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Tango in Post #5:
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1 Corinthians 6:9,10:
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
And as partially (but well) quoted by RichWh1 (Post #20) Romans 1:24-32 [emphasis added to focus attention]:
24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of [their] hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.
25 For they changed the truth of God into a lie, and they worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this cause, God gave them up to dishonorable affections. For even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another; males with males working out shamefulness, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was fitting for their error.
28 And even as they did not think fit to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; [being] full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, [becoming] whisperers,
30 backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud, braggarts, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 undiscerning, perfidious, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
32 who, knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those practicing [them].
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The fact that homosexuality (including bisexuality) can be cured (because people have been cured), strongly indicates that homosexuality is a condition of the mind – a condition that people whose minds are in that condition can choose to have corrected – or choose not to.
Any statement that God made those people that way (implying deliberate action) – made them such that they could not inherit the Kingdom of God (His Kingdom) – and then bar them because they are as He made them, seems more than a little questionable, and maybe a shade demeaning. Don’t you think?
rayer:
