Now since the only people following this blog go to my church, i'm certain you are confused/offended/wondering where i'm going to go with this, so i'll get to it.
It really angers me when people are judgmental. People say Christians are judgmental because we are monotheistic, we disagree with any other god people can come up with. We believe that we are created by God and therefore we obey His laws and reject sin. I think its judgmental to say that Christians hate gay people and that we don't accept them and we're homophobic. well i'm obviously not. i'd say i fear homophobics ;) But what i'm getting at here is that people assume we don't like gay people, and i for one would like to change that. I was thinking about this earlier as people holding up rainbow signs yelled in their megaphones that you should come out to the world and be proud. I don't agree with homosexuality and i certainly don't understand it. I don't think any straight person, especially a christian, can. I don't understand the attraction and i don't understand when people say they were created that way, they didn't choose to be gay. In some ways, i see their point. no one wants to be made fun of for being different, and it must be hard to be homosexual in our time, even if it more widely accepted then it ever was. But i can't say that its true that people are created gay. If people were created gay, then homosexuality wouldn't be called an abomination in the Bible. Its very hard being a christian at a very unchristian school. I strive to show God's love to people through my own love for them, and its very hard drawling a line between the sin and a sinner. Don't get me wrong, i do believe that homosexuality is a sin, and therefore it is hard for me to see a gay person and know how to act. How do i show them i love them and still not condone their behavior? How do i make them believe that i am not judging them, that i love them and still say what their doing is wrong. its very hard. stupid sin makes everything hard. Earlier i decided that i support people's rights to be gay and that my opinion of people will not be determined by their sexual orientation, but that the Bible says it is wrong and that will never change. I think that people have the right to be gay and that the government can't tell them that they can't get married and have children. I think that is not something the government should control. who are they to keep people from marrying? from adopting children? The Bible is not an excuse to make a law, we cannot say that a gay couple can't get married because God designed marriage for a woman and man. I believe its a sin. I believe it's wrong, but how can i keep someone from sinning? I realize this logic is flawed if you take it too literally; murder is a sin and it's illegal. There is more at stake with murder, obviously. A gay couple getting married does no harm to anyone, besides themselves if you look at it from a heart prospective. But at the same time, how do you respect and love a person that is continuing to sin? If a pastor was caught in adultery and did not change his ways, how are we supposed to react? Its so annoying that homosexuality has to be treated differently. If they were that pastor, i would not be able to respect them and my opinion of them would certainly change. But i guess that would be because i knew them before their sin. I think it's wrong to write someone off because they are gay. i guess the same goes for an adulterer. But at the same time, you still have to distance yourself, at least a little bit. "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." Psalms 1:1 It's very hard to find that line of standing in the way of sinners, and completely cutting out the World because of their sin. Being in the World but not of it. I still struggle with this issue.. and i don't want you to be offended by what i've said. WVU has not changed my faith. The Bible is the truth and the truth is absolute. That isn't going to change and i will continue to acknowledge it. These are just my thoughts on something i've been struggling with. Its real hard to love people. Especially when they continue on the wrong path. So feel free to tell me what you think, maybe it will help me.
On to issue number two. Today in History class we started in on Christianity. The professor made a disclaimer that this isn't theology class, we're just focusing on the historical side, and "not to get our panties in a bunch". I am a fan of my history prof. Anyway, she talked about Jesus and the history of Christianity, which i thought was really interesting. She made a few remarks about how things can't be proved, or that it's a "faith thing". And one remark about the differences between Christianity and Judaism.. "With Christianity you can eat all the pork you want and you don't have to follow all those laws and make sacrifices, you just have to have faith!" and "With Judaism, you don't have to believe in some nonsense, all you have to do is stay away from pork and circumcise your babies and your in!" I have learned not to take these remarks personally, though i am sometimes offended. She also called Christianity a "mystery cult". But I knew i would encounter this kind of stuff when i applied. It doesn't really bother me too much, it's more of a challenge for me. I'm challenged to show people that God is real and evident in my life. I want to show them His love and supremacy. I have learned that i can disagree with a professor but still learn from them at the same time. They always say that faith doesn't have a place in the classroom. Which is annoying, because Christ is supreme in every aspect of my life, but it also makes sense. It really isn't the time to debate about who Christ really is during my history and biology classes. I'll continue to show people Christ through my actions and maybe soon i'll have a chance to talk to people about it. That's all i have for you, i'm off to go grab some dinner :)
