I wish I could see the original thread. Grrr. Anyway, you did a good thing by answering however you did. I don't need to read it in order to know that you did the right thing. :)
Unfortunately, people will interpret the Bible however they want. We read that it's okay to love whoever you want; they read that hate is the way to bring Christ to people. Major differences in judgment, but that's how the world turns.
The main thing we need to keep in mind is that we're all human. We may be wrong. They may be wrong, too. We as humans have no way of really knowing because we're limited, and the Bible has been written and translated so many times that the verse that says "Thou shalt not lie with a man as you do with another woman" could have originally been "Eat your fish with salt and a twist of lime" for all we know. What we all need to keep in mind is that we all believe in the same God and follow the same footsteps of the same Christ. That's gotta amount to something, right?
Regardless, I still believe (and know) that God will not abandon me simply because I'm in love with you, another girl. I still believe in Him and try to follow Him as best as I can. And if one simple sin will destroy the rest of my life, then Christ doesn't sound very Christ-like, does He?
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Date: 2010-07-22 03:57 pm (UTC)From:Unfortunately, people will interpret the Bible however they want. We read that it's okay to love whoever you want; they read that hate is the way to bring Christ to people. Major differences in judgment, but that's how the world turns.
The main thing we need to keep in mind is that we're all human. We may be wrong. They may be wrong, too. We as humans have no way of really knowing because we're limited, and the Bible has been written and translated so many times that the verse that says "Thou shalt not lie with a man as you do with another woman" could have originally been "Eat your fish with salt and a twist of lime" for all we know. What we all need to keep in mind is that we all believe in the same God and follow the same footsteps of the same Christ. That's gotta amount to something, right?
Regardless, I still believe (and know) that God will not abandon me simply because I'm in love with you, another girl. I still believe in Him and try to follow Him as best as I can. And if one simple sin will destroy the rest of my life, then Christ doesn't sound very Christ-like, does He?