ผู้ปฏิบัติตนเป็นเกย์สามารถไปสวรรค์ได้? “จงสำรวจตนเองว่าท่านตั้งมั่นในความเชื่อหรือไม่ จงทดสอบตัวเอง ท่านไม่ประจักษ์หรือว่าพระเยซูคริสต์ทรงอยู่ในท่าน แน่นอนนอกจากว่าท่านไม่ผ่านการทดสอบ?” (2 Corinthians 13:5, TNCV)
นี่เป็นคำถามที่ซับซ้อนซึ่งเกี่ยวข้องกับหลายด้านของเทววิทยา และคริสเตียนไม่ได้ตอบคำถามนี้เหมือนกันเสมอไป แต่ตามที่ข้าเห็น มันเป็นเพียงเวอร์ชันเฉพาะของคำถามที่กว้างกว่าคือ…
ฉันจะนั่งกับพระคริสต์ในสวรรค์ได้อย่างไร หากฉันยังคงนั่งอยู่บนแผ่นดินโลก
ขอขอบคุณสำหรับคำถามของคุณ คำตอบสั้นๆ คือ ในลักษณะเดียวกับที่คริสเตียนได้รับการ "เชิดชู" กับพระคริสต์แล้ว (โรม 8:30) และ "ชุบขึ้น" กับพระองค์ (โคโลสี 3:1) โดยไม่ต้องละเอียดมากเกินไป ผมขออธิบายดังนี้…
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