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Do you truly have to be that rude?

Er...no: Judas. Quite appropriate really...

https://babylonbee.com/news/judas-claims-he-misspoke-wouldnt-betray-jesus-for-money/

On the theological and pastoral point, yes. But not as an effective evangelistic tool

I've said that homosexual acts are sinful on several occasions on this thread so you are incorrect.

Really? I care that the Gospel is preached and its preaching is advertised and those adverts are not pulled due to obsession over a side-issue

Well, judge for yourself by his remarks - he refers to their destruction with apparent approval. (Yes, I KNOW all of us sinners deserve destruction outwith the blood of Christ, but why do the gays always seem to get it in the neck - that's what's got people's backs up here and got the adverts...

I agree with the former but they generate more money than they spend so they are a useful anachronism

Well we could do with some light relief as our own government couldn't organise a party in a brewery...

No we're not. We're laughing at him being such an arse in front of her

Agree with your last paragraph. And no, it wasn't my intent to call for the listing of every sin under the sun, just that we don't feed the impression (not entirely unearned) that we Christians are obsessed with sex and sexual sin

Firstly, thank you for editing your post. Secondly, you.dont have to convince me that homosexual acts are sinful, I agree that they are and in fact referred to them as sins earlier on this page. My gripe is with the apparent need to bang on about them as it seems an essential part of the Gospel...

Look, another analogy to try to help: I believe all non-Christian religions including Islam are false and heretical. But I'm not going to win many Muslims by picketing the local mosque and haranguing them with shouts of "You're all going to Hell, you mad Muzzie moronic Muppets!"

Whereas you want to turn several sins into non-sins by not replying...and that dog definitely won't hunt.

And you can't do it by a false gospel of works. It is Christ, and Him alone through His grace alone which saves

So would your Gospel to, say, merchant bankers, warn them of the dangers of greed? Would your preach to oil company execs excoriate them for harming God's Creation? Would your evangelization of tax accountants who find loopholes for their rich clients to duck out of paying their fair share of...

But, sure, if you want to get all 18th century and brimstone on people, knock yourself out, kiddo: https://babylonbee.com/news/church-kicks-off-fun-filled-sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god-themed-vbs/

I would turn that round and ask why your version focusses on homosexual sins and not others such as greed, gossip, obesity, damaging God's Creation, etc?

Pacifism was the default position of early Christianity up until Constantine. It also seems to have been the original Anabaptist/ Baptist position: https://pilgrimpathways.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/100-baptist-pacifists-1-25/ Interesting to see Spurgeon mentioned in despatched there... [ETA...

<Huge shrug of indifference> And he'd say you're wrong, quoting the same Bible. Now what?