Christ First Forum

Pastors: Homosexuality not a sin
Russ Jones - OneNewsNow - 7/16/2011 3:45:00 AM

A group of Omaha pastors has issued a proclamation that states homosexuality is not a sin.

More than 100 ordained Christian ministers have signed the proclamation, including leaders from Lutheran, Episcopalian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.

David Bydalek is executive director of Family First, the family policy council for the state of Nebraska. He deems this effort troubling for many Nebraskans and contends the ministers involved are from liberal denominations that do not respect the orthodox biblical teaching on homosexuality.

"When they come out with this sort of statement, I think they really do not reflect the mainstream feeling in the state of Nebraska," Bydalek suggests. "When we passed our marriage amendment years ago, we had about 70 percent of those in Nebraska who opposed 'gay marriage.'"

But when Christians take a stand to support traditional biblical teaching on the issue, the Family First executive director laments that they are often perceived as "bigots" or "homophobes." He suggests, however, that the loving response to those trapped in homosexuality teaches that the lifestyle is indeed sinful, but that freedom can be found through Christ.

"It's going to be more difficult, the more these…activists [gain] inroads into our culture and the more common it becomes," Bydalek warns. "So we have a very difficult task ahead of us as those who stand for truth."

Meanwhile, creators of the proclamation argue the document displays full acceptance of lesbian, "gay," bisexual and transgender people.

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Now...why am I not surprise????

Once they found out the churches 'who do not accept this sin',they will try pending the 'hate crime bill' upon that congregation...It's coming...

Remember Frank I told you that Southern Baptist have 'accepted' the homosexual and endorse amnesty..

They will not be getting anymore of the money the Lord has allow us to have...

Ministers, maybe, but definitely not Christian. We cannot accept sin as OK and deny the truth of God's word that plainly tells us that such a relationship is immoral and condemned by God.

Amen...Amen Jon Marc...

Well in a way we are living in a state the homosexual reality. Voters got by and said Illinois was going to accept same sex civil union.
I hated when this happened because although I was aware some states were doing this I wasn't aware of Illinois until it came into effect.

How serious is the homosexual threat to the church? Very serious. I'll give 2 examples.
1. Joel Osteen had gotten a number of complaints from gay activists about why homosexual was a sin.
So they did a interview with Osteen. Osteen says I'll stick by what the Bible says. Homosexuality is a sin. But for Osteen
to be called out on this is a serious threat to the church.
2. Also gay activists have also confronted Thomas Nelson of the Bible. Asking Nelson why is homosexuality a sin Nelson says
Not in any way am I going to change the Word of God.

And last I agree with Frank. This is an antichrist movement that is going to help the church to become the falling away and
swept off their feet. That no Christian will have any authority when the antichrist comes into power.

Why is homosexuality a sin? Perhaps it's because God says so. Perhaps someone knows where the scripture is that speaks about "Men with men, doing that which is unseemly." KJV. Somehow, my E-Sword got deleted, and I have to download it again, or can someone recommend a better computer study help?

Jon-Marc wrote:Why is homosexuality a sin? Perhaps it's because God says so. Perhaps someone knows where the scripture is that speaks about "Men with men, doing that which is unseemly." KJV. Somehow, my E-Sword got deleted, and I have to download it again, or can someone recommend a better computer study help?

Romans 2:24-32
For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.

Jon-Marc, I use http://www.biblegateway.com/ or http://www.blueletterbible.org/

Thanks, Remnant. I bookmarked both of those and will check them out later.

OK, Frank, I like real names better anyway. Mine is made up of the first three letters of my first name, Jonathan, and my middle name, and yes, I'm French on my dad's side and British on my mother's.