jmdrake
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Romans
1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools...
1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
I borrowed a book from my church that had a verse by verse breakdown of the book of Romans....but it skipped those verses. I took it back. On the flip side conservative Christians often fail to keep reading chapter 2 verses 1 - 4.
2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
So...everybody is under the same judgement. But that's not the end of the story. Romans 8:1-2
Romans 8:1-2 New King James Version.
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
By the way, I will NEVER read the New International Version again after seeing what they did to that same passage. They took out "who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit."
Romans 8:1-2 is a powerful life changing verse. I've recently discovered its full potential after sharing it with someone else. You won't convert anyone with Romans 1:22-27, but Romans 8:1-2 can change lives. There's something I can't say on a public forum, but I'll send you a PM.
Something else to think about. What was the original sin that got Lucifer kicked out of heaven? Why it was pride of course. What name did they give LGBTQ+ month? Back in 2019 I saw a Christian church with a "Happy Pride Month" sign. They wouldn't dare put up a "Happy Lust Month" or "Happy Gluttony Month" sign. Our real enemy is very crafty.