Now listening to: Weinland
I went to a "private", "christian" college. By that, I mean I went to an expensive, judgemental college. We were influenced to be passionate about anything as long as you could fit in one or more of the following words: "Jesus", "God", "Bible", "Heart", or "Gospel". I do not think that any of these words are bad to use. I just think they're misused. Instead of trying to portray what truth and love are supposed to look like while being honest about how we may be wrong, we sometimes just get "passionate" about something (i.e. community living, recycling, epidemics, poverty, etc.) and just start throwing out these words or quotes of the Bible in order to persuade ourselves or others.
Sorry.
I think I just thought of this because I saw a flyer in a church pamphlet that said Christians should sign some petition so that homosexuals can't get married. I do have a view point on homosexuality. I just don't think that it has anything to do with whether two people of the same sex choose to commit themselves to each other. And, I just don't think that prohibiting someone from making a choice isn't really freedom and isn't really love. God lets us have the choice to do whatever we want. He lets us choose Him. He does not make us do the right thing. He does not make us do the wrong thing. He lets us live and choose and search for Him.
With such a fear of homosexuality, most Christians are demonstrating a support to lack faith in God and the powerful love He has.
shalom.
2 comments:
I agree with you.
Signing a petition won't change someone's orientation. It won't communicate love for them as our brothers and sisters. It's a shame that there are some homosexuals that are forced to discover and use their gifts outside of the church.
p.s. thanks for encouraging me to write more. It helps me sort out thoughts. I don't encourage myself enough.
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