Jesus does not detest Gay People, nor do authentic Christians. Pastor Rick Warren, (Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California) slated to pray for the nation and President-elect Barack Obama, who is enduring a mountain of protest and personal attacks because he stands on scriptural authority and calls sin what it is, would tell you the very same thing.
Jesus truly loves Gays, Lesbians, Heterosexuals and every human being. What God detests is sin. Men fornicating with men, women fornicating with women, a husband or a wife fornicating with someone other than their spouse, premarital sex, lying, cheating, anger, murder, drunkenness, lewdness, cheating on taxes, stealing, keeping the extra change the cashier gave you…no matter how we slice it, it is sin.
When speaking to a nation hell bent on repressing truth that condemns one for speaking it plainly, Pastor Warren will be addressing God on behalf of an America balancing on the precipice of falling from grace in a major way.
Actress Anne Hathaway, interviewed at the Golden Globe awards, said she takes Pastor Warren’s biblical stand personally because her brother is gay. While attending the upcoming inaugural, she had planned on protesting by turning her back to the pastor as he prayed, but thought better not to be rude. This lovely young woman and countless others are simply deceived. Satan’s oldest trick is to feed us a lie, wrapped in the skin of a truth. Just ask Eve. If we refuse to acknowledge God’s truth, we deny our sin and cannot be reconciled to a holy God.
Since every one of us are guilty of sin at some point in our lives…some of us daily…past, present or future, we should never point a finger. Leave judgement to God. The key to lives and eternities being radically changed, is to love people, share the Gospel of Jesus, pray for them and know that it is the job of the Holy Spirit to enter our lives, convict us of our sin and prompt us to make a change.
So when Pastor Warren steps up to pray for America, remember he calls on Jesus, the Lord who created the Heavens and the Earth…the one who gave us our very breath. Pray that his message would speak truth into hardened hearts, open eyes and cause a revival of such great proportions, unbelievers will repent and be saved, in Jesus name. Amen!!
One more note…The New York Times reports that President-elect Barack Obama has also asked V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire to pray at another inaugural event to be held Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial. This has been viewed an attempt to appease the outspoken Gay and Lesbian community that supported the president-elect throughout his campaign.
The Bishop himself is quoted as saying “I am very clear,” he said, “that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won’t be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all people to feel that this is their prayer.”
My question to the Episcopal Bishop, held to a higher accounting by God, is how can you not pray a Christian prayer? Is your God Jesus or not?
Comments
Warren refuses to preach the gospel. What is that? It is the message of REPENTANT faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He does not preach repentance. His message is disguised with interfaith love and hugs.
Warren is a disappointment. His misses this opportunity every time. He seems to pray to another Jesus. NOT the one in God's Word.
His prayer is an ecumenical one. We must look at James 2:19 and take heed!
I pray he will repent.
Rick Warren needs to repent. He has no business endorsing a pro-child killing President. The blood of 50 million preborn children soaks the soil of this land, and here we have Rick Warren praying for God to bless one the biggest supporters of legal abortion. God save us from today's pastors.
People often forget or intentionally ignore the fact that there is only one God and He has only one way and that is His way. You can not say that you love God and intentionally disobey Him. Rick Warren is a pastor and more importantly a Christian. For that fact and the time he has spent in the Word he would be lying and would face God's judgement if he preached that homosexuality is okay. God clearly stated that he forbids the homosexual lifestyle.
I am glad that President Obama did not fall for the 'no prayer' at the inaguration. It was that guy in California that tried without success to have "one nation UNDER GOD" removed from the pledge of alligence. Who does he think he is? How many other athesist agree to his 'trying to change history'. Next he will be looking to ban X mas celebration. If Atheist are that firm in their thinkings then all they need to do is not say the UNDER GOD in the pledge or not bow their head in prayer. This has been going on for years and years.
Brenda
I know Rick is a God fearing servant. I respect a minister by the truth he or she preaches.This is measured by indwelling of the holy spirit in the minister.I see Rick witnessing for Jesus as Peter,John and Paul would do facing authority, and people
I recommend deliverance for V.Gene Robinson the openly gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hamphshire.He is like an agent of the devil blaspheming and fighting a battle against his creator.May God help Obama,politics and the church-be focus.
I gather gay,lesbians heterosexual are given recognition and attention.Rick is a blessing to America and Nigeria.Animal sex is tolerated also in your constitution,Jesus will not tolerate it even if man's awareness allow him to say yes to evil. The word of God is the standard to judge whether what constitution say is right or not.
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