"Just Say No" to Sin

If you needed further proof regarding the empty rationalizations from the liberal bishops regarding this entire homosexuality issue, I'm posting some excerpts from an article by David Virtue. He provides some quotes that "Bishop" V. Gene Robinson provided in a talk with a parish in Wenham, MA on March 11th. (Thanks to Greg Grandchamp for forwarding this along.) Here are some snippets:

WENHAM, MA (3/11/2005)--The homoerotic bishop of New Hampshire V. Gene Robinson told parishioners at Christ Church of Hamilton and Wenham that while Jesus was on this earth he was only in the company of men, his disciples, and referenced that Jesus talked about the "one he loved," implying that Jesus may have been a homosexual himself.

Speaking at a Lenten service on "Homosexuality and the Body of Christ: Is There a New Way?" Robinson pleaded for his hearers to accept his homosexuality and asked, "Who could know Jesus?" and therefore we should accept him [Robinson]. "Jesus was not terribly mainstream."

"The sooner we get away from labels like gay and straight and that dualism...the truth is there are as many sexualities, plural, as there are sexualities in the world. There are as many sexualities as there are human beings," he told his listeners. "Labels are not helpful."

"Labels are not helpful," eh? Labels such as "sinner", for example? Yes, it is true that Jesus wasn't terribly mainstream, and that He regularly consorted with men. Men are where the power was in those days. It's also important to note that many women followed Him, women such as Mary Magdalene and His own mother. It's also true that Jesus regularly consorted with sinners, definitely not mainstream; He walked among prostitutes and tax collectors, as well as the Pharisees and the wealthy, and people just like you and me. He converted them from their sinful ways. His wondrous grace and love extended even to the Cross, as we learn this week, as He converts one of the convicts who is crucified with Him. The point is, Jesus pointed out to these people that they were sinners, and He forgave them. That's the whole point. We do not accept sin and we cannot condone sin, just as Jesus did not accept or condone sin. We forgive sin, as He forgives sin. But that means we still have sin, and that we all are sinners. It's time for the church to "just say no" to sin, not attempt to rationalize it with ridiculous nonsense that has no Scriptural basis.