Friday, the supreme court ruled that states could not deny
homosexuals a marriage license. Really, this is a natural course of action,
given the many times our nation has rejected God. We are no longer a Christian
nation, and our judges are not Christians. Why then would we expect them to
make the godly, moral decision to uphold Biblical marriage?
Yet as I ponder the ruling of the U.S. supreme court, the
Lord reminds me that I am not to hate the homosexual, for he is not the enemy.
Hate the sin and all it means, yes, but love the person as a soul for whom
Christ died. Homosexuality is not the “unpardonable sin,” (that is a lack of
faith in Christ for salvation), and it is not even a “worse” sin. It is listed
in Romans 1 along with pride, envy, promise breakers, deceit & lying, and dishonoring
parents. –But for God’s grace bestowed on me, there go I! In fact, James says
that one who breaks God’s law in one area is guilty of breaking the whole
thing. If I am proud, God considers me a law breaker just the same as he
considers the homosexual to be a law breaker. Both sins disobey God’s law.
Therefore, hating the homosexual person is wrong. I must separate the sinner
for whom Christ died from the sin which they are committing, love them as
Christ does, and pray for them, even while advocating against the sin of
sodomy.
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