Now, please notice exactly what occurred here. First we see
that Jesus did not condemn her. This woman had obviously
broken the Mosaic Law; and by that Law, as her accusers had
rightly stated, she was clearly worthy of death by stoning;
yet Jesus did not agree with their judgment, or condemn her.
Why would this be? To me, the answer seems rather obvious.
This woman was apparently sorry for what she had done. When
brought before the merciful countenance of the Savior, she
must have been truly convicted in her heart, and repented of
her sins; and that repentance brought down God's Mercy upon
her. But notice too that Jesus was not condoning her sin. He
did issue her a clear warning, as He had done with others as
well. He said ". . . go, and sin no more". In other words,
He was saying "I forgive you, I will have mercy upon you,
but don't do it again." As it is written:

"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed,
because his compassions fail not. They are new every
morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23, KJV

"But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy,
and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance."
Matthew 9:13, KJV

"For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will
have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have
compassion."
Romans 9:15, KJV

Please go to part two for the continuation of this series.


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WHEN SIN IS NO LONGER A SIN : PART TWO

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Published On : June 14, 2001

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Christ's Words To Thief On The Cross, Forsaking God's Mercy
Flee From The Light, Reinterpret The Bible Through Deception,
Presbyterian Struggle, Baptist And Episcopalian Compromises,
Split Between Episcopalian Church USA And Anglican Communion,
"We Are All Normal", Tactics Used By Gay & Lesbian Militants,
Political Maneuvers, Gov. Howard Dean And Gay's "Civil Union"
Victory In Vermont, Countries Where Gay "Marriage" Is Legal,
US States That Have Legalized Gay "Marriage" Relationships



We find Jesus extending His Father's Mercy in other stories
that are found in the New Testament as well; and often, it
is because the individual in question has recognized their
sinful condition, as well as their need for Repentance and
Forgiveness. In His final agonizing hours on the Cross,
Jesus forgave one of the two thieves, because that man too
did not try to hide his sin. He knew that he was guilty, and
that he deserved every- thing that had come to him. He also
recognized that Jesus was his only chance at Salvation; and
so once again, Jesus extended His Father's Mercy to the man,
as we see here:

"And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him,
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the
other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,
seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed
justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this
man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus
said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be
with me in paradise."
Luke 23:39-43, KJV

So you see, the difference between the adulterous woman, as
well as the one thief, and these gays and lesbians today, is
that unlike these two Biblical characters, some of them are
not even willing to acknowledge their sin. These gay men see
absolutely nothing wrong with having anal or oral sex with
their boyfriends; and these lesbians see nothing wrong with
putting on a dildo, (a synthetic rubber penis), and pretend-
ing to be a man, in order to fulfill their own sick sexual
fantasies, as well as the desires of their girlfriends. In
fact, to my amazement, I was informed by one of our readers,
that in some places in the United States, it is actually
considered "cool" to be gay. In their delusion, these poor
people call their desires love; but in reality, it is only
unnatural sexual lust, which is totally contrary to the
Natural Order established by God Himself in the Garden of
Eden.

What is truly sad about this situation, is that where there
is no recognition of one's sins, or any kind of repentance,
neither can a person claim God's Mercy; which means that he
may eventually be subject to the full weight of God's Law
when his day of Judgment arrives. By accepting Satan's lies
and delusions, these gays and lesbians have refused, and in
fact, have forsaken, the Mercy which God wishes to have upon
them. As the Prophet Jonah cried out at the height of his
suffering, after he had tried to run away from God's Will
for his life:

"They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."
Jonah 2:8, KJV

As we saw in part one, because many gays and lesbians have
rejected the truth of God's Word, they have had to convince
themselves that sin is no longer a sin. For some, this has
meant totally throwing out the Bible as the inspired Word of
God, being as they cannot stand in the Light of its truth;
while for others, it has meant trying to reinterpret it. In
the case of the former, I am reminded of the following words
spoken by Jesus in chapter three of the Gospel of John:

"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved."
John 3:19-20, KJV

In short, some people seem to think that they can keep their
sins from being exposed by God's Word, by simply rejecting
the teachings of the Bible, or by trying to hide from it;
but as we saw in part one, nothing is hidden from the face
of the Lord. Everything will be revealed in His time. In the
case of the latter group, as we likewise saw in part one,
the Devil has indeed raised up an evil seed of false clergy
who have perverted the true meaning of the Scriptures, and
popularized the false doctrine that God loves and accepts
each and every one of us just the way we are; even if some
people do happen to be gay or lesbian. In their delusion,
these deceivers have nullified the doctrine of repentance
which was preached by John the Baptist, by the Lord Himself,
as well as by all of His Apostles, including Paul. Remember
again that Jesus said "Go, and sin no more"; He did not say,
"I love you and forgive you, but go ahead and keep on living
in sin. It's okay." These modern false prophets remind me of
two additional warnings which were issued by the Apostle
Paul. In two of his Epistles he wrote:

"But evil men and seducers shall wax [grow] worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived."
2 Timothy 3:13, KJV

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transform-
ing themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel;
for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be
transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their works."
2 Corinthians 11:13-15, KJV

These false apostles, these deceitful workers, these false
ministers of righteousness, as Paul calls them, are not only
deceived themselves, but they are leading others into their
same web of delusion and sin. As we saw in part one, some of
these clergy are preaching exactly what the gay and lesbian
community wants to hear; and that is that sin is no longer
sin. There should be no doubt then, that America is in fact
spiritually eroding from within, and has been for quite some
time now. Exactly how divided are the spiritual leaders of
America? Consider the following article circulated by the
Associated Press in June of 2,000. It is quite revelatory:


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