God Hates No One
Did you ever write a paper, and the words came to you so naturally, that you were done proving your point in less than the words required? Not to sound boastful, but that happened a lot when I was in school. So, I'd say it again, using different words in a different order, like maybe they didn't get it the first time. I feel, after reading this article, that that was a bad idea. I guess I can't base my reaction entirely on the needless repetition, because I also didn't necessarily agree with the content. But when the author goes on and on, saying the same thing about three times in different and clever ways, he loses his credibility as a reliable source of information. It seems obvious that personal emotions at least partly fueled his writing.
It's all right here, the problem with his argument: "It's been so long since someone was actually honest that none of us even knows what that looks like. And if you don't act that way -- a patently false way that no one truly resembles in actual life -- then you're classless." This is the kind of sure-of-yourself-but-without-providing-any-actual-evidence stance that frustrates me when I talk to my sister about almost anything. It's frustrating to me when people make up their mind so completely about something, they won't admit there might be a possibility they're wrong. Because there is always that possibility. Even if your name happens to be Albert Einstein. Isn't he the one that said that a theory can never be proven right, and that it takes only one failed experiment to prove it wrong? Yes! I just found the quote! I'm sorry, but I can't believe that was right. He said, "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong." He's one smart dude.
Back to the topic at hand. I'm not sure what that is, but I'll decide on something by the end of this. Isn't that how it always is? I should start making outlines...
This is something that annoys me most about stereotypical Christians. I haven't read the whole Bible, so I don't know if this is proven wrong somewhere in there, but isn't Christianity all about love? Most of it is between the Christian and God, but I'm pretty sure He also tells us to love one another. You know, that cliché to love thy neighbor as you love yourself, in Leviticus 19:18, to be exact. And the other one, to treat others as you would want to be treated, which is in Luke 6:31. So why do Christians treat others in such hateful ways?
Yet these are the people who are listened to, who are the face of Christianity. I hope that's not true. I live in a little box of ignorance, where I am somewhat happy, so sometimes I say things without much more basis than hearsay. So in this case, I hope the hearsay proves to be wrong. Because what a sad world that would be if the only one to give the people hope can't get His word out because the doubters are too loud.
Now, to keep my credibility intact, I have to provide the verse where God says that homosexuality is a sin. In 1 Corinthians 6:9, God says "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." Regardless of this, do not discriminate. We are all sinners. You can't escape that fact with a rude sign. "All wrongdoing is sin" (1 John 5: 17).
I don't know what to say about this. I'd like to say I believe in and agree with everything that God says. That's kind of the whole point. But I don't understand why homosexuality is a sin. I don't understand why it's so unforgivable a sin that those who commit it will not go to heaven. I can understand other sins: lying, cheating, killing. But isn't this just love? The whole thing is all about love, and God is all about love, so I don't get why they can't get along.
As for Clay Travis, what's wrong with a little bit of class?
It's all right here, the problem with his argument: "It's been so long since someone was actually honest that none of us even knows what that looks like. And if you don't act that way -- a patently false way that no one truly resembles in actual life -- then you're classless." This is the kind of sure-of-yourself-but-without-providing-any-actual-evidence stance that frustrates me when I talk to my sister about almost anything. It's frustrating to me when people make up their mind so completely about something, they won't admit there might be a possibility they're wrong. Because there is always that possibility. Even if your name happens to be Albert Einstein. Isn't he the one that said that a theory can never be proven right, and that it takes only one failed experiment to prove it wrong? Yes! I just found the quote! I'm sorry, but I can't believe that was right. He said, "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong." He's one smart dude.
Back to the topic at hand. I'm not sure what that is, but I'll decide on something by the end of this. Isn't that how it always is? I should start making outlines...
This is something that annoys me most about stereotypical Christians. I haven't read the whole Bible, so I don't know if this is proven wrong somewhere in there, but isn't Christianity all about love? Most of it is between the Christian and God, but I'm pretty sure He also tells us to love one another. You know, that cliché to love thy neighbor as you love yourself, in Leviticus 19:18, to be exact. And the other one, to treat others as you would want to be treated, which is in Luke 6:31. So why do Christians treat others in such hateful ways?
I saw this picture somewhere, and I just couldn't believe that someone would make a sign like that. Then just now while I was looking for this picture, I found even more people who made signs like this, and others, claiming that God hates America and crippled soldiers. "There are six things that the Lord hates: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers" (Proverbs 6:16-19). So, where these people got that God hates gay people, I'm not sure. I did find where He says it's a sin, but nowhere does He say he hates it. He does hate all sin, that's not up for debate. But I don't believe He hates all sinners. He loves all sinners. Why else would He die such a terrible death for us all if he didn't? As for their "Christianity," here's something else the Bible says about hate: "Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness" (1 John 2:9).
Yet these are the people who are listened to, who are the face of Christianity. I hope that's not true. I live in a little box of ignorance, where I am somewhat happy, so sometimes I say things without much more basis than hearsay. So in this case, I hope the hearsay proves to be wrong. Because what a sad world that would be if the only one to give the people hope can't get His word out because the doubters are too loud.
Now, to keep my credibility intact, I have to provide the verse where God says that homosexuality is a sin. In 1 Corinthians 6:9, God says "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." Regardless of this, do not discriminate. We are all sinners. You can't escape that fact with a rude sign. "All wrongdoing is sin" (1 John 5: 17).
I don't know what to say about this. I'd like to say I believe in and agree with everything that God says. That's kind of the whole point. But I don't understand why homosexuality is a sin. I don't understand why it's so unforgivable a sin that those who commit it will not go to heaven. I can understand other sins: lying, cheating, killing. But isn't this just love? The whole thing is all about love, and God is all about love, so I don't get why they can't get along.
As for Clay Travis, what's wrong with a little bit of class?
How do you find the time It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWell, thank you. It's worth it to know that others appreciate it.
DeleteChrist taught love. The New Testament teaches grace. The Old Testament is a blend of grace and the law. I forget where it is in the Old Testament but scriptures do say that if a man lies with man as he lies with a woman it is an abomination; with that being said, that was Old Testament law. A lot of "Christians" think that means the person committing the act are abominations in the sight of God when really it's talking about the act itself. God loves everyone, but he hates our sin. Hebrews talks about a sin which easily besets us and this is different for everyone. Some argue that homosexuals can't be born that way if it is sin, but I disagree with that. We are all born in sin and the sin which easily besets us might just be homosexuality.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully said. Thank you.
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