The weekend kinda derailed me... At 11:58 on Saturday night, I realized I hadn't read my bible that day. My husband, being the supportive man that he is, told me I had two minutes to 'get on it!' He opened John 8 on his iPhone and I read the chapter where Jesus rescues a woman caught in adultery. Shawn says that since I finished reading at 12:04, I can count both days. I'll take it.
John 8 is amazing. If we're ever wondering how we should treat 'sinners' then look no further. We recognize the sin in their life. See them as a human. Recognize the sin in our own lives. And offer them mercy, love, and acceptance. Only then do the words we say, in this case "Go and sin no more," hold any power at all!
So when I meet a gay man, do I protest in his face and tell him he's going to Hell unless he repents? Absolutely not. I think on my own life, see that I lied by exaggerating a story this weekend, recognize he's a sinner just like me, and be friendly toward him.
Ah, but you might be saying, "Lying isn't even comparable to sexual immorality!" Maybe you should join me in this 30 day challenge... The bible says that in God's eyes, sin is sin. No sin is greater than any other. That means that my lie of exaggeration is just as sinful as this mans sex acts. It's all unholy. So who am I to judge him? I've sinned, therefore I deserve eternal separation from God. But fortunately, as the book of Hebrews has taught me, Christ died once for all and lives again so that we can all, and I mean ALL, have life and freedom through him.
They will know us by our love.
If we don't have love, we're just a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. We make a lot of noise with no melody, no meaning.
Christ died to give us life... life abundantly.
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