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 Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:36 pm
I think Romans 1:27 is pretty clear on what God's intentions were:
"In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:14 pm
Fushigi na Butterfly I think Romans 1:27 is pretty clear on what God's intentions were:
"In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion." ...perversion yah great word stressed [EDIT] one more question: Do all christians do the repenting thing when they sin or is that only one type? and if so what would penace be for being in intament relations wiht another of the same sex?
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:22 am
Hmm ... I'm trying to understand what you're asking here.
"The repenting" thing you're referring to I think can best be explained as just a genuine guilt about having done something wrong. Not to be confused with shame, because shame is dwelling on past wrongs and feeling sorry for yourself, which keeps you from being able to go forward and grow in your faith. Guilt is just a "Oh ... I screwed up. Man, I'm sorry. I'll try not to do it again." And that's really all repenting is. It doesn't require a priest (as a Catholic might tell you); it doesn't even require another person at all. All it requires is a contrite heart- one that is asking to be forgiven- and Jesus.
It's like going behind your friend's back and doing something they asked you not to (such as tell a secret or make plans with someone for a big get together that they wanted to have some say in, whatever). Typically, if you really are friends with that person, you're gonna feel bad for breaking their trust. To repent to that friend, it would be a matter of apologizing, and making an effort not to let it happen again.
And it doesn't matter what sin you're committing- the pennance for each is the same. Going to Christ with your sin and asking Him to take it away, asking Him to forgive you for backstabbing Him, for betraying His trust. It doesn't matter if you stole a candy bar from a gas station or murdered a mother of three and her children.
Did that answer your question?
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:17 am
Fushigi na Butterfly Hmm ... I'm trying to understand what you're asking here.
"The repenting" thing you're referring to I think can best be explained as just a genuine guilt about having done something wrong. Not to be confused with shame, because shame is dwelling on past wrongs and feeling sorry for yourself, which keeps you from being able to go forward and grow in your faith. Guilt is just a "Oh ... I screwed up. Man, I'm sorry. I'll try not to do it again." And that's really all repenting is. It doesn't require a priest (as a Catholic might tell you); it doesn't even require another person at all. All it requires is a contrite heart- one that is asking to be forgiven- and Jesus.
It's like going behind your friend's back and doing something they asked you not to (such as tell a secret or make plans with someone for a big get together that they wanted to have some say in, whatever). Typically, if you really are friends with that person, you're gonna feel bad for breaking their trust. To repent to that friend, it would be a matter of apologizing, and making an effort not to let it happen again.
And it doesn't matter what sin you're committing- the pennance for each is the same. Going to Christ with your sin and asking Him to take it away, asking Him to forgive you for backstabbing Him, for betraying His trust. It doesn't matter if you stole a candy bar from a gas station or murdered a mother of three and her children.
Did that answer your question? yah, thanks i was surpised by how quikcly you answered eek
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:44 pm
Haha, yeah. I check this pretty much everyday. Unless it's the weekend; I'm usually not around during the weekend, but during the week I check this everyday if I can.
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:05 pm
simple, it's God and the Bible, the Bible makes clear what sin is, what you can and can't do...the 10 commandments, are a good example they clearly say what to do and what not, if you don't follow God's word that is sin...
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