Who blinded Elymas? Paul? I think not. Who killed Annanias & Sapphira? Peter? Not likely. Who gave leprosy to Gehazi and King Uzziah? The Bible clearly shows in both the Old and New Testaments that God has used disease and death to judge sin when He felt it was appropriate. To categorically deny that AIDS is a judgement on homosexuality is utter foolishness and nothing could be further from the truth.
Do we witness to those so afflicted? Yes. Do we treat them with kindness and respect? Yes. Can we make the assumption that all who are so afflicted are homosexuals? No. Just as many were afflicted with leprosy for no other reason than they happened to contract the disease, some will no doubt contract AIDS by happenstance. But considering the method of infection, and the lifestyle of the majority of people who have it, I would suggest that AIDS is a judgement of God. Look at it this way. If we obeyed God's sexual directives, would AIDS be a problem? No. Its when we do "Our own thing" that we land in a heap of trouble. Don't deny the judgement of God because it isn't pretty. Ed Christiansen > Soaring Golden Eagle wrote: > > God loves "gay" people and other sinners! > > God hates homosexual sin and all other sin, as well. Have you ever noticed how > hard it is to get this distinction right? Love the sinner. Hate the sin. > > Do you know what I did the last time I laid hands on someone who was diagnosed > with AIDS? I prayed for him, and the disease symptoms left him. Praise God! > Yes, he got AIDS through sin, but he has long since repented, and that is > under the blood of Jesus Christ. > > A "canned" quote follows... > MPJ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [Image] > > Is AIDS A Disease That God Sent To Punish Immoral People? > by Eastman Curtis > > Let's set the record straight. AIDS is not a punishment sent by God for those > He may deem as immoral. Sickness and disease are tools the enemy uses to > destroy people. Unfortunately, he often convinces them to blame God for their > tragedy. But nothing could be further from the truth. > > "Don't overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a > thousand years, a thousand years as a day. God isn't late with his promise as > some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding > back the End because he doesn't want anyone lost. He's giving everyone space > and time to change" (2 Peter 3:8,9 The Message). > > God is a good God, and He wants more than anything for His people to > experience a life free from the curse of the law, including the curse of > sickness and death. In fact, Second Peter 3:9 says that it isn't God's will > for anybody to perish. His desire is that all would come to Him with a > repentant heart before it is too late. Nothing, not even a deadly disease such > as AIDS, is too impossible for God to work through. > > Source: Xtreme Talk Devotional by Eastman Curtis. > Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This article was sent to you through CFAITH.com. > For a free 14-day trial membership, please click here. > > Copyright � 2001 CFAITH All rights reserved. > _______ This mailing list is dedicated to the glory of God. Let the Golden > Rule be your daily rule. Offering bucket: http://eBible.org/mpj/partner.htm To > unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit > http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______ This mailing list is dedicated to the glory of God. Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Offering bucket: http://eBible.org/mpj/partner.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
