Show God's Love

"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins."
1 Peter 4:8

With the new law passing about gay marriage I figured it would be fitting to write a post about love for others and God's love for us. No surprise here, I have multiple friends that are gay in my life. They are some of the kindest, caring people I have ever met. There's really nothing different about them besides the fact that they are attracted to the same sex. That's right, you heard it here, gay people are actual people. They aren't aliens or anything so stop treating them like they are something not from this planet.

It's so important for Christians to strive to be Christ-like. The bible says that all sin is equal, none of us are better than the other. We all sin, we just sin differently. How would you feel if you lost friends and people publically shamed you because you told a little white lie, cheated on a test, or disobeyed your parents? It doesn't seem like a huge deal to you because everyone does it, but it's a huge deal to God and he is VERY disappointed in you. Now on top of that you would be so upset if people we're verbally and physically attacking you over these things. That's what gays have to deal with. They get attacked and shown no mercy because they sin differently than others. How is that okay? It isn't. As a Christian you are called to love others despite everything. Do not act like you're better than anyone. Hate the sin, not the sinner. Jesus loves sinners even though he is flawless. Here we are, every one of us filthy with sin trying to hate on and shame other sinners. It makes no sense to me.

I'm not saying you have to agree with sin. You shouldn't. You're supposed to hate sin, but that's completely different than hating the sinner. The only person who can throw the first stone is the one who is perfect, and until he throws the first stone we shouldn't be throwing any. If you're waiting with your stone ready you'll be waiting your entire life, because Jesus isn't going to hurt others due to their mistakes. He died on the cross for this very reason. It's time to stop hating on people. If you're hating on gay marriage because you're a Christian then you are wrong. Not because gay marriage is okay, it's not, but because you're also hating anyone who is gay and gets married. They don't talk down to you because of the way you live your life, so don't belittle them because of their choices.

Another thing I've seen Christians say is, "You can only go to heaven if you're forgiven and if you're in a gay marriage you aren't walking away from your sin so you aren't going to heaven." .... Hold on wait what?.. So you're telling me that when we die we have to have been forgiven of all of our sins in order to go to heaven? So if I was going to a guys house and I lied to my mom and said I was going to my best friends house and then got in a car accident on the way and died instantly I'm going to hell? I don't think that's how that works. We are all sinners until our very last breath, it's something we do without even realizing it. Once again this all boils back down to them sinning differently, but it's all equal..

Also Christians like to say "Gays have to be punished for their sins so they're going to hell." Excuse me? What? We are all punished for our sins! That's why we live in a world full of temptation, destruction, and misfortunes. We have to endure the bad things in life because we are sinners. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and our debt is paid, our sins are forgiven. So I'm pretty sure that makes that statement irrelevant.

All of this goes with any and all sin. None of us are perfect. We shouldn't be judging each other because of our mistakes. That's wrong and the bible says not too. So we need to stop giving Christians a bad name just because we don't agree with the things going on around us. God didn't say that this world was going to be perfect, he said it's going to be hard and full of temptation. We have to learn to ignore the temptation and live our own lives accordingly to the bible. You're in charge of yourself and no one else, you have to answer for your sins, no one else's. Spend less time hating others and more time living your life the way you're supposed to. We need to look past this whole situation and show love, give Christians a good name, because the more you shame others because "the bible says it's wrong" the more you're forgetting to show that God is love. Don't ruin the Christian reputation with ungodly behavior.

XOXO,
Kirby Madyson