Ziggy
Well-Known Member
Prostitution is a sin, stealing is a sin.
And yet Jesus forgave the "adulterous" woman and the thief on the cross.
What Jesus did say to the woman, was "go and sin no more"
Because the thief knew the diffence between being guilty and innocent, and knew he deserved punishment,
Jesus forgave him right in the process of his punishment.
Pre-tribulation... the woman wasn't stoned.
mid-tribulation.. during the death penalty.
have to think about post-trib, no doubt it's in there somewhere. Everything is in there :)
while we were yet sinners...
Here's the problem the way I see it..
Transgenders don't believe they are doing something wrong, they believe they are righting a wrong.
So they justify themselves, because of the way they feel and believe.
I don't think we have the ability to change someones attitude.
I believe the Lord has to change their way of thinking and feeling.
We can show them where the Bible says God doesn't agree with the way they think and feel,
but I don't believe that will convince them.
I don't know where the explosion of transgenderism came from, but it seems to me a lot of ex-military men are having an issue with this.
And the reason I say this, is because my brother-in-law goes to places and events where people he served with in the military are also transgenders.
It's estimated that over 134,000 American veterans are transgender, and over 15,000 trans people are serving in military today. Support for transgender veterans has improved, but they still face barriers from obtaining updated service records that do not out them as transgender, and from receiving VA coverage of necessary medical procedures.
Military & Veterans
Transgender personnel in the United States military
The United States Military has a long history of transgendered service personnel, dating back to at least the Civil War. The subject began to engender some political controversy starting with a total ban on transgendered servicemembers in 1960.Wikipedia
The Civil War??
I guess it's not as "new" as I thought it was.
But why?
I don't know...
Just like MLK preached about judging a person by their character and not the color of their skin,
For me this also goes for whatever gender a person thinks they are.
There are cultures in the world that believe that marrying 12 year olds is normal.
I happen to disagree.
I guess for me it all comes back to the children.
I don't agree with teaching kids they can be whatever gender they choose to be or a combination of them.
This is just rediculous for me to accept.
But that's me.
It seems the world is perfectly fine accepting this behavior.
And maybe that's the clincher.
That although we live in the world, we are not of the world. And keep ourselves seperate.
I would still give them a cup of water if they asked or a loaf of bread if they were hungry,
a coat or a pair of shoes if they needed..
But I would never indulge myself into that kind of lifestyle.
That's because I ramble like the thoughts in my head.
I try to work things out in real time while I'm typing.
I don't pre-think my thoughts..
so my "presentation" is always kind of scrambled.
My Base thoughts are always based on, how do I portray myself as the best ambassador or example for Christ?
What is the most appropriate way to handle any situation that is presented.
And Truth is paramount, but so is Mercy and Forgiveness.
And how to learn to be more mature in approaching hard topics.
Not everything is black and white. There is a lot of grey matter mixed in.
I think that grey matter is our own understanding we call a brain, that gets in the way sometimes.
Either leaning too heavy on the rod or not heavy enough.
I tend to lean more on the side of merciful than I do judgemental, even though a balance between the two is necessary.
A just weight..
Deu 25:15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Pro 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Pro 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
I'm working on it :)
Hugs
And yet Jesus forgave the "adulterous" woman and the thief on the cross.
What Jesus did say to the woman, was "go and sin no more"
Because the thief knew the diffence between being guilty and innocent, and knew he deserved punishment,
Jesus forgave him right in the process of his punishment.
Pre-tribulation... the woman wasn't stoned.
mid-tribulation.. during the death penalty.
have to think about post-trib, no doubt it's in there somewhere. Everything is in there :)
while we were yet sinners...
Here's the problem the way I see it..
Transgenders don't believe they are doing something wrong, they believe they are righting a wrong.
So they justify themselves, because of the way they feel and believe.
I don't think we have the ability to change someones attitude.
I believe the Lord has to change their way of thinking and feeling.
We can show them where the Bible says God doesn't agree with the way they think and feel,
but I don't believe that will convince them.
I don't know where the explosion of transgenderism came from, but it seems to me a lot of ex-military men are having an issue with this.
And the reason I say this, is because my brother-in-law goes to places and events where people he served with in the military are also transgenders.
It's estimated that over 134,000 American veterans are transgender, and over 15,000 trans people are serving in military today. Support for transgender veterans has improved, but they still face barriers from obtaining updated service records that do not out them as transgender, and from receiving VA coverage of necessary medical procedures.
Military & Veterans
Transgender personnel in the United States military
The United States Military has a long history of transgendered service personnel, dating back to at least the Civil War. The subject began to engender some political controversy starting with a total ban on transgendered servicemembers in 1960.Wikipedia
The Civil War??
I guess it's not as "new" as I thought it was.
But why?
I don't know...
Just like MLK preached about judging a person by their character and not the color of their skin,
For me this also goes for whatever gender a person thinks they are.
There are cultures in the world that believe that marrying 12 year olds is normal.
I happen to disagree.
I guess for me it all comes back to the children.
I don't agree with teaching kids they can be whatever gender they choose to be or a combination of them.
This is just rediculous for me to accept.
But that's me.
It seems the world is perfectly fine accepting this behavior.
And maybe that's the clincher.
That although we live in the world, we are not of the world. And keep ourselves seperate.
I would still give them a cup of water if they asked or a loaf of bread if they were hungry,
a coat or a pair of shoes if they needed..
But I would never indulge myself into that kind of lifestyle.
The way you present your thoughts however does make it difficult to discern the base thoughts though in order to really go deep into a specific subject
That's because I ramble like the thoughts in my head.
I try to work things out in real time while I'm typing.
I don't pre-think my thoughts..
so my "presentation" is always kind of scrambled.
My Base thoughts are always based on, how do I portray myself as the best ambassador or example for Christ?
What is the most appropriate way to handle any situation that is presented.
And Truth is paramount, but so is Mercy and Forgiveness.
And how to learn to be more mature in approaching hard topics.
Not everything is black and white. There is a lot of grey matter mixed in.
I think that grey matter is our own understanding we call a brain, that gets in the way sometimes.
Either leaning too heavy on the rod or not heavy enough.
I tend to lean more on the side of merciful than I do judgemental, even though a balance between the two is necessary.
A just weight..
Deu 25:15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Pro 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Pro 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
I'm working on it :)
Hugs