Havok and Snuzi, you have misunderstood the nature of salvation. Commiting vile acts up until the moment of your death with the knowledge that you can always say your sorry is not how it works. Apologizing is not true repentance. True repentance comes when a person realizes that they have truly done wrong and is truly sorry for it. This will bring a substantial change in their life which will not allow them to do these things. They will still sin, of course. Everyone does that. But they will have a deeper knowledge of their own rights and wrongs which will stay their hands for the most part.
Alcar, you assume that because I am a person of faith that I am also a fool. That I have chosen to pick and choose what I want to believe. This isn't true. I have done much study into the subject of my religion. My father is a minister and we discuss things on a daily basis. My family does not believe in the rule of "thou shalt ask not". I am given free reign to opinions and questions.
The area that you are talking about, where it says you shall be killed for planting different crops, touching the skin of a dead pig, wearing clothing made from more than one fabric is not attributed to being the words of God. It does not say that God said these things. These were ancient Jewish laws that have been traced to certain areas of the culture and also cleanliness issues. However, there are multiple instances where God shows his disapproval of homosexuality. What is great is that God has given us an out. We have his son and his love which will bring us to glory. I am not a homophobe. I do not detest gay people or anyone else. Neither does God. Everyone sins.
And thank you Mutual Friend for pointing out the fallicy of that argument.
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