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Originally Posted by chosenbyone
Wouldn't the church that endorses sin have sinners in attendance?
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Chosen, the difference is that, unless the Gospel is going to be proclaimed, what good is it doing the sinners?
I think you are being very shortsighted. In my opinion, it is unproductive at best, and at worst, it defies the scripture that says we are not to fellowship with believers who have turned back to sin.
I believe that scripture applies here, because we aren't talking about brothers and sisters who have simply messed up or fallen down, we're talking about people who are
embracing sin, in the name of the Lord.
I would certainly think that ministering in a church with homosexuals
present is wonderful! But ministering in a church that tells those homosexuals they are saved and alright with God? To me, that is apostasy, and I would want no part in it.
That would be like singing for a special event in a church that supports a swinging lifestyle or approves of incest.
Christ came to save sinners, but He rebuked hypocrites and pharisees, and if anyone qualifies as a hypocrite and pharisee, it is someone who professes Christ with their mouth, but continues in sin freely and without conviction or condemnation.