Insult Islam, get sent to prison?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Sure. I wouldn't fault you one bit for using. Me personally, I'd use it sparingly because I tend to accentuate grace and dignity as much as possible in the pulpit, making my points like a gentleman and closing points by allowing the WORD to deliver it's rebuke. I tend to say, "Now church, those aren't my words, that's the Bible." But that's my style. If I felt the unction to use the word Sodomite thought, I'd use it. No problem.

Well see...while you were pointing fingers at everyone for what words they use...some might find sodomite and pervert just as pejorative. That is my point.

At some point we are going to offend. I don't they would like being called perverts

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Praxeas, I was under the impression that you were saying that if we avoid those words we're taking our ques from them. My point, as you can see, is that we shouldn't UNNECESSARILY offend by using unnecessary inflammatory words. We're bound to offend the sinner sometime. But I'd feel much better knowing it was the Word that offended them and not me. Like I said, I fall back with grace and say something like, "You know I love everyone of you, and I'd never say anything to hurt you, but folks, that's Bible." Let the Bible speak. I think it does a better job than we do most of the time anyway.

If we avoid using words that OFFEND them for the sake of not offending a gay person taht might be in the congregation, we are taking our "ques" from them (actually the word is cues)

That is my point. Even the bible to them can be imflammatory

[Aquila]

You're correct Praxeas, even the Bible might offend them. But that's the point, let the B-I-B-L-E offend them. We should be careful as individuals not to personally offend sinners unnecessarily.