 6:9, 10. So say a christian married hetero couple gets a child, but the wife gained 50 kilo while pregnant because she could not contain herself and had these eat moods, you then, if you say it to the lesbian, you have to say it to everyone because dont be a respector of persons, have to say or else you're a bad christian and don't warn people: Hey congratulations with your baby. What a sweet kid. Oh but hey no offense but my christian belief says that I cannot agree with you being obese. Why is she mad? Women... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristen Posted April 13 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 9 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,388 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 1,361 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/26/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13 Of course you can "honor God" - by treating her with love and acceptance, by being kind and patient with her, by being the closest thing to Jesus she will ever likely encounter besides Jesus Himself (ideally). The child is now a reality - and loved by God. There's no reason you have to stop being friendly towards her. We were all corrupted by sin - before we found His grace. This friend is no different. She, like many others, has been deceived into thinking her sexual proclivities are morally acceptable. With a baby on the way, she is about to go through some challenging times (as is true for all new parents). This is an opportunity to show Her the love of God. Pray for her, see if she has needs you can help meet, get other Christians around her if possible. Only Jesus can give her righteousness. If you show her His love, perhaps He will use you to turn her heart towards Himself in repentance. If she asks, be honest about the truth - that God loves her overwhelmingly but is very clear regarding His disapproval of homosexuality. Then the choice will be hers as to what she does with that information. But otherwise, be Jesus to her as much as you have opportunity. "Love never fails". 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RdJ Posted April 13 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,228 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 704 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/25/1970 Share Posted April 13 (edited) https://samesexattractions.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/interview-chad-thompson-author-of-loving-homosexuals-as-jesus-would/ https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/love-homosexuals-as-jesus-would-ex-gays-urge-at-conference/ He is spot on. The one who loves wins. They got so much hate and judgement in the church. One guy said: I got more love on the streets than in church. When I backslid same thing. Nobody wanted to help, judgemental christians in church and the atheist drugaddicts at least were kind to you. Edited April 13 by RdJ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted April 13 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,373 Content Per Day: 7.12 Reputation: 13,443 Days Won: 99 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13 I think you're doing fine, @Thewhitedove. The lure of fleshly religion to condemn this or that is what you are to overcome, not being kind and compassionate toward your colleague. We are to love our neighbor as ourselves. Remember this: conviction is godly and a work of the Spirit, but condemnation is ungodly and a work of the flesh. The one who convicts this woman is the Lord; our place is to be gentle, meek, and patient. Our example is what speaks to others. Being pointed at, accused, and condemned is the example of defiled religion. It's powerless and hollow, lacking love. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 14 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 566 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 349 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/08/1985 Share Posted April 14 (edited) You say Congrats. From my understanding of your post, she has not personally told you anything about her lifestyle or living situation. Edited April 14 by Hawkeye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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