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Bassmaster_Vol said:
I know what Matthew 7 means because I can do simple hermeneutics. If Jesus were saying that we could not acknowledge sin, the whole Bible is destroyed. How did Peter preach “repent” in Acts 2, Steven the same in Acts 7, Paul in Acts 17? How does Church discipline happen in Matthew 18? How does Paul command the Corinthian church remove the man from the congregation because he is in adultery in 1st Corinthians 6? How could Paul say that those who practice certain sins will not inherit the kingdom in 1st Cor. 6:9-11? The answer is that Jesus does not mean in Matthew 7 that we are not to acknowledge sin in others.
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We are all sinners, and we all sin everyday. So it's not a stretch to tell people they need to repent.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
This has been Bible Study with Bass. Thank you all for attending.
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Bass, I'm never a fan when someone thinks they have the will of God figured out. None of us do, none of us ever will. But why do you think Jesus told the crowd, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"?
 
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Weezer said:
There are at least two different arguments to face here. One, from the standpoint of Christianity, you're assuming they are also Christian, which we do not know. Two, from the standpoint of being an American, Christianity does not make the law. We live in a country where freedom of religion is a right. But none of us have the right to project our religion upon others.

Everyone will have an opinion, and that's fine, but understand the law is not formed around your opinion, or what the Bible says. Individuals have rights, and it is not for any of us to infringe on the rights of others.

And with that, I'm done. I've clearly expressed my views on a topic that has no place in this forum to begin with.
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Actually, I am saying that there is freedom of religion which means Christians are free to believe the Bible and act accordingly. We now have people making laws (based on their opinions) that Christians must accept, condone and confirm what the Bible says we cannot. So we are being forced to go against our religion or lose our jobs/be canceled.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
Actually, I am saying that there is freedom of religion which means Christians are free to believe the Bible and act accordingly. We now have people making laws (based on their opinions) that Christians must accept, condone and confirm what the Bible says we cannot. So we are being forced to go against our religion or lose our jobs/be canceled.
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Other religions face the same. It's not just Christians.
 
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SweetasSoda said:
Actually, I am saying that there is freedom of religion which means Christians are free to believe the Bible and act accordingly. We now have people making laws (based on their opinions) that Christians must accept, condone and confirm what the Bible says we cannot. So we are being forced to go against our religion or lose our jobs/be canceled.
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And truthfully, your response reminds me of what I like to refer to as the Sgt. York passage.

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Weezer said:
Bass, I'm never a fan when someone thinks they have the will of God figured out. None of us do, none of us ever will. But why do you think Jesus told the crowd, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"?
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Because He was speaking to a group of Pharisees “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous” Luke 18:9. They could see her sin, but not their own. And they also were trying to trap Jesus, and they wanted to kill her. John 8 does not even begin to teach that it is wrong to point out the sin in others and call them to repentance. In fact, Jesus told the woman, “go and sin no more” John 8:11.
 
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Weezer said:
And truthfully, your response reminds me of what I like to refer to as the Sgt. York passage.

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Sigh…. Jesus was talking about paying taxes. Later in Acts, the authorities commanded the apostles to stop preaching, and they said “we must obey God rather than men” Acts 5:29
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Because He was speaking to a group of Pharisees “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous” Luke 18:9. They could see her sin, but not their own. And they also were trying to trap Jesus, and they wanted to kill her. John 8 does not even begin to teach that it is wrong to point out the sin in others and call them to repentance. In fact, Jesus told the woman, “go and sin no more” John 8:11.
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Yes, Jesus said that to her. Now, do you not think people today have trouble seeing their own sin, yet have no problem calling out the sin of others?
 
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