Anytime I start a conversation with "I've been thinking...." my husband utters an expletitive. Apparently he thinks it's a "bad thing" when I've been thinking.
So, back to what I've been thinking about. On July 5th, on Facebook, I read a post that WFAA put on their page: "Couple arrested after gay marriage protest in records building". The basic storyline is that two guys wanted to get a marriage license and they weren't allowed to, so they staged a little protest. Then they were arrested. Then I read the comments left on that post. Wow. I was astounded. People ought to read it. I thought about commenting, but then I decided against it.
Homosexuality is a hot topic. It really is. I think it's right up there with gas prices, religion, the President and politics in general.
So, what do I think about homosexuality? I think it is wrong. I think it is a sin. Make that I BELIEVE it is wrong, I BELIEVE it is a sin. I also believe it's unnatural. But, I'm one of those who believe in God and the Bible. In the Bible it states that homosexuality is an abomination. It also states that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God. Read: Leviticus 18:22, 20:13; Romans 1:24-32; 1 Corinthians 6:8-11; Galations 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-5.
Okay, so does that mean that God hates homosexuals? No, it does not. He hates the SIN. Just as He hates all of the other sins that were mentioned in those verses, plus these: backstabbing, gossiping, gluttony, adultery, murder, stealing, telling lies, etc. They are all sins. If we do one, we might as well have done them all. "James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker."
I have a problem with Christians who state that homosexuality is okay. Really? Read your Bible!!! But I also have a problem with Christians who are so bigoted and hateful about homosexuality. I want to tell them the same thing: Really? Read your Bible!!! Do you honestly think that Jesus would be so hateful and ugly to homosexuals? I don't think so. Look at the way He treated the other outcasts. The tax collectors, the woman caught in adultery, the publicans, the "sinners". He treated them with love and understanding. Does that mean He condoned their sin? NO. He told them "Go and sin no more."
That's the answer right there. "Go and sin no more". EVERYONE sins. EVERYONE. Don't kid yourself if you think you don't. Do you take pillows, sheets, towels, etc from hotels? STEALING. Do you take office supplies from work? STEALING. Do you take something from your sibling and not give it back? STEALING. Do you talk about someone behind their back? GOSSIPING. Are you married but sleeping with someone who is not your spouse? ADULTERY. Are you not married, but having sex with someone? FORNICATION. Do you eat too much? GLUTTON. Do you drink too much? DRUNKARD. Do you throw tantrums? Are you mean to people? Do you yell and scream at people? Are you selfish? Are you lazy? Are you unforgiving? Are you conceited? Are you ungrateful? Are you disobedient to your parents? Are you slanderers? These are all sins. Yep. They might not seem like much, but they are. Think about this: when you gossip about someone, when you slander someone, you are murdering their reputation and/or their character.
So, before you get on your high horse, your "Holier than Thou" pedestal, look at the sins in your own life - take that beam out of your own eye before you try to dig the speck out of someone else's eye. God loves YOU, but hates YOUR sin.
And another thing, the only way to get to heaven is through Christ. It's a gift. But we have to accept that gift. We need to repent of our sins, confess our sins, forsake our sins and follow Christ completely. If we love Him, we will keep His commandments. "John 14:15 If you love Me, keep My commands." We need HIS help to do that. We need HIS robe of righteousness. All of our righteousness is as filthy rags. "Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away."
Oh, and this goes for me to, by the way.
I don't hate homosexuals by any means. Their lifestyle breaks my heart, though. But then I think: "Well, my lifestyle and my sins breaks God's heart".
Before I forget, I was shocked and dismayed by how many people don't believe in God and/or the Bible. Also those who believe in God, but don't believe we need to live by the Bible.
I am very thankful for God. I am thankful for the Bible. God has helped me get through some rough spots in my life. He still does. If I didn't believe in God, I would not have hope. God is good.
I AM BLESSED
KEEP SMILING!! :)
