Anyways…so whether you’re on Twitter or not, I’m sure you’ve seen the marriage equality debate on Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo! and countless other media sources. It is currently one of the trending topics on Twitter and many (perhaps even most) of my friends have changed their profile pictures for a day in support of this movement in the Supreme Court.
Because Twitter is max capacity of 140 characters, I figured blog would be a much better venue to discuss my opinion and belief and stance in the matter.
In case you didn’t read my first post or my “about me”, I will warn you that I am a Christian. Hence, if you feel that you will be offended by this post, stop reading now, or read on and just see what I have to say. This isn’t a post to bash and hate on a people group. However, it is a post to expose truth and stand for my beliefs.
This isn’t a post to bash and hate on a people group.I believe homosexuality is a sin. The New Testament addresses this sin mainly in three passages: Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10. In all three, men are lying with men and feeling lust toward each other. I believe that this refers to homosexuality. Romans says,
“Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way, men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves due penalty for their error."If you do not consider yourself a Christian, then you are not bound by the law of Christ, and this passage will not have any effect on you or your decisions. If that is the case, then I want to give you a different message. One about the Gospel. However, those who profess to live in God’s accordance, yet live a homosexual lifestyle, I want to lovingly show that homosexuality is a sin, but there is forgiveness.
Homosexuality isn’t the only sin out there. People struggle with different things everyday, and usually each person differs in what sin is their hardest battle. Honestly, my hardest battle is fighting lust. The world is filled with misinformation and fairytales that leave major scars in my life of how my relationships should be and what they should focus on. Most people would agree that lust is sinful and must be dealt with. It is a constant, daily struggle to battle and I lose. A lot. But the grace of God is so full and overwhelming that it covers me when I fall to my knees in front of the cross. By His grace, I am able to overcome my sin and live a life following Christ as my lover and passionate pursuer.
In the same way, homosexuality is a sin that is struggled with daily. It is a choice to follow Christ and it’s a hard and sometimes hurtful, the things that you have to give up and turn away from. Lust can be fun to dabble in, but life in Christ is SO much more abundant and fulfilling than any “fun” lust can provide. Sometimes it makes me stand out from my friends. I’ve been ostracized for my beliefs before. Honestly, whoever shuns you is missing out. But, anyways, back to homosexuality, I think that it is a sin that has to dealt with over and over. You can only turn away from it by submitting yourself to the cross. With Christ, you can overcome your sin and live with Him through your days.
I do not believe that the church should bash or condemn those who identify as a lesbian or gay or bisexual or transexual. As a church, we are supposed to be a refuge to the broken, the lost, and the everyday sinner. The church is supposed to be a place where forgiveness is given freely and judgment is not passed. Unfortunately, so many churches shut out those who aren’t church goers and turn away those in need of Christ most. I know that Christ must be ashamed of what his perfect plan has become.
Hence, the church needs a revolution. Instead of spoon feeding the “Christians” of today, let us go out and find the people who need Jesus, who need hope, who need grace. Jesus hung out with some of the worst people of his time. That’s how he ministered. He also always kept his disciples close so that his community was around him constantly so he could rejuvenate. The church should go and seek those who are lost along with refreshing the disciples of God.
"I do not believe that the church should bash or condemn those who identify as a lesbian or gay or bisexual or transexual."Instead of bashing, I want to offer forgiveness, love and acceptance to the lost person.
I can’t be the first to judge a person on their sin, as the Lord knows, I have enough of my own to handle.My job is to show Christ’s love to that person and to treat them as any other human being. I do not believe that marriage equality should be granted as I view marriage as a holy covenant between God and the couple (which means I don’t agree with many “straight” couples being married either”). If everything is right in your personal relationship with God, homosexuality may be a struggle for you, but you have given up that burden, that sin, at the foot of the cross. Perhaps God has granted you the gift of singleness if you have no desire to be with any one. If so, please use it and cherish it! There are definitely not enough people who see single-dom as a gift. It’s not that we aren’t equal. I think that those who struggle with fidelity and lust shouldn’t marry until that sin has been dealt with between God and that person because that is sin and isn’t pure and holy.
I pray that God is speaking through me and that these aren’t just my words that I speak out of pride. Again, please feel free to comment. I want to sharpen my friends and I want to be sharpened by others. It’s the best way to build your faith and become even more in love with your Christ and Savior.
Until the next time,
M
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