anon. posted:
"no He didn't honey, your deceitful heart changed your mind. God is very clear that faith in Christ and practicing homosexuality cannot co-exist." then he/she proceeds to quote 1 timothy 1:8-11 and 1 cor. 6:9-11 where the word "homosexuality" is inaccurately used in these verses' mistranslation. he/she goes on to say, "now, you can and i'm sure you do try to argue your way around this, but in both these passages the greek term "arsenokoi" is used to describe homosexual behavior as sin. and as you probably know it is a combination word that literally means "men who bed each other"' so, no, it isn't God who changed your mind, it is your darkened heart."
my intention in today's blog is not to change this person's mind. i know i can't. i love this person even though i dont him/her because i've been in their shoes. i lived 20+ years of my life believing exactly the same way. so i have no hard feelings toward this person or their language of my faith and conviction. i don't mean to argue to be defensive. i know that my words will do little to change anon.'s mind (and my goal is not to change his/her mind). but i do want to educate those of you who might be reading this blog, with something interesting that i found in response to the meaning behind the greek word as referenced to in anon's posting:
i can't copy and paste it all here, so i will just give you the website so that you can go look for yourselves. beware, it's long and informative and sheds some serious light on the true meaning of this greek word.
http://www.gaychristian101.com/Define-Arsenokoites.html
so like i said, this will be the last time i post any rude anonymous comments because i want my blog to uplift people, not tear them down. we must remember that it's God's kindness that leads us to repentance (not rude blog postings). it's all about His love. i want this to be about love and i know people will disagree with me at times, and i know people will try and change my mind. but only God can. i am thankful for anon's postings because it has challenged me to go back to the cross where i find myself daily. and it has challenged me to ask again for God to convict me if i am living in sin. i am flat out asking for it! and i'm not scared of the answer. God knows how deeply i long to be in His will. so i trust that if i am living in sin, He will show me. i just don't understand why He hasn't shown me that it is sin, when i've asked for conviction for almost 7 months now. not only have i not been convicted one time, but i've actually been affirmed over and over again. and i know people will say i'm deceived and i actually completely understand that argument because i used to tell gay christians that too, when i met them. so i am not judging or arguing at all. i know where they are coming from. but in this blog, i just want to be about Love. and i know that if i let these battles continue, it will never end and Love will not be the outcome.
i'm in support of only healthy and uplifting Christ-like discussions. but i must say to anonymous, you have been a good sport. thank you for your input and i know you are simply standing by your beliefs so i can't judge you for that. and i don't judge you. i love you.
at the end of the day, i just wish we could all love each other regardless of where we stand on issues. after all, they will know we are Christians by our love. no wonder most of the outside world doesn't want anything to do with Christianity. from the outside looking in, it seems like all we do is just fight and bicker and argue all the time, anyway. but i am praying for a new day, when we can love each other regardless of our differences. when we can respect one another's opinions instead of attacking and disparaging people. and when we can rely on God's kindness to lead that person to repentance if indeed repentance is necessary.
5 comments:
Amen, Sister!
Preach it!
Thank-you so much for your words. I know they come from your own experiences, but so often it seems that you can put into words what I can just feel and not explain.
Keep writing, please.
Thank you, HIC. I'm sorry if my words, posted in haste (and, to be honest, anger) spurred your anonymous commenter on. I respect your decision not to post comments here unless they originate from a loving attitude. I am doing the same over at my place.
For my part, I will try to live up to that standard as well.
Pax, C.
The blog world can be a nasty place. It is difficult to know what to post, what to delete, etc. Eventually, you find your own style of what the blog is about and who you want to reach.
There will always be people who want to post their homophobic stuff (often, anonymously).
I enjoy your blog as it is a place for people who are supportive can share their stories.
That is more difficult to do when folks have to spend their time debating antagonistic people.
Bless you!
Please do keep writing! You have a gift and you are a gift to the blogworld, to the world!
Law without love - it is just law. Jesus was about love.
I wish you peace and love in great abundance.
What the rest said, nothing clever to add, just want to share and encourage. Blessings.
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