>>Using Scripture to prove ones case of course
>>“Is Homosexuality in and of itself a sin?”
Yes, according to Romans 1
Regarding "different interpretations", Luther, slavery, et al -These are interpretations faithful to the text and are corrections of false teachings that crept in through the years.
They are not "different" from the plain meaning of the text - they are "different" from error.
>>Proclaiming that anyone having a different “interpretation” of God’s Word is a “false prophet” is a pretty heavy accusation no?
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I do not claim that your understanding of the Bible's teaching on this subject is "different". I claim it is utterly false and if you perpetuate it you come under a strict judgment (enforced by God - not me personally). It is a very serious accusation and I make it without hesitation.
James 3:1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment.
I submit myself to the same standard, since I am perpetuating a certain understanding. I am ready to meet Christ face-to-face and have Him judge if I am faithful to His teaching on the subject.
When you break the big laws, you do not get freedom; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws.
- G.K. Chesterton, Daily News, 7/29/1905