Gay Marriage....What does God Want?

First let me start off by saying that by no means am I scholar or an all knowing Guru of the bible. I do, however, feel like I know a thing or two about Jesus and about Love so I want to share my thoughts on the most recent hate filled topic taking over FB - Gay Marriage

Here are some facts I would like to share: 

• We are ALL sinners - That's why God sent his son to die for us so that we could be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life in heaven 

• In Revelation, when talking about those who are destined for hell, there is no order of importance. In other words, liars receive the same punishment as murderers. Add in the cowardly, the unbelievers, the vile, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters, and the sexually immoral and you have a full list of sinners that are all equal in God's eyes

• The Bible is full of laws - most of them are made by man with the purpose of 'walking a straight line' and following God. But we tend to get so focused on these 'rules' that we lose sight of the most important message Jesus tried to teach us....."Teacher, which command in the law is most important?" Jesus answered "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and MOST IMPORTANT command. And the second command is like the first. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. All the law and all the writings of the prophets depend on these two commands" ~ Matthew 22:36-40

Alright, it's Pop Quiz time! I would like to you to openly and honestly answer the following questions: 

1. Did you have sex before marriage? 
2. Have you had sex with more than one person? 
3. Have you divorced someone who didn't cheat on you? 
4. Have you married someone who has been divorced? 
5. Have you ever lusted for someone secretly? 
6. Have you ever watched a movie where there was nudity or sex? 
7. Have you ever cheated on your spouse? Either physically or in your mind/daydreams? 

If you answered YES to any of the questions above, congratulations! You qualify as sexually immoral according to scripture! 

Ok, ok.... I'll shut down the sarcasm now but I hope I've made my point. All of you finger pointers and hate spreaders need to look at what you're doing. Are you glorifying God with your hate filled comments? Are your actions in line with loving God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul? Are you loving your neighbor as yourself? Or are you too busy pointing out the speck in someone else's eye that you fail to see the plank of wood in your own eye?

           

               

Please don't misunderstand me - this is not a contest or a debate of "Well, atleast I didn't do _____!" It's about awareness and focus around Jesus. It's about creating an environment of love and for those of us who are followers of Christ, and it's about leading others to Him thru our actions.

In Phillipians there is a verse that is written around 'following the rules'. It really stuck with me and I would like to end this blog entry having each of you think about the words that are said here - especially the last sentence. It's not about being 'for or against' gay marriage. It's about being for Jesus - it's about loving each other. It's about living your life for HIM going forward and thanking Him daily that no matter how we've sinned, He will always forgive us if we place our faith and trust in Him.

"Those things were important to me (rules/laws), but now I think they are worth nothing because of Christ. Not only those things, but I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ. Because of Him, I have lost all those things and now I know they are worthless trash. Now I am right with God, not because I followed the law, but because I believed in Christ."