TD: Re: [CS-FSLUG] God Didn't Say That

[Aaron Lehmann]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 06:59:55AM -0500, David M. wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 January 2005 01:11 am, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 08:50:54AM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 11 January 2005 02:59, David M. wrote:
> > > > Coping is one thing.
> > > > Being thrown to the wolves is another.
> > >
> > > Especially true when the wolves live inside you.
> >
> > I'm not understanding this portion of the discussion.  David, are you
> > maintaining that homosexuals are that way by nature, and, if you are,
> > are you maintaining that that nature is unchangeable?  If so, what is
> > the properly Christian response to this, in your opinion?  If not, what
> > are you saying?
> >
> > In asking these questions I want it to be clearly understood, I do not
> > ask them argumentatively or acusatively, but interogatively.  I am not
> > understanding David's position.
> 
> Ok, some of the e-mails strayed a little bit but, here is why I said this:
> 
> Let's say I am a homosexual (which im far from) and a Christian comes to me 
> and tells me that I'm a bigot, im nasty, I'm just downright wrong and sinful 
> or as Gabe put it "Pure nasty and distasteful", do you think I would give a 
> second thought on asking you to help me?
> 
> so coping with the sin is hard, but when someone starts being harsh like this, 
> it just turns them aginst you (throwing them to the wolves) instead of being 
> caring and loving and understanding in a way that you can influence them to 
> go in the other direction.

As far as that goes, I wholeheartedly agree with you.

Aaron Lehmann