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To: sparklite2

Is it possible to commit terrible sin even though one is a believer in Christ?

I think it is, but I also think that the sin must be admitted to be sin as contrary to God’s will and an impediment until it is repented of. Real repentance includes regret, confession, turning away from the sin, restitution, and a period of suspension from any leadership role in the church.


14 posted on 02/07/2019 1:34:49 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: xzins
Real repentance includes regret, confession, turning away from the sin, restitution, and a period of suspension from any leadership role in the church.

That is the opposite of "being gay" which is, by definition, a complete identification with the sin and a refusal to recognize it as sinful.

17 posted on 02/07/2019 1:38:56 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: xzins

That makes sense, thanks. There is an adjacent article on the forum entitled The Fourteen Catholic Senators Who Enabled Late Term Abortion. What do you want to bet they think they are Christians, too? I guess my thought is that to tell someone that are not Christian if they claim to be might be a judgment a little out of our jurisdiction.


18 posted on 02/07/2019 1:39:44 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: xzins

ALL have sinned and fallen short


36 posted on 02/10/2019 7:07:12 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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