Danobi...
Jesus also said "judge not, lest you be judged". He went on to ask "how can you remove the splinter from your brothers eye when you have the whole board in your own?"
Did he not also state that no one sin is greater than another? As in, homosexuality is no worse than arrogance, or pride, or hypocrisy or whatever.
And if we're talking about literal interpretations, I think Paul said women should not speak in church, and should sit seperately from the men. Bear in mind that I realize that this had to do with the culture of the place and time. But if that negates what he said, then there are plenty of arguements against some of what you had to say in this place and time in our own culture. Times and people change, and the way the Bible is interpreted must be allowed to change in context with the circumstances that we live in, otherwise it's not a living document. It becomes stale and dead.
My point is, nobody is better than anyone else. You are no better or more holy than me, and I no more than you. We are all the same. We are all imperfect ("for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God"). And for me, I will not go tell someone else that they are in the wrong when I have so much about myself I need to work on. To me, thats just hypocrisy.
I know what you say in your post. I am well aware of mainstream christian beliefs. All I said was that I do not subscribe to that belief system, due to the fact that the law died when Jesus did, and was not resurrected when Jesus was.
So, not to be argumentative, what I say lines up with what was written, but not necessarily with the way it's being taught nowadays.
Please also understand that I think that you are free to believe what you want to believe. If that works for you, then by all means use it. Apply what you you have found to your life and find happiness in that. What works for you, however, may not work for me. I will do the same, and will not condemn you for what you think is right. You have every right to do as you see fit, as long as you don't hurt anyone else along the way.
I apologize for hijacking this thread. I have this habit of doing that lately. Maybe I should learn to keep my opinions to myself in the future.
Peace.
