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From: schoff@bbncca.ARPA (Martin Schoffstall)
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Subject: Re: gay is wrong
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Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 07:05:54 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  4 07:05:54 1983
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Q: What has God said lately?

A: In the form of cannonical scripture, nothing.
   "For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy
	of this book: if anyone adds to these things, God will add to
	him the plagues that are written in this book." NKJV REV 22:18
   What I think you are saying is that GOD has probably changed his mind
   since the New Testament was written.  (Moral not dispensational for
   you theologians.)   GOD has changed on his views: "Jesus Christ
   is the same yesterday, today, and forever." NKJV Hebrews 13:8.
   God is not going to change just because 50% of us vote that something
   he said is wrong is now right, or vice versa.  What GOD has said
   lately is an individual matter via the Holy Spirit, like "Hey
   Marty why don't you apply 'love thy neighbor as thyself' to that
   person who is down and out over there, why don't you give him your
   coat, he is cold ....etc.....".


You are right we do need to be friends!  But the Bible has meaningful
things to say in a number of areas, and general principles by which
to live.  Hopefully if we were friends you wouldn't want me to lie to
you!  (A principle and a command from the Bible)

The Bible is not magic, we sprinkle a couple of grams over you and POOF!
all the evil (lieing,cheating,gossipping,fornication ...etc...) is gone.
But between the love of Christ, the love of the Christian, the Bible and
the Holy Spirit there can be change.  Noteable examples include:
Rahab the harlot living in Jericho, Mary Magdalene another harlot living
outside of Jerusalem, Paul (formally Saul of Tarsus) on the road to Damascus,
and me.  Note, in none of these cases did they become perfect!

The reason that we read the Bible is for a reference point.  How do you know
what a linear meter is unless you have a reference.  Even Jean Paul
Sarte said that it was impossible to have morality without an infinite
reference point.  The majority or minority feelings do not make a reference
point.  Who cares what the majority thinks if they are wrong.  If we
pass a law that says 'pi' = 3.00 do you think the universe is going to take
note and change?  (Note this is why I don't like the Moral Majority).