The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | Viewpoint: Be the Church | Comments http://erlc.com/ This feed provides all comments on "Viewpoint: Be the Church." en web-master@erlc.com ℗ & © 2008 ERLC Comment 1 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment1 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment1 Dear Brother Land
There is so much I have to disaggery with you on, but you are right we the church must just be the church. We are all sinners some are saved by the grace of God, others are not saved.Same sex marrage or sex outside of marrage is still sin. We need to reach out to all the lost it is up to them if they will become born again or not. But if we the church does not open up to all no matter what their sin then we the church need to do God a favor and close and luck the doors.We need to let God to lead people out of their sin by letting God work in our life.

]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:04:14 CST Comment 2 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment2 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment2 i have been asking the question for several years now. in our church there is a lisbian couple,they are young, they have been going for several years now.one teaches in children’s church and the other counts the money, sometimes the elders ask one of them to pray for our petitions, this puzzles me, do the elders not have discernment, or they just don’t know how to deal with it. i love them and always pray for them. but i feel that the church is conforming to the ways of this world. what should i do? it is now heavy on my heart.

]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:28:30 CST Comment 3 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment3 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment3 If this includes people who remain in a same-sex affair in separate homes or together, I don’t see any evidence of repentance.  How can a bible believing church allow membership or service in a ministry from one who is willfully living in sin, planned sin, that is?  I disagree with the notion.

]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:14:41 CST Comment 4 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment4 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment4 Dear Ms. Martin,

Even a moderately penned essay that hints at a live and let live attitude towards gay persons in the church draws condemning and self-righteous retorts from you and Ruth. 

I would dare say that you nor the lady named Ruth would care to have good church people peering into your private lives and deciding when or even IF you could participate in church activities.  This is not what I believe the Lord wants from us.

I would think most churches would do well to welcome ALL people in and leave the judgment to the Lord. 

If you would open you heart in friendship, like Mr. Goeke, you might be surprised at what can happen.

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:21:10 CST Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:28:20 CST Comment 5 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment5 http://erlc.com/article/viewpoint-be-the-church#comment5 Great article. The question I have is can a church be the Church? You give testimony that you have experienced the Church, but many people seem to have different experiences, which are characterized by conditional love, condemnation and elitism.

I know that I have behaved like a church when I tried being a Christian according to my fallen and warped dogma. I have also experienced behaving like the Church when I seek the Lord’s will with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. It is at those times that His love, grace and mercy works in me and through me to fulfill my role in the Church - the Body of Christ.

I’m reminded of John 12:47 where Christ states that He came to save the world - not to judge it.

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