I've tried to stay out of this fray, but the Holy Spirit just won't let me. I am a Christian. I have given my life to Christ and try to follow him in everything that I do and say. Do I fail? All the time!! But when I fall down, like Donnie McClurkin, I repent and get back up again, knowing that He forgives me. Jesus did say love everyone, but he was unwavering in his viewpoint on unrepentant sin. Unrepentant sin was an abombanation (sp?) in his eyes. Yes, he loved everyone, but he also got very angry with folks as well. Look at his view of the Pharisees. Look at how he threw the money changers out of the temple. Jesus did not say "Hey, I love you, so it's o.k." He said "Hey I love you and I want to join me he Heaven so change your ways." He forgave the woman who was about to be stoned, yes, but he told her "go and sin no more."
I have no hatred for homosexual (or liars, or , those having premarital sex or those that spew hate at others) nor do I condemn. But I also cannot say that it's o.k. It is also no t my job to judge those that are not Christians. It is my job to witness to those people (when given the opportunity and prompted by the Holy Spirit) and get them to know the full saving grace of Jesus Christ. If a person professes Christ then it is also important, I think, to share what I know about God's will for our lives (again, when given the opportunity and when prompted by the Holy Spirit). Do I have all of answers? Of course not! But I share what I know and it is up to the Holy Spirit to do the convicting, not me. I know that God will judge ME on those times when I was silent and should have spoken up (that's when confronted with any sin) as well as the times when I willfullly disobeyed him. I
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