'LGBT rights' is a big deal at the moment - and it's no secret that Hollywood has a gender to promote not just homosexuality, but sexual immorality in general.
As Christians, the only stance to hold is to with 100% authenticity and sincerity love everyone, regardless of their sexual proclivities.
Jesus taught to LOVE people, but to love someone doesn't necessarily mean that you agree with them, or that you're willing to approve of or participate in their lifestyle.
It's become a buzz word within the LGBT community to equate disagreement with homosexuality as a form of discrimination.
Discrimination is the devaluing of a human being. But the value of a human being has 0% to do with their sexual preference.
A heterosexual has no more value than a homosexual. Their value has nothing to do with sexual preference.
As human beings we're born with all kinds of desires. Some good, others bad. Some of our desires are selfishness - you see this in children who don't care about certain toys until another child wants to play with it. Sometimes we have desires to lie, hate, steal, put down others etc. These are all desires that we're to varying degrees born with, but our value, our worth isn't affected or influenced in any way by these tendencies.
Likewise, heterosexuals are born with desires towards people of the opposite gender, and those desires should be, as the writer of proverbs says; not awoken until the right time (marriage). When married they should be directed towards your spouse.
So we all have desires that are sinful, and we all make mistakes - but our identity has NOTHING to do with these desires. These desires don't define us.
Likewise, even if homosexual desire is something a child is born with, they aren't define by it. Just as a heterosexual can come to the cross, and place his evil desires before the feet of Jesus, and ask for forgiveness, reconciliation, and for Gods Spirit to do a miraculous work - so too can the homosexual.
Disagreeing with homosexuality isn't discrimination, it's not unloving - it's a moral stance. It has nothing to do with the value of a person, but the actions that person commits.
Jess loves people who have homosexual desires, he died for them. He values them so much, his blood was shed for them. Gods own blood. But he hates the sin. Loves the sinner, and hates the sins they commit.
The same is true of all forms of sexual immorality, and the same is true of lies, theft, witchcraft - which is what i would equate homosexuality too.
As Christians, the only stance to hold is to with 100% authenticity and sincerity love everyone, regardless of their sexual proclivities.
Jesus taught to LOVE people, but to love someone doesn't necessarily mean that you agree with them, or that you're willing to approve of or participate in their lifestyle.
It's become a buzz word within the LGBT community to equate disagreement with homosexuality as a form of discrimination.
Discrimination is the devaluing of a human being. But the value of a human being has 0% to do with their sexual preference.
A heterosexual has no more value than a homosexual. Their value has nothing to do with sexual preference.
As human beings we're born with all kinds of desires. Some good, others bad. Some of our desires are selfishness - you see this in children who don't care about certain toys until another child wants to play with it. Sometimes we have desires to lie, hate, steal, put down others etc. These are all desires that we're to varying degrees born with, but our value, our worth isn't affected or influenced in any way by these tendencies.
Likewise, heterosexuals are born with desires towards people of the opposite gender, and those desires should be, as the writer of proverbs says; not awoken until the right time (marriage). When married they should be directed towards your spouse.
So we all have desires that are sinful, and we all make mistakes - but our identity has NOTHING to do with these desires. These desires don't define us.
Likewise, even if homosexual desire is something a child is born with, they aren't define by it. Just as a heterosexual can come to the cross, and place his evil desires before the feet of Jesus, and ask for forgiveness, reconciliation, and for Gods Spirit to do a miraculous work - so too can the homosexual.
Disagreeing with homosexuality isn't discrimination, it's not unloving - it's a moral stance. It has nothing to do with the value of a person, but the actions that person commits.
Jess loves people who have homosexual desires, he died for them. He values them so much, his blood was shed for them. Gods own blood. But he hates the sin. Loves the sinner, and hates the sins they commit.
The same is true of all forms of sexual immorality, and the same is true of lies, theft, witchcraft - which is what i would equate homosexuality too.
