Homosexuality

Before I jump into my subject for today, let me just say that there are only two of you who have access to read my blog. I'm still gun shy, I guess, that I'm going to say something stupid. So I haven't opened it up for everyone. I guess after a few entries, if I can trust myself, maybe I'll open it up.

Ok, now on to the topic at hand.

What would you do if a friend of yours called you asking for advise about their sexuality? Let's say your friend has struggled with their sexuality for 10+ years. And I say struggled, really only because their sexual inclinations don't line up with the Biblical prescriptions for sexuality. And really, I don't know if it's so much a struggle with the Bible as much as it is with the church, because your friend knows that the gay lifestyle is a sin, but "can't help it" because freedom hasn't come yet. In that place, it's the church's response that makes the current predicament all the more painful.

So your friend calls you, and says that they have tried over and over and over again to do things the right way, but continue to fail, thereby living a tormented life. Not free enough to live celibate/straight loving Jesus, not hardened enough to live a full on gay life.

So your friend calls, in that crux of a moment wanting to know what to do. Keep on living in torment, attempting to run the race laid before them, yet falling every few minutes OR let go of the torment, live gay and love Jesus, hoping that someday healing will come in His hands/timing instead of something that humanity initiates.

What would you say? What do you say, when you know that the chances of there being any Christians who will welcome your friend into fellowship despite the brokenness that is so evident in their life.

What do you say if your friend calls and is in the same situation but the sin is adultery? Promiscuity? Pornography? Theft? Laziness? Financial Irresponsibility? Selfishness? Anger? Etc...

When did the church become an agency of laws and regulations instead of the co-author of grace?

My heart is heavy for my friend. I sent my friend away with permission to live in the moment, without expectations from religion, society, etc. I sent my friend away, with a prayer that the voice of the Lord would be heard clearly saying, "Though you are very dark, you are very lovely in my eyes." I know that those words were freeing and painful. I sent my friend away knowing full well they will end up in a lovers arms, Jesus will continue to love, and consequences will come (both good and bad). My heart hurts for my friend.

My heart hurts for the church. My heart hurts for our bridegroom, because his bride is so messed up.

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One last thought. Politically, Christians say "vote the Bible". How do you prioritize political issues that all have Biblical roots. What makes Abortion a more Biblical issue than the environment?

Just curious. ;)