Christians do a bad job of handling and addressing homosexualty. We’ve earned the title of Gay-haters and Homophobes. Stop to think about this... The followers of Jesus, the man who loved everyone and chose to regardless of their station, have become known as a people who hate a certain group of people.
This past Wednesday, my youth group discussed homosexualty. It was awesome to see the teens wrestling with the topic and asking good questions. A night like that will always put a smile on my face for the next week because I know they’re truly engaged. Actually, they had so many questions and the discussion was so good that we’re going to go with it for one more night next week.
The Bible is clear on the fact that homosexualty is a sin. Christians don’t agree with the homosexual lifestyle, but that doesn’t mean we are to look down upon anyone, persecute anyone, and certainly not hate anyone. We’re to love people as Jesus did. We accomplish nothing by trying to tell someone that our God says their lifestyle is wrong when we haven’t shared the love of Christ with them.
Two things to note here....
1. The topic of Gay Marriage is seperate from this, at least as far as I’m concerned, so none of this refers to that.
2. The Bible teaches not to judge, but the Bible also teaches that when you see a Christian who is living contrary to scripture, you’re supposed to tell them about it and help them.
I know the topic of homosexualty is a controversial one in today’s culture and it wouldn’t surprise me to catch some flack on this blog, but I’m a Chrisitan who firmly believes in scripture and thus firmly believe that Christians have earned themselves a title they never should have.
Chrisitans need to learn how to engage the homosexual community in new ways to convey the love of Christ and understand how to handle homosexualty in our congregations. The mandate to share the love of Christ and make disciples of all nations includes everyone.
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