tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post5381297994996789309..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: When in Romans...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-69311354646202348022008-10-24T10:34:00.000-07:002008-10-24T10:34:00.000-07:00Dan -- thanks for that link...I think it will be a...Dan -- thanks for that link...I think it will be a helpful reference.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-30233420962241779792008-10-24T09:49:00.000-07:002008-10-24T09:49:00.000-07:00Another tact may be to walk through the passage an...Another tact may be to walk through the passage and substitute something that hits close to home for all of us. Replace the out-of-control (homo)sexuality mentioned in the passage with out of control spending and debt accumulation. The "due penalty for their error" might be the symptoms of "affluenza" - isolation, fear, depression, divorce, etc.toujoursdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106158181662408311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-15753616570143033492008-10-24T08:00:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:00:00.000-07:00When I lived in Texas and was involved with a Bibl...When I lived in Texas and was involved with a Bible study of Romans (in 2003 when the Gene Robinson storm was raging) I also dreaded the passage. Luckily, I found a good resource on the subject (<A HREF="http://www.jeramyt.org/papers/paulcybl.html" REL="nofollow">Paul, the Goddess Religions and Homosexuality</A>) and used it to launch more into a discussion on the struggles the Roman congregation had in the face of Roman paganism and how they mirror our struggles with our larger culture. Instead of sexuality, we discussed how we should work to apply Christian values of agape love to all, while trying to reject the egoism, celebrity worship and materialism of modern life. <BR/><BR/>While discussing that, one always had to look ahead to Romans 2 which reminds us that we are sinners in the same boat as our neighbours and not to carry a false sense of superiority. <BR/><BR/>The participants came to the conclusion that the sex acts mentioned in v.25-27 were a reflection of that materialism and paganism all by themselves. (And if you read the paper, it isn't as clear as we think it is that the passages were discussing homosexual sex acts at all.)toujoursdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106158181662408311noreply@blogger.com