When do we as Christians, stand up and say "Enough!". In J.C. Ryle's book Holiness, chapter 9, Lot - a beacon, he says "The Holy Scriptures, which were written for our learning, contain beacons as well as patterns. They show us examples of what we should avoid, as well as examples of what we should follow. The man whose name heads this page is set for a beacon to the whole church of Christ. His character is put before us in one little word: 'He lingered.'
Who is this man that lingered? It is the nephew of faithful Abraham. And when did he linger? The very morning Sodom was to be destroyed. And where did he linger? Within the walls of Sodom itself. And before whom did he linger? Under the eyes of the two angels, who were sent to bring him out of the city. Even then 'he lingered'!"
On down the page...."I ask the special attention of all who have reason to hope they are real Christians, and desire to live holy lives. Let it be a settled principle in our minds, if we follow holiness, that we must not 'linger'."
Have we as a church made the mistake of "Lingering". The church for too many years ignored issues or issued edicts deploring the "sin". Perhaps we too should take our lead from Jesus and invite the sinners into our house and invite them to explore the rich truths of the Bible without condemnations and open disapprovals. Perhaps we should let go of trying to shove the Bible down others throats and invite them to explore the richness of the gospels. Perhaps by letting go and letting the Holy Spirit in (yes, let's go back to letting it be God-centered and not man-centered), we will see God in action. Why are we so arrogant that we think we can fix anything? We are the ones, after all that introduced sin into the world. Are we also the very one's that have inadvertently fostered this denial of truth?
This is a denial of truth and rebellion against God and mankind. Homosexuality is a choice of lifestyle that has no redeeming value to society. It fosters disease. and demeans the instituton of marriage and family. There is an imbalance when raising children. Children need the balance of having a man and a woman in their lives as they are growing up.
And now we are faced with the indignation and shame of having this in our federal government. But then we have not held our Presidents to a high standard either.
This will only go away if we get more committed Christians in office and the Christian public voices their opinions in the voting booth.
Homosexuality takes Congress by storm
Jeff Johnson - OneNewsNow - 6/13/2008 10:40:00 AM
The two openly homosexual members of the U.S. House of Representatives have recruited 50 of their colleagues to officially join them in promoting the homosexual agenda in Congress.
Democrats Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are the only open homosexuals serving in Congress. They have joined with Republicans Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida and Christopher Shays of Connecticut, and 50 other Democrats to create the House Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus. Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, says it is a sad day when Congress enshrines official promotion of sexual immorality.
"The gays are all about political power. They know how to vote. They're very committed. They're not apathetic like many Christians," says the activist. "And they've 'earned' this extraordinary total: 52 congressmen coming right out and saying, 'We are going to vote for homosexuality and transsexuality in Congress," LaBarbera contends.
The 52 members of the LGBT Caucus are: Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Mike Honda (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Phil Hare (D-IL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), José Serrano (D-NY), Chris Shays (R-CT), Pete Stark (D-CA), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
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If there is anyone out there who have family or acquaintences in the state districts that are represented above, please get this message to them and have them state their "opinion" in the voting booth this November.
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