Got called a bigot the other day for explaining to a girl how homosexuality is a sin. I was not judging or using westboro tatics how do we handle this?
I have often wondered about this as well.
I have a nephew who is gay, we love him so much, but struggle in trying to reach him in truth as well.
I have often considered if the guide on what to do rests in looking to Jesus.
How Jesus spoke to all of us, all sinners.
Consider the woman at the well, he approached her in love, but spoke to the many men she had been with.
Telling her to go and sin no more.
The woman who was to be stoned, He spoke to how any without sin, let him cast the first stone, Jesus was the only one who could have stoned her, yet instead, He told her to go and sin no more.
Jesus spent alot of time with those who were considered terrible sinners in those times, He always loved those he spoke to, yet also told them , your sins are forgiven, go and sin no more.
That last time I saw my nephew, I spoke again, to how homosexuality is wrong, he was about to debate what was said, I quickly spoke before he could, telling him, I speak only because of perfect love, the love that we are called to in Jesus.
I told him that, if you knew something that might keep another from this great love, would you in this love, desire the other to know the truth, so they would recieve this perfect love?
He simply said, well, if it is based in love, then its ok to speak to.
Now He still is walking that life style, no great change or healing yet.
But the point was, he heard.
So did the other gay couple presant at that time.
Maby sometimes all we can do is plant the seeds of truth, watered with the love of Jesus.
In hope, that the message heard, will be made to grow in the person, and compleated by Jesus.
My hope is in Jesus, that one day soon, my nephew will hear because of the love of Jesus, go and sin no more.
And that he will.
Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone.
God bless
pickles