(I appreciate my husband Jason showing me this truth from Scripture--)
Homosexuality is not a new sin, and the reaction we are seeing is not new either. In Genesis 19 is the story of Lot, an unprofitable believer, trying to keep the homosexuals of his city from assaulting his guests (angels in disguise). In verse 7, Lot weakly appeals to the homosexuals as friends and says, "I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly." In verse 9, here is their response: "This one fellow (Lot) came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them." In other words--"You are judging us, and now we will be harsher with you than what we had intended for your guests." Sound familiar?
While there is no place for ridicule, name-calling, self-righteousness, or bullying toward any sinner, we do well to instruct ourselves from the Bible rather than from a politically-correct culture that has long despised the convicting power of Scripture. "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." (Psalm 19:7) The same Bible that teaches that God loves sinners teaches us what a sinner is. To skip over the bad news is to nullify the good news.
This Christmas, let us not forget what the name Jesus means, as His coming was told to Joseph: "And thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)
The power of the blood of Christ is not just about getting us into heaven "someday," but also in delivering us today from the power of sin in our lives. And so, from one sinner to another--Jesus loves you. He came to save you from your sins. What a Savior!
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