I want to comment on a previous statement made by Blogger Brian a few days ago:
“If you are truly a Christian you will abandon this hateful website, and help those around you who are in need, as opposed to complaining about people just because God happened to make them homosexual.”
We view homosexuality as being not only sinful, but harmful. We could not anymore condone it than we could condone pedophilia, eating disorders, or cutting (people have a disorder that causes them to want to cut themselves). These, like homosexuality and the like are destructive behaviors that lead to sickness and death. If you really care about someone who is doing something destructive themselves, then you will do all you can stop them from doing it. God’s wrath is upon such people and we want them to be free of God’s wrath. GOD DOES NOT MAKE PEOPLE HOMOSEXUAL ANYMORE THAN HE MAKES A PERSON PEDOPHILIC, ANOREXIC, BULIMIC , OR A CUTTER. I heard a news story about people who have strange desires to cut off their limbs. Did God give these people these desires? First of all, all of these things are choices even if people have the tendency to do these things. Secondly, God does not give people these tendencies. It is a sin for a man to look at woman (other than his wife) with lust (to fantasize about having sex with her). I have an inherent tendency in my physical body to do this, but that does not mean that it is an acceptable or healthy behavior. In fact, if I were to really follow my tendencies, I would go ahead and try to convince the woman to have adultery with me. But this, just like homosexuality, would be an abomination to God. These tendencies come from what the Bible calls “the flesh”. Our flesh is corrupted because of sin (Read Romans 1). Sin causes more temptation to sin and it causes sickness and death and its degrading. When God created Adam, he did not have any sinful tendencies in his physical flesh. Adam did sin because Satan tempted him audibly. That got the ball rolling and here we are. But Jesus came to break this cycle.
My church’s former minister once admitted, in front of the whole congregation, that he a problem with homosexuality. He said that he was molested as a young boy. ONE’S SINFUL TENDENCIES ARE NOT ALWAYS CAUSED BY ONE’S OWN SINS, BUT CAN BE CAUSED BY THE SINS OF OTHERS. This cannot be used as an excuse—it is still a choice. The congregation was willing to forgive him and help him. He continued to pastor our church for a couple more years, and then stepped down to head up a ministry to help people overcome addictions. This ministry helps people overcome alcohol, drug, sex, and overeating addictions and helps people with anger management problems. The philosophy of the ministry team is that there aren’t “those people” and “normal people”, but rather, we all struggle with sinful tendencies and everyone needs prayer, encouragement, and knowing the love of Christ to overcome them.
This philosophy is different from that of Exodus International, which tries to change the sexual preference of homosexuals. The goal should be to overcome the temptations of homosexuality, not to gain a heterosexual bent.
The news media are out to get people to believe that sex is necessary. Homosexuals must have homosexual sex. Teenagers must have sex, and so forth. They talk as if you would die without it. The same ideas are being pushed in public schools. It simply isn’t true. Marriage is not necessary for salvation. I struggle with lusting after women and I am ashamed of this, but I am almost 35 years old and I am still a virgin! The reason why it seems so hard to prevent teens from having sex is that most parents, even most who call themselves Christian, allow their kids to look at sexually explicit things and put themselves into compromising situations. They allow their teens to dress inappropriately. They want to please their kids rather than disciplining them. Kids are shown pornography in schools in the name of sex education. The people who are pushing the idea that sex is necessary (therefore we must pass out free condoms to twelve-year olds) are the very people who are giving them temptation to have sex. Hypocrites!
If you want to know what the difference is between the mean-spirited bigots that you may presume that we are and what we really are, read my next article (I will post it soon).
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Honestly, I don't know if anyone can speak for God.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible itself was written and arranged by men. Inspired by God, of course, but still by men, in a certain culture at a certain time. So it is imperfect, like everything a human has part in creating.
The most important thing we need to do is give dignity to every human person.
I am so sad to read posts like this. I think you are fearful and ashamed of yourself for something. As the poster above said, the Bible is not an accurate source because it was written and revised by corrupt people who wanted to overpower the ignorant with fearful messages. I believe, along with Lao Tzu, that a good Christian life is lead by understanding and love. If you love yourself and love others, then you don't have to worry about who's doing what with who. Many Christians, historically, have brought pain and suffering to the world, by choice, and homosexuals are simply trying to live their lives free of persecution. It is not your place to judge or condemn, remember, "The meek will inherit the earth."
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of the above comments. Don't we have enough hate in this world? Life really isn't about who you exclude, it's who you include. What are you haters so afraid of anyway? How does someone else's homosexuality affect any one of us any more than interracial marriages or people who adopt children or people who pick a certain breed of dog? There is someting seriously wrong with people who feel they have to control what other people are doing. Especially when those people are just trying to be happy, just like you and me. Do you wierdos belong to the Westbrough Baptist Church? They also spew hate in the name of God. You probably are gay. Learn to love yourself. Once you accept what you really are, you won't have to pretend to hate gay people anymore.
ReplyDeleteI'm no Christian but people should realize that homosexuality is not only abominable on "religious" or "hate" grounds. It is an abnormality that leads to the dwindling of humanity and the downfall of society. Gay "haters" have a much wiser point of view and far greater love for functional society and humans than people who promote sickness and destructive behavior in the name of diversity.
ReplyDeleteSo we're worrying about gay rights today. Tomorrow it'll be pedophilia, the day after, incest. "As long as both parties consent, how dare you judge?!" Love of humanity? I think not.