tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post5803980685653441221..comments2023-06-29T08:58:15.803-07:00Comments on "No Cross, No Crown": "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived"..."But God being rich in mercy.."donsandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post-25567736618312355932010-11-11T15:39:48.495-08:002010-11-11T15:39:48.495-08:00"taking down one brick at a time, but it is a..."taking down one brick at a time, but it is a slow, difficult process."<br /><br />Nice way of putting it Craver. Thanks for sharing bro. Always good to hear from you.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post-36556631872172963612010-11-11T14:39:15.580-08:002010-11-11T14:39:15.580-08:00It's a tough subject, Don. I know family and ...It's a tough subject, Don. I know family and friends who put up a wall based on their expectation that I would hate them. I think it is entirely possible for us Christians to accept a friend but not approve some of that person's choices. There is one person in particular that I have been carefully trying to reach... taking down one brick at a time, but it is a slow, difficult process.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post-43799899001491890272010-11-10T18:11:37.565-08:002010-11-10T18:11:37.565-08:00Good stuff Erik. Keep on sharing the Gospel brothe...Good stuff Erik. Keep on sharing the Gospel brother. It's the only power to save.<br />Truth in love is our calling from above. And all to the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, and to our heavenly Father. Amen.<br />Thanks for coming by brother.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post-45025420046255489682010-11-10T17:42:35.351-08:002010-11-10T17:42:35.351-08:00Hello Don,
Fellow believer Eric here. I enjoyed ...Hello Don,<br /><br />Fellow believer Eric here. I enjoyed reading this article, and did gain valuable insight into where you are coming from. I also found it to be well communicated. <br /><br />Isn't it true how it so often takes puting a personal face on a topic for us to act mercifully and graciously? I know in my life that happens to be the case. As I have worked with Christians in my church that came to Christ later in life and struggle mightily in certain areas, I have gained a greater appreciation for God's grace to me and the love and tenderness I must exhibit to others. <br /><br />I really appreciate your heart for the lost, and find your simple and straightforward expressions of gospel truth to be encouraging. <br /><br />I have had the opportunity to speak a number of times to a former co-worker and friend who was gay and decided to "out" himself to me (even though I already knew). This fellow was a professing Christian, but had convinced himself that God had created him with a desire that he should not deny or resist. I gathered from his testimony that his Christianity was not real but more a label that he wore from his upbringing. I prayed with him and exhorted him from Scripture. Since that time he has moved far away and we lost contact with eachother. I care for him and hope that the Lord may yet use some of my interaction with him in the Word to convict him of his rebellion in this area.<br /><br />Thank you for this re-post. May God bless you.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345630463450652762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13360294.post-89046908215499695332010-11-10T16:09:40.501-08:002010-11-10T16:09:40.501-08:00I'm re-posting this article, because I was dis...I'm re-posting this article, because I was discussing this subject with a fellow believer over at TeamPyro, and thought it may help him to know where I am am on this difficult subject.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.com