tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post114964842025863242..comments2023-06-10T09:58:55.460-04:00Comments on No Religion, Just Jesus: The Truth About Gay MarriageBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02760796660943324484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post-1149742105709307592006-06-08T00:48:00.000-04:002006-06-08T00:48:00.000-04:00enlightenedpsych2... The rules were given by God i...enlightenedpsych2... The rules were given by God in the Bible. The rules are the law given to Moses in the old Testament. If we follow our own soul or spirit as you say, it is a way that leads to death. "There is a way which seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death." Proverbs 16:25 Man is inherently wicked. We have all sinned against God. We have all broken one of the ten commmandments. The Bible is a standard set by God. He is a just God and He can not lie. He will remain true to His word. ALL will stand before Him one day to be judged. If you have not asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins and made Him Lord of your life, repented and turned away from sin, then you will be found guilty in the sight of God. It is the shed blood of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection 3 days later that covers sins in the sight of God and enables a man to be found not guilty before God. God's word set the ultimate standard. The Bible is the code of conduct for living for every human being. God is a God of love, but He is a just God. He forces no one to serve Him. He gave all men a free will. He desires that all serve Him, but it is a choice. A choice with eternal consequences! C;hoosing to serve God is the greatest choice I ever made. A life of serving God has itrs trials, just as any life, but it has so many rewards. I have a God who promises to never leave me or forsake me. I have a God who cares about me. I have a God who gives a peace that can not be explained, even when everything around you is in turmoil. I have a God who is there for me night and day. He will never fail. He never goes on vacation. And my God, the God of the Bible, is ALIVE!!!!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02760796660943324484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post-1149662595772380552006-06-07T02:43:00.000-04:002006-06-07T02:43:00.000-04:00Good stuff. I agree! I especially like that whil...Good stuff. I agree! I especially like that while you think it is a sin, you seem to understand that we are still called to love and be compassionate to the sinner. God is both justice and love. Amen, sister. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post-1149654946531763192006-06-07T00:35:00.000-04:002006-06-07T00:35:00.000-04:00Perhaps all of these rules society has put on man ...Perhaps all of these rules society has put on man and woman to believe and follow accordingly because Christ would have done so, are all wrong. <BR/><BR/>I am not a devout follower of any religious organization; however, I follow my soul and my spirit. If these ethereal parts of me had spoken communicative abilities, I firmly believe each would dictate a certain set of principles. These principles would guide, not force, me to open my worldview as an adult living in restricted times. Mindsets are closed using the bible as a perfect way to deny change and inevitability that what worked before, is not working now. <BR/><BR/>Evolution is amazing and intellect even more but if we restrict our existing to what a society deems is correct we might miss the true purpose behind evolving at all ! <BR/><BR/>I have both heterosexual and homosexual friends and let me tell you neither are the wiser for true love is very, very complicated and only Goddess/God (maybe even jesus although he was human) has enough sense to stop figuring it out and just go with the flow and be loving . . . all the time, even if there sexual preference is not yours. <BR/><BR/>Imperfection is just as beautiful as perfection, only the realms, in which these states of being exist, are vastly different. If Goddess / God does not appreciate the sin homosexuals partake in then love should have been more simpler with a guide book, instructions and resolutions should it be difficult or impossible to achieve. But She/he has not and therefore we, way less significant then omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent Creator have no business thinking we can decide what and whom should be together, or apart.<BR/><BR/>sharing the light,<BR/>erica hidvegi~enlightenedpsych2~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14675229098886568245noreply@blogger.com