Blogging and Homosexuality
I have not yet completely gathered my thoughts to the point to where I am ready for a full-fledged post regarding how insincere we are when we say "love the sinner; hate the sin" especially when it comes to homosexuality. Therefore, I will keep my comments short. Check back--probably sometime during in January when I'll have more time to write--for an expanded post. Basically, this is a challenge for myself and for all Christians to see people who's sin is of a homosexual nature as possible recipients of God's saving grace. Yes, they are enemies of God, but so was I (Rom 5:10), and I am proud of I think otherwise. I challenge us not to judge homosexuals by a standard which we would not want to be judged by ourselves. They are in sin, yes! It is a horrific sin, yes. But I am a sinner who, if the truth of my inner thoughts and desires were revealed, is far more depraved than the most hedonistic homosexual I have ever met. Let my life be a beacon to draw a homosexual to Christ who freed me from my sin, paid the penalty for my sin, and covers me with His righteousness; the same God who desires to free the each and every homosexual you and I come into contact with from his or her sin, pay the penalty for that sin, and cover him or her with Christ's righteousness. I do know "Okie on the Lam," (I only found him from this Pyromaniac post) but I must be honest, this short post was initiated by Okie's post on the ACLU. I agree with Okie that this should not be occurring and what the ACLU is trying to accomplish is generally foolish, irresponsible, and dangerous. Nevertheless, to post like this, using biting language will immediately destroy and every witness that we might have to a homosexual. To use words like "queer", "perv", or "fag" in a post reveals- Judgmental attitude that ignores completely the depth of depravity within our own hearts
- The fact that it is only by grace that I am do not engage in the sins of pedophilia, homosexuality, rape, murder, and worse.
- That we do not truly love those individuals
- That our goal is not that these individuals would see and savor Christ, but rather be subject to his wrath
"One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.” “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”" (Luke 7:36-50, ESV)
