i really like this video. too bad the hillsongchurch jerk on youtube used it against hillsong. i don't think hillsong is the right target for this kind of message. that being said, enjoy!
Oh, how I sometimes wish someone could just tell me what to think; or what the right thing to believe is.
I'm sure some of you may have heard, but the California Supreme Court just recently legalized same-sex marriage. Not much longer after, my friend at school posted a mini-treatise on homosexuality, and all of it's flaws, and how the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state of California is judicial tyranny (as apparently majority of the state still does not agree to this). In his defense, it is a very bold thing to proclaim his declarations on the mistakes of our supreme court along with his personal convictions on morality and what God "says" about homosexuality; even moreso, sending the note on facebook to a bunch of super liberal friends - really, really bold.
And while a lot of what he said may have resonated with me at a certain point, there is still something off about homosexuality in my heart, but from a standpoint of love, I can't seem to find a line of reasoning that clearly echoes Jesus' heart. My friend was using arguments like "Natural Law" and inherent morality...but to use these terms to explain his viewpoint to people who don't even subscribe to the same faith is a bit overzealous in my opinion, and wasteful in fact.
What hurts me most about the note is that it talked about the LGBT community as though they were sick; or that something was wrong with each individual. I did it in high school, and can't bear to do it again, to look at homosexuals as though they're anything less than human. Why? Because that isn't what Jesus would have done. The LGBT community believes it is oppressed, and it is, in the sense that it doesn't get a fair shot at marital benefits, even freedom from social stigmas. Last I remembered, Jesus' heart broke for the oppressed. The alienated or ostracized of society, Jesus fought for. What hurt most was that it did not feel like Jesus' love flowing from the mouth of a person who claims to follow Jesus. I'd much rather have the love of Jesus flow through me than suspicious condemnation.
While I think yes, we Christians are to take a stand in this time of change or even "revolution", I think it is incumbent upon us to ask where Jesus' heart lies in this matter. I still don't know the answer. I just know how I want to act - with love.
