Comments on Jesus Is Wonderful: Leave It or Clean It?

I hope the new business undertaking is working out...

2009-08-17T10:54:17.064-07:00

I hope the new business undertaking is working out, Greg!

...sigh...what to do about a homosexual loved one...quite a dilemma, for sure. In my career as an RN, I worked very closely with many homosexuals (I worked on the HIV/AIDS unit of a local hospital, when there was such a unit! Now those patients are mainstreamed into the general hospital population). That patient population is near and dear to my heart. In working with them, I displayed no judgment, but tried always to show love and compassion. I don't have any words of wisdom other than what other posters have already said...prayer. We pray for our lost brothers and sisters...and "love 'em like Jesus!"

I think prayer would be the answer here and it mig...

2009-07-07T18:03:21.741-07:00

I think prayer would be the answer here and it might be the only thing you can do. My own personal experience with homosexuals is that most have become reprobate and very rebellious and hard hearted toward God and born again believers in Christ Jesus and they will vehemently justify their sinful actions. They will love you if you accept their ways but will become hateful and arrogant and in your face if you try to lovingly disagree and share God's truth with them. Prayer is what i would advise. May God give you and Farrah His wisdom..

Hey Greg, Good to have you back and good luck on ...

2009-07-06T12:14:14.469-07:00

Hey Greg,

Good to have you back and good luck on your "business venture".

This is such a polarizing subject that it takes a great deal of compassion and grace (I'm working on it!) to address it without appearing to either condone the behavior or completely shut out the sinner. We're called to a life of love and this applies to the "sinner" of all stripes (for such we were). But how do we express our love without compromising our convictions? This is a task to great for us! Thankfully, we have the Spirit to direct us if we only yeild. And this is the difficulty: we're so easily drawn back to our "old man" that we often fail to recognize and put on our "new man", which is, in the likeness of God, created by the Spirit in righteousness and holiness of the truth (Eph. 4:20-24).

Lord help us to know who we are in Christ and to live accordingly by the power of the indwelling Spirit--Amen!

Good "seeing" you again Greg!

GGM

Greg, Nice to have a comment from you and nice to...

2009-07-04T13:54:42.986-07:00

Greg,

Nice to have a comment from you and nice to see a post again. I seem to have a wrong email for you. Can you email me your proper one.

Larry E.

All the best with the venture, Greg. 'Lastly, it ...

2009-07-02T14:27:40.746-07:00

All the best with the venture, Greg.

'Lastly, it has made me ponder how Farrah and I should act around him. He lives far away and we only see him once or twice a year, but the question is a valid one. On the one hand, we are to show everyone love, so that we can be a positive influence on them. But on the other hand, we are to "put away from among yourselves that wicked person" (1 Cor. 5:13b), who has turned from the faith, so that he will not be a bad influence to those around us, especially our children and those weak in the faith.'

A difficult one, but one can always pray. I try to have a meaningful prayer list and stick with it.