Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!geneva.rutgers.edu!christian From: well!dhawk@lll-crg.llnl.gov (David Hawkins) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: christian homosexuals Message-ID: Date: 1 Jun 89 02:23:53 GMT Sender: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 30 Approved: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu In the referenced article, TTAERUM@ualtavm.gatech.edu wrote: >> You could replace homosexual >>with adulterous, etc., and not change the force of the article. >The question of whether a church accepts somebody is mote when we know >that the Church is the bride of Christ. The question is not who we >accept but who Christ accepts. > >One consistent characteristic of prophecy is that it exposes sin. And one sin that gets exposed a lot is pride. ;-) Ezekiel says that the number one reason for the destruction of Sodom was pride. Maybe there's a message there that could apply to us? As I said in an earlier posting, love has to be number one on my list of things to practice. Not a self-righteous and condeming love (which is indestinguishable from hate at the other end of the pipe), but a listening and accepting love. Prophecy isn't a club for beating up others -- it's a description of my sins first. If others read it and are convicted of their sins, that's fine. The Holy Spirit convicts people of their sins -- I don't. If I work on my sins first then I don't have time to work on others. later, david -- David Hawkins {apple,pacbell,hplabs,ucbvax}!well!dhawk It is better to encounter one's existence in disgust than never to encounter it at all. - William Barrett