How about his prophecy that Jerusalem would be destroyed by God for its sins? Since Christ is God, he was doing more than just foreseeing an event - he was being Judge, Jury and Executioner. He will do it again at the Second Coming. We must remember that the Mosaic Law was a lower law - but still a law of God. Regardless of the punishment, the sin of homosexuality was still a sin that was punishable under the law. In earlier days in the USA, it was also considered a crime punishable under the law. And Just because it is no longer punished, does not make it heinous or sinful.
And what Christ taught was not forgiveness, but repentance. Forgiveness is what was given AFTER people repented. Christ did not teach forgiveness to the Pharisees, but called them to repentance. He did not preach forgiveness to the Jews or Samaritans, but repentance. He forgave, because it was within him to forgive those He chose to forgive. Had his mission been nothing but forgiveness, he would forgive all mankind, including Cain. Instead, he came to bring balance between Justice and Mercy, but only on condition of repentance, which is what he preached. I think too many get fixated on what seems to be God's leniency. In reality, the commandments are clear, as are the rewards and punishments. We are not to judge where a person goes to in the next life, but we are to judge right from wrong. The JST of Matthew 7:1 tells us to judge righteous judgment. I don't condemn people to hell, that is God's job. I DO condemn sin, telling the sinner that if change does not occur in his/her life, the person risks hellfire. Calling people to repentance is a good thing to do, because only in repentance can God bring forgiveness. K'aya K'ama, Gerald (Gary) Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html LDS Evidences, Family History, Food Storage, etc. RB Scott wrote: > Seriously, I don't >recall Christ preaching "death" for any offense...well, murder >perhaps (but I don't recall it). Notwithstanding fairly twisted and bizarre interpretations, what Christ taught was forgiveness, not death. I think too many get fixated and judging others, relishing damning others to hell. What Christ taught was that it is our responsibility to forgive all, to leave judgements to Him. I suspect when that great and dreadful day arrives, more than a few of us will be very, very surpised. > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
