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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5560412" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>If you read all of Paul&#039;s writings then you would know you are taking something out of context.&nbsp; He also says that people did all of that but were changed when they came into the Church.&nbsp; You are also taking it out of the context of the times he lived in.&nbsp; The Church was still a minority in Judea and the surrounding regions and the Jews were still practicing the old law and were still stoning people for various sins including homosexuality.&nbsp; Paul, as Saul, participated in that.&nbsp; He writes of the freedom he and his fellow Christians now had in Christ.&nbsp; But he also warned that freedom didn&#039;t allow us to sin that grace may abound.&nbsp; He wrote of leaving sin behind but also of being lost and losing our souls if we continue to sin.&nbsp; You say I think I know more than Paul.&nbsp; No, I know what Paul wrote.&nbsp; You have taken one small part to justify your condemnation of Christianity and you have gotten it wrong.&nbsp; You are free to live life as you want both legally and religiously as long as you aren&#039;t hurting others but you will be judged by the life you&#039;ve lived after you die in the Day of Judgement by God.&nbsp; In the meantime on this planet in this life there are legal restrictions on what we can and can&#039;t do.&nbsp; For example you may be fine with putting on a drag queen show in front of kids.&nbsp; In some jurisdictions the majority may be fine with it.&nbsp; In other jurisdictions the majority may not.&nbsp; In other words your experience may vary depending on where you live.&nbsp; But you still live in a country where no matter where you live they aren&#039;t going to kill you by legal decree.&nbsp; If you choose to go into a redneck bar and flaunt your lifestyle to the wrong people like that guy in Wyoming did you could get yourself seriously hurt or worse.&nbsp; But this isn&#039;t Uganda.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5560412, member: 24302"] If you read all of Paul's writings then you would know you are taking something out of context. He also says that people did all of that but were changed when they came into the Church. You are also taking it out of the context of the times he lived in. The Church was still a minority in Judea and the surrounding regions and the Jews were still practicing the old law and were still stoning people for various sins including homosexuality. Paul, as Saul, participated in that. He writes of the freedom he and his fellow Christians now had in Christ. But he also warned that freedom didn't allow us to sin that grace may abound. He wrote of leaving sin behind but also of being lost and losing our souls if we continue to sin. You say I think I know more than Paul. No, I know what Paul wrote. You have taken one small part to justify your condemnation of Christianity and you have gotten it wrong. You are free to live life as you want both legally and religiously as long as you aren't hurting others but you will be judged by the life you've lived after you die in the Day of Judgement by God. In the meantime on this planet in this life there are legal restrictions on what we can and can't do. For example you may be fine with putting on a drag queen show in front of kids. In some jurisdictions the majority may be fine with it. In other jurisdictions the majority may not. In other words your experience may vary depending on where you live. But you still live in a country where no matter where you live they aren't going to kill you by legal decree. If you choose to go into a redneck bar and flaunt your lifestyle to the wrong people like that guy in Wyoming did you could get yourself seriously hurt or worse. But this isn't Uganda. [/QUOTE]

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