Ha, Gay!

This is my very first blog post, and frankly I never thought that sentence would ever be typed by me. There are a few things I would like to be upfront about before I get into things. First, this is for a class so I'm doing this for a grade. Second, I will be talking about some pretty controversial topics and I will be talking about them through the point of view of a born again Christian. This means that I am basing my views on the Bible and the Biblical authors. Lastly, since this is for a class I am not going to be responding to any comments whether they are negative or positive.

So now that you've made it this far you are probably wondering what I am going to be posting about and I think Senor Chang said it best when he said

That's right I'm talking about Homosexuality. This topic has been a hot topic in society and a controversial one in the church. There has been a lot of division in the church because some people have taken the stance that the church should accept same sex couples, and on the other end of the spectrum there are people who want to bring back some of the Old Testament laws and stone anyone who happens to shop at H&M, because everyone knows that H&M is a gateway clothing line.

Besides these two groups there is a large group of people who probably fall somewhere in the middle, in the "I still am not sure about the whole thing" group. This is a topic I personally have wrestled with for a while so I would probably put my self in that middle group.

 I do have a definite opinion on the subject, but it is still something that I think and rethink about from time to time. This opinion being that homosexuality is a sin as clearly defined in the Word of God. I would however agree with the phrase "I was born this way" in the sense that according to the Bible all people are born into sin and in one way or another are subject to its grip. I don't think that this means that there is some sort of gay gene or that God made someone gay I think this means that we are all sinners and each struggle in our own ways with sin.

I think that the church doesn't really have any idea on how to properly handle the situation so they respond in the only way that they historically know how to do. With legalism, and I hate to say it but hatred and unfortunately this means that anyone and everyone who is part of the church gets lumped into this heaving mass of bigotry.

I want to be part of the church that responds in love, and when I say love I mean true Christ-like love. To be clear loving doesn't mean acceptance of a lifestyle that does not line up with the Word of God. God does not accept any form of sin, not even my own. This is why I want to love, because Christ first loved me despite my shortcomings and I want others to be able to experience this love.

This seems harsh, but the simple fact is we are all dirty, lousy sinners and without Christ we are lost.

I follow an awesome web-comic called adam4d.com and he made a response to a book that was recently written called "God and The Gay Christian" and I think that it beautifully sums up everything that I said or tried to say in a way more efficient manner, so check it out below:

http://adam4d.com/gay-christian/

Over all I think the church needs to take the necessary steps to true understand homosexuality and respond to it in the way that Christ would and that is all that I am going to say on the subject.

God Bless,

Blake Anthony