Re: [Bulk] RE: [TruthTalk] an argument from the gay community for homosecuality

[knpraise]

 

 A friend of mine has confided that he knows of two pastors locally who are involved with each other.   Apparently they pastor conservatiives churches.   I do not know know if they are married.  I pass on how I am trying to deal with this issue   ----------   hoping to get the discussion to the point where those involved can sit down and talk about this issue.  

 

I know this will tweek some,  but it is the way I have chosen to deal with the issue and I pass it on as a point of discussion.   Above the discussion point that this is  --  please pray for these individuals.   If anyone sees a better approach,  I am all ears.  

 

Jd

 

 

In a nutshell -- this is my presentation:

 

Your pastor friends, in the closet as you say,  need to look to the ministry they are involved in IMO.  Especially if they are pastors of conservatives churches.    It is wrong for these two to risk the effectiveness of their ministries over this issue. Let's allow for a genetic influence (something I do not agree with) and agree that these two are physically attracted to each other because of this influence  ---   no one can argue that they are forced to act upon this attraction.    Not at all.    I was divorced by my wife of 23 years many years ago.   I remained single for 13 years while raising my two younger sons.   Being hetersexual by no means w as an overpowering influence in my life.    The two pastors in question need to leave the ministry or stop fooling around  --------------  not so much because their gayness is wrong   (again, allowing for the argument) but because they can harm the work of the Lord and hurt so many people.   We can stand and beat our chests all day long, screaming  I AM RIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT ME EVEN IF YOU HONESTLY DISAGREE BECAUSE  -   BECAUSE  --  BECAUSE  --  WELL, BECAUSE I AM RIGHT!!    Gayness is not the issue in this case  --  selfishness and stubbornness is.   Are they married?  If so  --  the accusation is compounded.   Sexuality has boundaries.   Paul thought it best to have no attachments at all.   The work of ministry is profoundly more important than any other issue.   We are individually the presentation of Chr ist to the world.   We will never be what He expects of us if we do not obsess about Him and  His Life in Us.   If pastors are not in the lead on this point   --   why are they in the ministry at all.   Ye who are spiritual help those who are weak must be the calling of any pastor.   If not  ------------  he needs to find other work.