The title of the article caught my eye, "Pastor delivers anti-gay rant, suggest building electric fence around 'queers and homosexuals'" I knew what was coming, it was everything I expected it to be. Do not get me wrong I am not in favor of legalizing "gay" marriage and I am not going to tell you that I think that each person should be allowed to make their choices and live their own lives. First of all, marriage was ordained or invented, if you will, by God and He ordained it to be between a man and a woman -- "A man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife". Therefore, though I am fully aware that governments use the term, "marriage", in a legal way, I do not believe gay marriage exist. I know it does in the legal sense but it does not exist in the eyes of God. I will not endorse gay marriage nor the homosexual lifestyle. But I do not consider myself to be homophobic; I believe adultery is wrong also. I believe any type of sexual activity outside of marriage is wrong. But I do not, more than anything, want to be lumped in with the preacher in North Carolina. (I call him "preacher" I would not bring dishonor to the name and call him "pastor")
I have committed many sins in my life -- today! Some of the things that I do over and over again must make my Heavenly Father want to "puke" (the preacher's term). But, you know, I come to Him and, sincerely, confess and repent and you know what? He forgives me! Why? Because He loves me. I don't know why. What I want people, and in this article I am writing about homosexuality, to understand is that even if someone has or is engaging in this behavior ( it is called sin) there is One who loves them and will forgive and restore them. Just like He does me, everyday! My Father, whom I openly(I hope) profess to love and serve, loves me and has commanded me to love others. Therefore, I refuse to hate those who do not live like I would like them to. But I also refuse to compromise Truth to go along with the crowd ( or actually what I believe is the media induced belief because what we have seen in state after state is that voters do not approve of gay marriage). So what am I trying to say? Well, I would like to be known as someone who preaches the Biblical truth, not as I believe it but as God intended it and as someone who loves all people regardless of who they are and what they have done or are doing so that others may see Jesus in me.
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