Wondering how to approach the LGBT problem

[good samaritan]

Of course, I feel she should report this. I posted WWJD earlier because I think that we should spend most of our efforts trying to promote the kingdom, rather than political fighting. I can't role the tide of LGBT with a picket sign in my hand, but I can try to pray and convert sinners that Satan has power over. Instead of fighting against them outwardly, would it better to fight them inwardly. By all means, let the Holy Ghost lead all of us. I would love to see homosexuals convert to God and to be filled with the Holy Ghost. If that is how we protested we may be more effective.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

Of course, I feel she should report this. I posted WWJD earlier because I think that we should spend most of our efforts trying to promote the kingdom, rather than political fighting. I can't role the tide of LGBT with a picket sign in my hand, but I can try to pray and convert sinners that Satan has power over. Instead of fighting against them outwardly, would it better to fight them inwardly. By all means, let the Holy Ghost lead all of us. I would love to see homosexuals convert to God and to be filled with the Holy Ghost. If that is how we protested we may be more effective.

The Kingdom of God (and His righteousness) is a very 'political' thing. Consider:

1. Every law, is by definition, a 'legislating of morality', ie a declaration of what ought or ought not to be done.
2. Therefore, SOMEBODY'S morals will be legislated, either God's, or rebellious sinful man's.
3. Therefore, all 'law' or 'politics' is moral in nature.
4. Since 'morals' come from either God, or are held in opposition to God, all morals are religious.
5. Hence, all 'law' or 'politics' is religious in nature.

So then, the question is: Whose politics are going to be upheld, God's? Or Satan's? As Christians, we have all made a firm commitment to seek after, to expect, to support, to promote the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness. Therefore, we must do everything in our power to promote His government (kingdom) and his laws (his righteousness, his justice, his equity, his holiness). We must always promote the revealed Will of God.

Now, I am not suggesting your suggested course of action is wrong. I am merely suggesting we need to quit making this false, unbiblical distinction between politics and the kingdom of God. It will change our paradigm, our point of view.

In the specific case under discussion, the young man needs to either repent or at least get back in the closet. Romans 13 would apply here, too, I might add, meaning the civil power should be doing it's job of punishing evil. And here in the US, 'we the people' are responsible for admonishing the civil power to do it's duty by being 'belligerant claimants in court' (as the courts themselves have declared).

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esaias

The Kingdom of God (and His righteousness) is a very 'political' thing.

yikes, i don't think so, E...or you mean something else at 'political,' perhaps.

24Then comes the end,ah when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father,ai when He abolishes all rule and all authority and power.aj 25For He must reignak until He puts all His enemies under His feet.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Wonder

Thanks for the idea . . lol I was talking more with the female student and she is gonna talk to her instructional supervisor about it before anything else. Hopefully the school will correct the situation.

it is entirely possible in this world run by utter and complete idiots that the college has instituted a policy that a person who "identifies" as female can use the female restroom.

your female friend, may find she is up against the school on the issue.

we have lost our minds and evidently you now get to pick what gender you fell like you are when you wake up.

I think UCLA or some such school has identified something like 19 different "gender identifications"?

[shazeep]

one has to ask themselves what business a believer has at a school like that

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by shazeep

one has to ask themselves what business a believer has at a school like that

I have school age kids that need to go to college one day.

im wondering what im going to do.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I have school age kids that need to go to college one day.

im wondering what im going to do.

ya--college, like most of our other institutions, seems to be in meltdown right now. But that doesn't mean that there are no exceptions to that rule, even right now--although I'm not sure who those exceptions are.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by shazeep

ya--college, like most of our other institutions, seems to be in meltdown right now. But that doesn't mean that there are no exceptions to that rule, even right now--although I'm not sure who those exceptions are.

the good news is, ive got some time before this is a focus.

and I plan on getting my (now almost 11 year old) at job digging ditches right out of highschool for a year in what? 8 years?

I figure a year of working a hand shovel will prepare him for college far better than anything he is doing in school!

[shazeep]

HA! i like it. Community college will likely be free (again) at that point, anyway...already is, in a couple states.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Ferd

it is entirely possible in this world run by utter and complete idiots that the college has instituted a policy that a person who "identifies" as female can use the female restroom.

your female friend, may find she is up against the school on the issue.

we have lost our minds and evidently you now get to pick what gender you fell like you are when you wake up.

I think UCLA or some such school has identified something like 19 different "gender identifications"?

Possible. I don't think we are there yet.