Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: djohnson@ucsd.edu (Darin Johnson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Gay Ordination in the Presbyterian Church Message-ID: Date: 9 Mar 91 03:43:59 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: CSE Dept., UC San Diego Lines: 35 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >Maybe the PC(USA) had good intentions, but I find it hard to swallow >considering this passage from I Corinthians: > >"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? >Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolators nor >adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders ... will inherit >the kingdom of God." (Chapter 6, vv. 9-10, NIV) > >If the leadership of the Presbyterian Church feels that Paul's letters >aren't adequate for spiritual insight perhaps they should publish their >own Bible and leave out the parts they don't like. But then again, a list of other people who won't inherit the kingdom of God: The rich (no bizarre explanations of miniature camels and WD-40 please), the tax collectors, the modern form of the pharisee, those who dishonor their parents. If you have not yet fit into this list, how about the liars, those who bear grudges, those who are not meek, etc. In other words, all have sinned, and none shall inherit the kingdom of God. Pretty harsh? Well, there's another verse that says through Jesus Christ all things are possible - so even though we cannot inherit the kingdom of God, it will be made possible. As a side note, I find it irksome at times that MANY people just love prioritizing sin, making some "worse" than others. This just isn't the case. A hateful word spoken to another separates one from God just as far as being sexually immoral. There are probably some people who, while refusing a homosexual from entering their church (or state), applaud a dishonest politician for being "Christian" because they vote the correct way. And I'm sure one can find recent examples of churches which ensure that no homosexual is ordained, yet fail to screen against the "lesser" sins. -- Darin Johnson djohnson@ucsd.edu - Political correctness is Turing undecidable.