Maybe this subject should move to another list, but until then, here we go...... I must comment...all this is just a smoke screen......I don't believe that the Holy Bible was ever intended to be a complete handbook on natural life, and therefore not all areas of natural life are covered in its pages, rather it is a handbook on things eternal, which likewise, it is incomplete. (There are other books that also cover these topics (but there contents have not been put to question in your writting, so I won't go there !)) In the pages of the Bible you will read things that are good advice for natural life - but in dealing with things eternal , even the Bible condemns itself as being no good. You may like to read the latter part of Luke 17:20 and relies that anything in this life that can be seen, looked at or commented on (yes, that includes the Bible), has absolutely nothing to do with the eternal. If you see me wearing a kilt or some other clothing, that's just me and it has no relation to any rights, wrongs or ideals. You can look back into Egyptian history and discover that there was a Queen (Queen Hatasu 1640 BC) living around the time Duet 22 was written who was famous/infamous for wearing mens clothing. In answer to your 40 year old question - look around you - If you believe the Good Lord created everything, then take a good look at Snail, Worms and for all that matter the beautiful Sea Horse. All these have interesting breeding habits. Rev 10:6 tells us that even if something or someone is different then us, God was still the one who created it. Interesting enough the Snail, Worms and for all that matter the beautiful Sea Horse, they are still a thriving species, if God ever intended something to continue and survive then they had the capability to reproduce. The human race would die out in one generation if we were 100 % followers of the Gay movement......there are some New Testament verses that relate to this, which I am sure you know them, (Rom 1:27). However take a look into the opening chapters of Genesis and you find an interesting verse Gen. 2:20, all the beast and animals were no good (how Adam knew they were no good, I know not) and the God given solution to the problem of finding a suitable partner was in the creation of the woman - who of course wasn't wearing anything......now, that has the makings for an interesting service call! I am sure some of us have forgotten about Gomer, a prostitute who was the wife of a prophet ( Hosea 1 :4). All this is a great smoke screen that is blocking the vision of better things, and be assured a great smoke screen it is. Wake up and smell the Roses ! If it can be seen, commented on and talked about, then it has nothing at all to do with anything eternal - keep the love of The Lord in your hearts and keep the faith and all things will be added unto you. (you see, love, faith and hope are things you can't see, but only feel - they are eternal !) > > > Hi John, > > > > Good grief! > > > > And if it's some Biblical thang, please, PLEASE be specific. WHERE is > > it > > codified in the Bible (New Testament, please, since Old Testament law > > became > > obsolete with the New and Everlasting Covenant) that Rob's client did > > anything wrong -- made WRONG choices, or whatever? > > > > Anyone? > > > > Give me a single Biblical verse. > > > > Anywhere in the book. > > > > And if ya' still wants to quote Deut 22:5 (even though it's obsolete), > > I'm > > going to ask you whether you think the other obsolete passages in > > Deuteronomy 22 should also be observed. (Hint: You're all going to > > hell in > > a handbasket!) AND I'm going to ask you to find an operational > > definition > > of "male" and "female" somewhere in the Bible, against which Deut 22:5 > > can > > be applied, 'cuz I don't know where it is. > > > > And if ya' wants to argue that transsexualism is a new phenomenon, > > think > > again. It's a phenomenon as old as civilization, and quite likely > > older. > > It's only the terminology that's recent. In Jesus' time, transsexuals > > were > > one of several types of "eunuch." So please tell me where in the > > Bible it > > says that eunuchs were bad people or made WRONG choices. PLEASE! > > > > There MUST be some sort of statute in the Bible somewhere, that all you > > folks are using to condemn the transgender community. Perhaps it's in > > the > > book of Secrets, which of course wouldn't actually be *printed* in the > > Bible, because it's supposed to be a secret. Or perhaps it's > > somewhere in > > Commandments 11-20? > > > > Please, let's be specific. I've had this stuff waved in my face for > > four > > decades, but nobody YET has been willing to show me where any of this > > stuff > > is written. It doesn't quite seem fair, does it. > > > > Patiently awaiting an explanation for over 4 decades, > > Sarah > > > > PS By way of reciprocating, I'm more than happy to research the > > scripture > > that pertains to judging others. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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