Comments on: Holy Ostracism…Not So Holy http://www.deeperbiblestudies.com/blog/general/holy-ostracismnot-so-holy Life Changing, Life Application Wed, 26 May 2010 17:08:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: kc15 http://www.deeperbiblestudies.com/blog/general/holy-ostracismnot-so-holy/comment-page-1#comment-7 kc15 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.deeperbiblestudies.com/blog/?p=72#comment-7 Great post. I completely agree with you on this. Homsexual sin is a sin like any other, and just like there will be previous alcoholics who are in heaven, there will be previous homosexuals in heaven as well. Alcoholics may fall off the wagon ocassionally and I dont know, maybe homosexuals would too(?) but the desire to move away from sin is the natural fruit of a spirit striving towards Christ of course. But the idea to ostracize someone for being homosexual is not biblical I dont believe either. I think those scriptures that support having nothing to do with sinners might be reflective of those sinners who we've tried to reach, and whom have publicly denounced following Christ. Some may feel that the nature of homosexual sin, is one so flagrant that maybe there is not a spirit within the person to want to pursue God. Many of our sins are hidden, which at least shows a natural remorse for it. Homosexual sin is almost worn with such pride sometimes and I think that's what makes them sometimes difficult to reach for Christ. However, there are many of my own sins I wore with pride too. So only God truly knows our hearts. Great post. I completely agree with you on this. Homsexual sin is a sin like any other, and just like there will be previous alcoholics who are in heaven, there will be previous homosexuals in heaven as well.

Alcoholics may fall off the wagon ocassionally and I dont know, maybe homosexuals would too(?) but the desire to move away from sin is the natural fruit of a spirit striving towards Christ of course.

But the idea to ostracize someone for being homosexual is not biblical I dont believe either. I think those scriptures that support having nothing to do with sinners might be reflective of those sinners who we’ve tried to reach, and whom have publicly denounced following Christ.

Some may feel that the nature of homosexual sin, is one so flagrant that maybe there is not a spirit within the person to want to pursue God. Many of our sins are hidden, which at least shows a natural remorse for it. Homosexual sin is almost worn with such pride sometimes and I think that’s what makes them sometimes difficult to reach for Christ. However, there are many of my own sins I wore with pride too. So only God truly knows our hearts.

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