re: The New Testament

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Jesus said nothing on homosexuality

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HELLLLOOOO.... The Bible says PLENTY about homosexuality (and all other perversions of sexuality). It calls gay-ness unnatural and an abomination. It says man is not to lie with man (in a biblical way). God scalded, burned, evaporated, disintegrated the cities of Sodom and Gammorah because of it... and then turned Lot's wife into a pillar of salt because she even glanced back at it.

I think it's very, very, very clear where God lands on this issue... and since Jesus is God, as someone posted before me, I think everyone knew exactly where he stood when he was here in the flesh.

People absolutely turn a blind eye to how obvious this all is bc it also punches a lot of holes in the whole "well I cant help it, I was born this way" justification. It is a choice, and while God loves everyone, I believe he also holds us all responsible for the sin we choose to live in and roll around in. But he also knows we are imperfect and will sin from time to time. That's the whole reason Jesus came in the first place. To provide a sacrifice for our sin so we can find forgiveness and righteousness through him, and find strength to conquer our sinful natures and freedom to do what is right.

Just the way I see it.

Well, unlike you, I happen to believe the entire Bible Old and New testaments instead of picking and choosing what I want. Based on the history of God's (his) judgement for the sin, I think everyone knew where he stood. That's my answer.

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Sorry OP, it's yours after this guy. I oblige those who want to embarrass themselves by siding with stoners (the biblical kind, not the kind kind. I like those stoners.

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to the OP: the simple answer is that the entire Bible is God's inerrant word. Whether it is Jesus being quoted in one of the gospels or whether it is a letter written by Paul to a church, it is all equally inerrant and all the word of God.

To Stacked: I still dont get your point. I believe in the whole bible, yet I dont believe we are called to stone women who have premarital sex.

The Bible is the most cherry picked doctrine ever.

Don't get mad at me. You're the one who said you believe you should stone girls for not being virgins when they're married. You don't get to say you believe the Old Testament but not some of the verses. That's called cherry picking and it's proof you in fact DON'T believe the things in the Old Testament.

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I believe in the whole bible, yet I dont believe we are called to stone women

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Sounds like you don't believe the whole bible then.

Re-read my post - slower this time and with a measure of thought. I'm far from being mad at ya, dude. I'm trying to explain a basic concept of God's word to you that any educated Christian should know. Instead of getting mad and trolling like a little kid, you need to think about what I'm saying.

All he does is troll

As I said, sin still is sin no matter where in the Bible you go.

Everything in the Bible points towards the cross and what it truly means - that includes the mosaic law and law of grace (which is a completion of God's law, not an amendment to it as you imply I'm saying):

Sin is sin is sin. We face death both spiritual (hell) and physical as a result of our sin. Thats the payment we must make for our sin. Jesus loves us so much that can does not want us to have to pay eternally (hell) for our own sin. That's why he came, he is the only one who could be that unblemished perfect sacrifice (payment) for us - "without the shedding of blood there can be no remission of sin". He shed his own blood, died, and conquered death and hell through his resurrection so we would not have to go to hell for our own payment for sin. However, even though his gift of sacrifice made available through his grace to us is free, just like any gift it must be accepted by the one offered to. That's where the concept of "getting saved" comes in. Because he gave his creation free will, we have to make a choice to accept or deny him. If you choose to not pay it any attention at all, that's still denial, by the way. In order to make that choice, we need to realize there's a choice that needs to be made (our need for him). This is why the Holy Spirit is here, to convict (make aware) us of our need. When we A) believe the truth of what he did and who he is, B) confess our sin and need for his redemption and C) receive the gift of his sacrifice and resurrection, then the Bible says we will be saved (forgiven, redeemed, and fellowship re-established with him forever as our father, king, and Lord). We will become a new (not sinless- BC we are still flesh) creature in our heart, mind, spirit, and soul. Everything in the Bible is a representation of his love for us, his view of sin, and is founded upon obtaining his redemption and God letting us know how we are to act, relate, and represent him as Christians to the rest of the world. He doesn't want anyone to go to hell, but he will not take away our free will to keep that from happening.

The harsh consequences in the mosaic law was a picture of us having to pay for our own sin. The Grace in the new testament is a picture of what we can have through the salvation (sacrifice, payment, and redemption) he provides.

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Spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle.

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This seems to be the mantra you like to use to corner Christians, but the truth is it is exactly what you are doing. Maybe w/O even realizing it, you are trying to spackle your own pitted wall with false truths and faulty justification to make you feel better about your own sin.