I do believe homosexual relations are sinful. But so are so many other things. There's lists full of sins in the Bible. God never once said that one was more sinful
than the other. Nor did He say we should
turn away and bash people for those they are guilty of. (Plus it's easy for many of us because we
have so many secret sins that no one ever has to know about.) I've heard people say that they believe
sexual sins are of more importance to the Lord because they're mentioned
more. If that's the case, I'm among this
lot. I've screwed up before being
married. I've had lingering consequences. I still mess up. And I've done all this while knowing full
well they were sinful. But I'm
forgiven. Grace abounds. It doesn't okay it, but it doesn't knock me
out of the family of God.
I want you to imagine
for a moment that you had homosexual feelings all your life. Would you feel wanted, welcomed, valued,
needed in the average church? What if
you replace that one sin you always struggle with, always fall into, with
homosexual feelings...could you, would you, decide to grace the doors of a
church? I don't think I could. I don't know how those that are believers and
have these feelings are so strong to hold on to their faith. I have multiple gay friends that are Christ
followers and my heart just gets broken into a million pieces over how many on
the church just harp upon how terrible it is.
I have a lot of thoughts that probably go against the main
thread of Christianity. Maybe I'm a
bleeding heart, and a liberal in this matter.
But I don't really know that Satan is the one that makes my heart bleed
for people that need Jesus. I pray daily
that my life would be led by Jesus, that my heart would be guided by
Jesus. I'm an emotional person, very
emotional. I do study the Word of God
though. I pray I am led by the
Spirit. I may be wrong, but I just think
that any action I perform to detract someone from believing in Christ is
wrong. Getting to know people, their
lives, their hearts, earning their respect...it's all a door for open
conversation where the other party will listen.
The Spirit softens hearts, but I do think that our actions can do the
opposite and harden them.
I know a big part of the Chic-fil-a thing was freedom of
speech, a right to speak your mind without judgment. Yet, when it comes down to it, I'd rather
give up that right and win souls for the Lord than make a big stink that
ultimately doesn't matter.
Just my two cents. My
heart breaks for people and how the church hurts those who don't know Him or
who do but just feel ostracized.
I'm with you completely. I don't believe Jesus was in those lines. I have gay Christian friends. That's right, gay friends who believe in Jesus. And I love them dearly. This just hurts them immensely. I don't care about right or wrong when people are getting hurt and being taught they don't matter to God.
ReplyDeleteI think I agree with what you are saying. What I disagree with you on is that the owner of Chic was talking about something that keeps coming up in our society today, and he was standing up for his beliefs that a family, the way it was meant to be is not composed of a homosexual couple. On one hand I believe that we should just let them do what they want to do, but on the other hand, I don't want my children to grow up in a society that considers it normal to have 2 moms or 2 dads... and I am afraid for the children that are growing up in those homes, just as I am afraid for children who are growing up in homes with parents who abuse them, who cheat on their spouses, who show them that it is okay to lie, ect... It saddens me to see christians who push homosexuals away, but it also saddens me to see christians who say that it is okay to live a homosexual lifestyle when it is condemned in the Bible. Yes, there are many sins and who are we to condemn one more than the other, but we should not act like something is okay when it is clearly not. I also have friends who are homosexual, but unless they are staying out of that lifestyle, they are not living in the spirit and therefore are not leading a christian life. Just as I believe this, I believe that any sin people are committing without heeding the holy spirit and the word of God and truly changing to become more christlike is apart from the christian life that was intended for us. I totally understand that the homosexual sin is one of the hardest for people to deal with today because it is one that people judge you for very quickly, but it is still a sin according to the Bible.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add... the owner of Chic was not allowed to open a business because of his beliefs about homosexuality... this violates his rights, if we are not allowed to operate a business because we have beliefs that do not coincide with the world we should stand up for that.
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