Interesting is definitely the word for the article. Especially her response about what the Scriptures have to say about it. Her deflection was the most intriguing part in regard to the "clobber verses" and the people eating "shellfish" or "5 different fabrics".
It's kind of the "you can't judge me, because you're just as bad or worse" argument. Which she has a good point. We're not judges. We all screw up. And being judgmental is something that plagues the Church. We are all saved by grace, which IS given freely through Jesus. And we SHOULD cling to this because it's the only thing we have in the face of the Holy God.
The part that's always intriguing when I have conversations with people regarding homosexuality, pornography, gluttony, or whatever else is that there always seems to be a deflection. It's like whenever you point out sin, it's almost always met with a "well what about the guy who overeats, or the guy that beats his wife, etc" and I can't help but think "what about them?" are you made more right by pointing out what other people do? The Bible is still pointing out what you're doing wrong isn't it?
It's pretty evident in Scripture, when taken contextually and as a whole, that God is an all or nothing God. Even Jesus (who Paul says is the image of the invisible God) told the crowd "Unless you take all of me, you can have no part of me" (paraphrased of course, John 6:53). And it seems to be a trend with a large majority of people that they want grace without obedience, both of which God requires. Scripture indicates that God is both fully justice and fully grace. Claiming one above the other is worshipping a god of our own creation.
It's really heartbreaking to see. Just praying truth for her.
It's kind of the "you can't judge me, because you're just as bad or worse" argument. Which she has a good point. We're not judges. We all screw up. And being judgmental is something that plagues the Church. We are all saved by grace, which IS given freely through Jesus. And we SHOULD cling to this because it's the only thing we have in the face of the Holy God.
The part that's always intriguing when I have conversations with people regarding homosexuality, pornography, gluttony, or whatever else is that there always seems to be a deflection. It's like whenever you point out sin, it's almost always met with a "well what about the guy who overeats, or the guy that beats his wife, etc" and I can't help but think "what about them?" are you made more right by pointing out what other people do? The Bible is still pointing out what you're doing wrong isn't it?
It's pretty evident in Scripture, when taken contextually and as a whole, that God is an all or nothing God. Even Jesus (who Paul says is the image of the invisible God) told the crowd "Unless you take all of me, you can have no part of me" (paraphrased of course, John 6:53). And it seems to be a trend with a large majority of people that they want grace without obedience, both of which God requires. Scripture indicates that God is both fully justice and fully grace. Claiming one above the other is worshipping a god of our own creation.
It's really heartbreaking to see. Just praying truth for her.
Here's a link if you want to read the article:
Wow, I am just glad that there are more and more openly gay and bisexual Christians, as well as more heterosexual Christians who don't view their same-sex relationships as sinful or wrong. It is time that inhumane cruelty toward gay and bisexual Christians stop.
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