Condoms and the Church (3)
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Dear David Patient,
sorry for the experience you have in the church! I appreciated your
openness and sharing what you feel about...Church...Condom.
I read your posting on the issue of church and condom. And I felt
like I have to share my feeling too because some of your conclusions
and suggestions don't seem, at least to me, stand alone without being
supported! I think when we comment we need to be specific and also
precise, not just sharing feelings. I would say whatever you want to
suggest should not in any way simply compromise what the standard of
the Bible is. This is not defending to God or dogmatism as you said
it, rather to fulfil our mission (Mathew 28:19-20) as Christians.
From what I know today's church is here on earth to teach what the
word of God says, not to 'adapt or adopt'. It is also neither contra-
dictory nor outdated 'period' messaging...the word of God. I THINK
WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR BELIEF AND LEVEL OF FAITH! The word of God never
changes even if 2000 years passed, it would remain to mean the same
forever! This is not my word! (Luke 5:18).
So coming back to the point... I think saying in the church...as a
solution for HIV or sexual behavior...abstinence is good but since
many of you can not live with this advise...try to be faithful, but
still many of you are not...then if the case is so...Condom is the
solution. The point here is not to argue whether using condom is sin
or not, and I don't think also that it is a sin to use condom when
appropriate. But when we fail to live according to the word of God we
can't advocate Condom in the church. IT IS NOT A BLESSING! We are in
the church to worship and honor our God and also save our soul, isn't
it? Now, With condom advocacy what would we benefit...sex with condom
while we are in the church... but it is rather lose our life (soul).
If one knows the status(HIV+) of course condom is the only solution
next to abstinence to save your wife. If you are not sure of your
status choose your beloved one and get tested both of you and go
ahead into your marriage (not necessarily wedding). I know what I am
saying is not easy, but we have to 'obey' for the sake of whom we
worship.
As a Christian making love in marriage would keep you safe not only
from the virus but also safe from perishing your soul. Otherwise who
do you think should first be responsible before us!! Not the church!!
Dr. Tefera B. Agizew
Gaborone, Botswana
mailto:teferast@yahoo.com
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