Christian Response to Homosexuality
I was going to include this in my previous post, but I thought that it probably warrants it's own post. I actually started to think about this after watching the TV Show 30 Days: Straight Man in a Gay World. It got me thinking about why the church is so adamant about the sin of homosexuality, but will turn a blind eye to so many other sins.I was especially challenged by this quote from the end of the article listed on the bottom of this post:
... I want us to understand this morning that for Christians - especially grace-driven Christians - conviction must ALWAYS be combined with compassion ...
As I have said, in our text for today Paul does speak against homosexuality but he also argues that there is a variety of ways in which God´s good creation has been twisted by our acts and has come under His judgement. Remember the rest of his list of sins? Greed, envy, deceit, malice, gossip, slander... Are any of us innocent of those sins? I think not. No, in the Bible homosexual acts are seen as just one of many profound implications of the broken-ness and sinfulness of all of humanity. So, when confronting homosexuality we must remember that God demonstrated His love for [all of] us in this:
While we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Original Aricle: blogs4god: Vatican Document extends rules to include Homosexuals
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I am a full time volunteer with Reef to Outback - Youth With A Mission (YWAM) where I work in Communications and Information Technology. I am married to a wonderful wife, we have a five year old son and a one year old daughter.
