I'm all for the church welcoming everyone to hear and respond to the gospel and hear Bible teaching, but isn't the problem with the catholic church "blessing" same sex marriages the risk of giving people assurance of being in right standing with God when they aren't, misleading them, when scripture is clear that Jesus will say to some, "…
I'm all for the church welcoming everyone to hear and respond to the gospel and hear Bible teaching, but isn't the problem with the catholic church "blessing" same sex marriages the risk of giving people assurance of being in right standing with God when they aren't, misleading them, when scripture is clear that Jesus will say to some, "Why do you call me Lord Lord, but do not do what I say." and "Many will say to me 'Lord, Lord!' and I will say 'depart from me. I never knew you.'"? It just seems even the catholic church has fallen into the protestant error of the 'easy gospel and live any way you please' vs. the Billy Graham / John MacArthur "Lordship Salvation" gospel which includes repentance and a change of stance of surrendering to God in obedience to his clear commands (the gay church always falsely claims scripture has been tampered with or doesn't mean what it clearly says about homosexuality).
I'm all for the church welcoming everyone to hear and respond to the gospel and hear Bible teaching, but isn't the problem with the catholic church "blessing" same sex marriages the risk of giving people assurance of being in right standing with God when they aren't, misleading them, when scripture is clear that Jesus will say to some, "Why do you call me Lord Lord, but do not do what I say." and "Many will say to me 'Lord, Lord!' and I will say 'depart from me. I never knew you.'"? It just seems even the catholic church has fallen into the protestant error of the 'easy gospel and live any way you please' vs. the Billy Graham / John MacArthur "Lordship Salvation" gospel which includes repentance and a change of stance of surrendering to God in obedience to his clear commands (the gay church always falsely claims scripture has been tampered with or doesn't mean what it clearly says about homosexuality).