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Post by Shane Gaydon on Jun 20, 2006 22:06:07 GMT -5
June 20, 2006 - During a CNN interview, Jefferts Schori, who was elected on Sunday as the first woman leader of the 2.3 million-member Episcopal Church, was asked if it was a sin to be homosexual.
"I don't believe so. I believe that God creates us with different gifts... Some people come into this world with affections ordered toward other people of the same gender and some people come into this world with affections directed at people of the other gender."
The election of Schori is very controversial and may lead to division in the denomination.
Source: Reuters
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Post by lovelace on Jun 21, 2006 20:42:26 GMT -5
We must be reading a different Bible than her? You got to be kidding me. How could anyone in their right mind vote her as a leader of their denomination? Sorry, just can't believe it. May God show her the Light!
"What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?"
Answer: The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God “gives them over” to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual “offenders” will not inherit the kingdom of God.
God does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. A person may be born with a greater susceptibility to homosexuality, just as people are born with a tendency to violence and other sins. That does not excuse the person choosing to sin by giving into their sinful desires. If a person is born with a greater susceptibility to anger / rage, does that make it right for then to give into those desires? Of course not! The same is true for homosexuality.
However, the Bible does not describe homosexuality as a “greater” sin than any other. All sin is offensive to God. Homosexuality is just one of the many things listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person from the kingdom of God. According to the Bible, God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
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