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The
Responsibility of the Believer
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We
also believe the
homosexual lifestyle is wrong and that God makes that
very clear in His Word. It is our responsibility as Christians
to speak the truth in love, understanding that sin separates
us from God, but the moment someone repents and makes Jesus
Christ his or her Lord, fellowship and relationship with God
can take place.
As
Christians, we cannot say to the world that homosexuality
is acceptable, but we can say to the homosexual, we love you
and care about you. We believe God, through Jesus Christ,
can help you come out of the homosexual lifestyle, as He has
promised all sinners (which we all are) to give strength when
we call upon His name. That does not mean you will never have
a moment of weakness and perhaps even fall, but freedom and
peace are always just that sincere prayer of repentance away.
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The
Responsibility of the Believer Who Struggles with Homosexuality
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We are all sinners and fall short of His glory, but we must
always attempt to deny our fleshly lusts, renounce them and
then trust His grace to help us. If you are a born-again believer
who is struggling to find victory against the homosexual lifestyle,
please do not give in to the pull that says, "It's ok
to continue in that lifestyle and still consider yourself
a practicing Christian." While anyone of us can cave
in to temptations, we cannot minimize the importance of "putting
on the full armour of God" that we might find victory.
And then, by His grace and His strength, so walk. Our sin
separates us from our Creator ... it is only through Jesus
Christ that we can receive forgiveness, and that is a free
gift. But we must "take up our cross and follow Him."
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13
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To
Those Who Have Never Been Born-Again
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If
you have never been born-again and accepted Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior, you can come to Him just as you are,
and if, in sincerity, you give your life wholeheartedly to
Him, He will wash you and cleanse you, and by His grace deliver
you from darkness.
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 Catherine
Brown was married to a homosexual pedophile. Read her
story ...
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PHILIP
YANCEY
"Turning
the grace of God into lasciviousness"
Philip Yancey is "confused."
Cecil Andrews of Take Heed
NOUWEN
DEFENDED HOMOSEXUALITY?--
Christianity
Today (11/11) said of Henri Nouwen who died Sept. 21 (1996):
"Acknowledged as one of the world's great spiritual writers,
the renowned Catholic theologian left behind a wealth of insights..."
The Fall'96 Record (a pro-homosexual newsletter of Evangelicals
Concerned) said Nouwen taught psychology at Notre Dame and theology
at Yale/ Harvard. It said: "For the past quarter century Nouwen
was supportive of "a deep personal relationship based on a strong
mutual attraction between two men or two women." It quoted Nouwen
as writing (1971) that he who pretends not to have homosexual
feelings is "like a man who pretends to be able to live without
a heart."
HOMOSEXUALITY—Is
It Ok?
Should
Ted Haggard Story Change Society's View on Homosexuality & Pornography?
I
know
that gay rights activists, the liberal media, and others are
going to say, "See, why should we ban homosexual marriages?
Even the Christians do it. Why should we say it is wrong? And
why should we even become Christians? They are no different."
But I want to say something that shows why homosexuality and
pornography are harmful and why they destroy families and society.
Even if Ted Haggard were not guilty as this man says he is,
I think the Christian leaders, as a whole, have been walking
in deception and sin for some time, and they have bankrupted
Christendom and at the price of truth, and souls have been lost
because of it. I pray there will be judgment in the house of
the Lord - that the sexual perversions, the mysticism, the New
Age, the over zealous marketing and deceptions will be eradicated
and the true body of Christ will shine through (even though
Jesus said the world will hate us - did the leaders forget that
part?) As leaders like Rick Warren and David Jeremiah have contacted
Lighthouse Trails, and as I have seen first hand their efforts
to defend themselves and cover up the truth, I have wondered
why they should still be called the leaders of the church. And
then I realized, the true body of Christ is not made up of leaders
that compromise, deceive and go after wealth and preach false
doctrines that the Bible warns about. The true body of Christ
has one leader, and He is a powerful—yet loving, a righteous—yet
compassionate God. And He is the only way of salvation—there
is absolutely no other way. As opposed to the religions of the
world, with Christ, we cannot earn salvation; He gives it freely.
While we are all sinners and equally need forgiveness from him,
and while we do sin and need to go daily to Him in humility
and confession, we cannot abide in sin if He lives in us. And
He will live in the soul who humbles himself and asks Jesus
Christ to be Lord of their lives.
There
is a story I would like to tell. It has to do with one Christian
family and what homosexuality and pornography did to them. It
is a true story. Catherine was 25 years old and pregnant when
her husband deserted her and their children. He was gone for
two years, having utterly abandoned his family. Then one day,
he showed up but with him came a secret so great and so horrible,
and one Catherine would not learn about for three long years.
In the end, the innocence of her children was ripped out of
their lives, and in order to protect them from further harm,
Catherine had no choice but to take her children and go into
hiding in another country.
What
does homosexuality and pornography do to families? Add to that
the victimization of children, which is often the case, and
you have the ingredients to destroy a society. Throw in drugs
and New Age mysticism... and you have little to hold on to.
While everyone, both Christian and non-Christian alike, have
their thoughts and opinions about Ted Haggard and the implications
of this situation, let us remember that homosexuality and pornography
destroys families and society. How do I know? I am Catherine,
and my story, Laughter
Calls Me, is the story of my children.
