Whom the Son sets free is Indeed FREE!

So this week two question were asked in a Christian facebook group I belong too:

Would you date/marry an ex-homosexual or bisexual? 

I answered this question and it caused a major landslide of opinions. In a nutshell I explained if the Son has set you free you are truly set free indeed. I also used the personal experience of how I was completely set free from horrendous drug use and have never even had the desire at all to go back. His mercy is great and I praise Him for this. The second question was a spin-off from the previous because of the whirlwind it caused in the group. 

WOULD YOU MARRY AN EX-MURDERER OR EX-BANK ROBBER!!! I SEE ALL DIFFERENT ANSWERS ABOUT THE EX HOMOSEXUAL OR BI SEXUAL, WHAT DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS ONE!!!!! 

Here is a copy of the answer I posted to this question. Hope it blesses you and helps you understand the blessing of God, the Grace of God, and the Set free life from the Power of our Risen Savior. 

• Rich Cohrs Jesus did!! LOL
  
  1 John 3:15
  Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
  
  How do you become a murder or a bank robber. First you have to be the perfect candidate for the above scripture. You hate your brother. Jesus said it was the same, however people do say this to condemn others and use it in the wrong ways. Jesus is just stating that a person that hates is a person with a murderous spirit and is capable of doing what is in their heart, and is one in the same just without the action. Like when Samuel was choosing the new King, man looked at the appearance and outwardness, but God looks at the heart of the man. Second part of that verse says the man who hates his brother has NO ETERNAL LIFE ABIDING IN HIM. That is the key again, ETERNAL LIFE. Is is possible for a man hanging on the cross that once was a thief and possibly a murder to be in paradise the same day he died? Jesus speaks no lies and He undoubtedly believed so. Jesus told him, "Today". Justification is not bound by time or by ceremony, nor by a scriptural debate, but is discerned wholly on the heart of the Living Savior and what He sees deep within the confines of a mans heart. People see the outward fruit or lack thereof and believe they have the right to predetermine what lies deep within the heart. But it is God's deep that sees the deep within the man. God sees the candle stick of a spirit within each heart. God is the determining factor in each equation concerning justification of a mans life. So saying this, if God gives the person eternal life the label of a murder no longer exist in the present for a the man in whom his "old man" passes away. The old man was buried with Jesus and a NEW MAN arose through the Resurrection of Jesus.
  
  Just like my previous post about the question of the EX-homo, you have to just be very careful, God will not lead you to a murder, but He might lead you to a ex-murder that is truly set free. Could you be best friends with one?? Could you love one??
  
  The answer to the question would obviously be a personal opinion and the absolute right of the person that is choosing who they want to marry. If you personally don't want to marry and EX-Homo/murder/bank-robber than it is your right obviously to resist and choose differently. But on the flip side there is NO wrong in marrying one if they are truly set free. I think with the question like this both sides need to be made very clear for those that are reading. Some believe God chooses a mate for someone and others believe God doesn't care and just tells you to use wisdom. Some believe that God has many choices laid before you and you just need to choose one. All three of these cases would still say God is in the middle of it, people just don't understand it. Truth is if you want God to help you find your mate(asking for wisdom), why wouldn't He. What if God just said to you that you were to marry a prostitute which in many cases are bound with a spirit of homosexuality? Would you obey God? Hosea did. And Gomer his wife, still backslid several times and prostituted herself in the streets for money. Every time he took her back. God is married to the prostitute. God ordained the marriage of Hosea to show a nation His Grace and His Mercy that he shows on an adulterous people. Our backsliding to God is no different than a prostitute, selling ourselves to the enemy. We do it all the time, we fall then we get back up, we go back to our folly. It is part of the growing from a child to a mature Christian. I haven't met a Christian that truly has never backslid a little bit and many have backslid a bunch. And those who "pride" themselves as holy, have no idea or self awareness that they themselves are already fallen and need help getting back up. God resist the proud, but draws near to the humble.
  

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  Rich Cohrs ‎1 Corinthians 6:9-11
  9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  
  This verse should answer the flip side underlining of the question. The question is directed toward an individual opinion of the person being asked, so truly the answer is what you personally desire but I just want to make it clear for the readers that it is no way in shape or form wrong to marry either a ex-homo/murder/bank-robber if the Son has set them free. If God hasn't then I suggest to run. If they are Christian I still suggest you approach with much caution. The verse above list a whole slew of sins that people commit including homosexuality, you could keep listing on and on other sins and it would fit right within this scripture. Paul clearly said that none that were labeled with those particular sins were worthy to inherit the Kingdom of God. None could have eternal life abiding in them, same as John stated in the first verse. But the beauty of the passage of verses is in verse 11 which states, "And that is what some of you WERE", completely past tense, as if they were no longer homosexuals, thieves (bank robbers), sexual immoral, idol worshipers, drunkards and again the list goes on and on. WERE-in the past, but the beauty goes on much further in verse 11, "But you were WASHED, you were SANTIFIED, you were JUSTIFIED in the NAME of the LORD JESUS CHRIST and by the SPIRIT OF OUT GOD." I think you can see the emphasis that I capitalized on. Pretty clear, but what I didn't emphasis in that last statement was the word previous to the emphasized words, "WERE". There you go past tense again. Not in the present, and not stating that they are still in the process but stating that it happened in the past, the "WERE" , sanctified, "WERE" justified and "WERE" washed in the past. Made clean. White as snow. So if it was in past tense that they were washed clean, then what are they now? According to the verse they are those that inherit the Kingdom of God, according to John I would have to say they have eternal life abiding in them. That is what I would call a true "EX", if they were truly and "EX" then I would have to say Grace has set them free and they have not continued in the sin with a get out of hell free card but instead embraced their freedom and remained a growing set-free Christian.
  
  I have only written this for one purpose and that is because I feel the question is underlying another question that should have been answered too. That question would be, "Is is ever OK to marry an EX-(fill in the blank) at all?" My answer would be that in some cases it is absolutely Ok, but you must use extreme caution, and never go without the blessing of the Lord. God knows, God knows the deepness of a mans heart and if they will return to their folly or not. God knows how you will react if your Gomer returns to prostitution. God is concerned at a heart level and He sees the sin stirring before a man's mind even begins to meditate in the evil direction. He Knows, and he will let you know. God is awesome and worthy to be praised, He loves us. Personally I don't think God will give most Christians a Gomer type prostitute but He may clearly give a man a Gomer that has been set free by the Son. And I would go as far as to say if you are a person that is really concerned with marrying someone of the sorts, God would most likely respect that and not bring you to someone of that past. If it would be a life long struggle for you then most likely God would bring you someone that there is no struggle. All in all God is good, and you have to understand that He is good to those who have been caught up in these sins as well, he wants to bless them with marriage too. It just takes a special someone that could live and forget their mates past. Someone that sees them as God sees them, which is "white as snow".
  
  Sorry I wrote a horrendously long post, I just got passionate with the scripture. I hope this helps some understand both sides to the situation. I am not aiming this post to anyone in particular so please don't take it that way. Just wanted to make it clear to some that you can be completely set free and washed clean and be free from the label of your past sins. God is more than able and He sees deep within mans heart. God Bless!!
  
  Oh yes and by the way, All those who once "WERE", are now married to the Lord, as my first answer was at the very beginning of this post, "Jesus did". If you don't marry them Jesus still does. LOL God loves us all. He is so awesome. Don't worry about these things but understand God's love in completeness. Those who have been forgiven much, you might find out Love the Lord much much more than those that haven't had to much to be forgiven. And God loves to bless those that Love Him too. LOL Have a blessed day everyone!!
  
  
  
  
  

  

  
  

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Awakening of Men! Take Back your Birthright!

So there is a severe epidemic spreading far and abroad. A disease that is airborne not yet given a name. A cancer-like gene that is spread from man to man by actions and words and monkey see monkey do. What is it? What causes it? Where and when did it start? How big will the outbreak be? Will it be the end of us? NO, we will rise to the occasion and say enough is enough. We will speak(YELL) to the mountain and say, "Go take a dip in the sea!", we will stand for what is right again. We will RISE UP!

Again what is it? How will we fight against it? Where is it's foundation so we can crush it? MEN it is within our hearts. It is a lack of passion. It is the pleasures of this world. Is it really a disease? NO I am afraid not, it is a way of life! 

For a bowl of soup we have sold our birthright to Jacob. Every Christian must be born of both water and of Spirit, of both flesh and of heaven. In heaven there is neither male nor female, but on earth there is. On earth you have a birthright. On earth you are spiritual heads of the woman. Not higher in the form of spirit, but stronger in the form of flesh. And God has set you with a birthright to be strong and to be the protector, to be a spiritual Samson for the people of God. But the epidemic is that for the pleasure of this world we have sold our birthright to the women in the Church. They are not stealing it, but offered it by the hands of men. We have every right to be the leaders in our community but for passing pleasures and laziness we give up our rights. There is nothing wrong with women being in ministry, but if you listen to the cries of their hearts they are crying out for our wimpy generation, for real men to rise up. They want you to take the lead, some enjoy it, but others understand the birth right. They understand that strength is in numbers, BUT God ordained much strength in men. Men you have been entrusted with the gift of leadership naturally as you were born of water. You were entrusted with the gift of leadership spiritually as you were born again of Spirit. So both naturally and spiritually you are called to RISE UP! To be the leaders God has called you to be. We don't need to take our God given calling and give it away like Esau did to Jacob. And what was it for, a bowl of porridge. A passing pleasure. It is time to say NO to SIN and yes to the POWER OF JESUS!! It is yours for the taking, it is yours both Spiritually and naturally. You are a called warrior in Christ Jesus!! It is time for a Revolution of Men Rising UP!! 

How will this happen? First take and examine your life. Is your job more important than the Kingdom of God. Is your Kingdom on earth more important than God's Kingdom here on earth. Are you to busy building a life for yourself instead of the Life Christ intended for you? Time is not something we can get back. Some say we have all the time in the world. But time is what is slipping away. You say next year you will rise up. You say when you are more financially stable you will be more active in the Kingdom. You say when your family is happy you will be happy. Life is like a vapor, it is only seen by the finest of eyes then it is gone in their twinkle. You can't do this tomorrow you have to do this today. 

Proverbs 26:14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed. ((It is time to stop turning over and going back to bed, no more thinking about waking up but instead doing it)) 

Though you are out of bed and alert and full of energy and strength, you are still in slumber. We must Rise. We must awake. We must put of the deeds of the flesh that hinder our awakening. It is a calling from the deep of God to your deep right now. He is whispering with the winds for you to ARISE! Take the stand with us. Be a man! It is the Word of the Lord to our Generation!! It is the Oracle of Jesus that is being spoken. We must obey!

Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Ephesians 5:14-17 14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

We can all be more proactive as leaders. I am preaching to myself right now. Deeply convicted in many area's of my life, but I am going to strive to live the "Awakened Life in Christ", to be warrior, a soldier. A soldier is not concerned with the pleasures of this world but seeks to please the One that enlisted him. I will forever seek to please God who has entrusted us with our birthright. It just takes one of you in your sphere of influence to do the same. The same way the epidemic spreads and men fall asleep and slumber, is the same way the Awakening happens. One person can make a difference in many men's lives. Wake up and shine your light into their sleepy cracked open eyelids. One after another they will Rise. One after another they will Awaken to the Life of Christ. Set your self on fire and burn bright!! Glory to God in the Highest!!


Join this group of men that are taking a stand. Invite your friends on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133144563479989/ 

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