Yes, I said, "guts". And i meant it.
We, as a nation, have become gutless. We want everyone to be happy, we want everyone to love everyone, and we want everyone to like us - which in themselves, are not bad ideas.
What we do wrong is to try and accomplish these things by becoming "politically correct (PC)". In a Christian, PC does NOT work! And if it does, there's something SERIOUSLY wrong with that Christian walk.
Jesus is a "no compromise" kind of God. Do you think Jesus was practicing being PC when he overturned the tables in the temple (John 2:14-16)? He seriously upset some very important people in Jerusalem. Can you see anyone in our government being that un-PC? They'd probably make a law saying that it was okay... Our government would have arrested Jesus for that. And we call ourselves a "Christian Nation."
Why do we insist on allowing people to commit all manor of sins? Why do we allow people to be condemned to hell?? Because we want them to like us. And they won't like us if we are mean to them. They won't like us if we tell them they are wrong. They won't like us if we don't sugar-coat the truth. And the truth is: Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven.
So what do we tell people? We tell them nothing; we avoid the issue. We avoid telling gay people that the Bible says it is wrong to be gay... And now if we do say it, we could be charged fines and/or thrown in jail. And this is a "Christian Nation." And many of us call ourselves "Christians."
But on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are "Christians" who would mock gay people (or people committing any other sin). "Christians" who would spit in the face of sinners. This, i believe, is an equal offense. Christians must be able to love the sinner; Christians must hate the sin. The sinner is a person just like you and i... You and i ARE sinners. The difference is that As Christians you and i have accepted Jesus into our hearts - giving us a reason to get out of our sin. Paul says in Romans 10:13(KJV), "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." That's how close we are to gay people - just a "call" away.
Matthew 5:44(KJV), Jesus says - "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you..." In short, love people and don't kick them when they're down, but don't do what they do.
Revelation 3:15-16(KJV), Jesus says - "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth."
If i may take some liberty to paraphrase this into everyday english... Pick your side. And have the guts to stand up for it or God won't be able to stand you.
January 24, 2005
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