Friday, March 11th, 2005
SEX: Should We Change The Rules?
While looking for better Bible software for my Pocket PC (than OliveTree's), I found this excellent article on marriage and Christianity, called 'SEX: Should We Change the Rules?'.
I realise now, that I misunderstood comments made by Amy and Christy from an earlier post:
In a way, wouldn't legalizing homosexual marriage make them more stable and less likely to have so many partners?
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I think my issue is here less 'should they or shouldn't they marry', and more about the fact that Christians seem eager to distinguish this perception of sin from other sins.
I apologize for hurriedly reading those comments. You're both right. It remains to be seen how marriage could effect stability (though this hasn't been demonstrated in Europe) and we must be careful to not over-emphasize one sin from another.
I fully understand our desire to love the sinner, while hating the sin... but sometimes we risk over-stepping that boundary-- instead loving the sinner, and accepting the sin. I'm not exactly sure how to walk this fine-line, but I realise it's difficult. I'm also very concerned about the effect that this type of sin could have on our culture. Future generations depend upon us to maintain societal foundations.
It's important to remember that, in our society, a government is not for the Christians, by the Christians. It is not for the homosexuals, by the homosexuals... It is FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE.
I realise he's not saying this: (but it is similar to the oft-made argument) "we live in a non-Christian world, so we shouldn't push our Christian perspectives on them." I think that logic is faulty. I believe we must find a way to communicate God's truth with urgency.
Why?
If we truly believe in it, we'll fight for truth because we love our country, we love our neighbours, and we love those who are engaged in homosexual behaviour. We want to help them, to protect them, and yes, to save them from God's impending wrath.
Check out this passage from 2nd Corinthians, 10:4-6:
The tools of our trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity. (The Message) (Read the New American Standard Bible version)
It seems to me that we need to keep trying to convince the world of the truth of God. But it sure is a dilemna when we don't even speak the same moral and cultural languages. But we must try.
~Jason
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