There is much to learn about the gay lifestyle and the
web site above is a good place to start. I do not
recommend anything here; .I am an objective observer and I
am simply providing study aids for those who may want to,
or need to, understand the gay lifestyle because of its
affect on themselves or their family members.
As I read a little in the site mentioned above, I found
that I did not really know much at all about the issue. I
also found that many ministers admit they also knew little
and that they have changed their positions as a result of
this information. I must admit my eyes were opened to
several things that I thought I knew but did not.
The gay church mentioned in this site promotes the
belief in being born again and believing in the finished
work of Christ in reconciling us, as sinners, to God
through His sacrificial death on the cross. On that basis
I cannot come out against such a set of published beliefs,
nor can any Christian who loves Jesus as saviour.
There are two important issues in my opinion:
1) we as traditional heterosexual believers are not
well-informed concerning the arguments and word contexts
that the gay community has researched and provided for
study,
2) we practice bigotry and outright hypocrisy by saying
we believe in Jesus commandment to love our neighbor, even
our enemies, and treat those who are trying the best they
can to practice such a loving attitude in the presence of
our sometimes hateful words and actions.
Before launching out on a campaign against those with
different beliefs and lifestyles as our own, let us first
educate ourselves on what it is we are objecting to and
what evidence is there for such objections. Let us dig
deeper than the Sunday sermon written by someone little
educated outside of Church dogma. Second, we should
remember it is our Christian duty to accept believers and
unbelievers because they are children of God, regardless
of their situation or beliefs--they are still God's
children. They are to be loved and treated with respect as
we would like to be treated.
My response, I must admit, here is not what it would
have been before admitting to myself that I needed more
information and reading some of the materials in the above
site. I suggest everyone struggling with how to think and
act regarding the gay lifestyle stop and proactively seek
out the educational materials readily available that
clearly show the gay relationship is often based on
Christian beliefs: responsibility and true loving care and
concern for the partner, which is sadly more than can be
said for a lot of heterosexual relationships and
marriages.
Do not misunderstand me. I am not promoting the gay
lifestyle at all. I cannot understand why it exists, since
it does not have any appeal to me, but the fact is it does
exist and perhaps those involved do not fully understand
it either. This is not a simple matter to deal with. We
all need to prayerfully put our conditioning aside long
enough to let into our minds some of the truths
based on the experiences of others, both in and out of
such relationships, about this lifestyle. Shooting from
the hip with little or no factual information about the
matter is not acting responsibly in this matter and
can lead to great suffering and remorse.
I pray we can all develop some of the wisdom of Solomon
and act in accordance with our great Teacher and Saviour's
commandment to love one another, both friend and enemy
alike. That is a big order but we must keep trying while
we still have the breath of life and the desire to follow
in His footsteps.
With love,
Robert