Here it is in the wee hours of the morning and I can't sleep.
A few hours ago I saw a post on Facebook by one of my not-so-close friends that said she was now engaged. Normally I would be happy and I would be posting a congratulatory note. Not this time.
It's been really bugging me. A cute girl (she's young enough to be my daughter) is now engaged to another woman. All I can think of is the sinful act that is a big part of this. Sinful because God says so (see Leviticus 18:22 and yes it applies to females too).
I don't have a problem that really close friends of the same gender want to spend most of their time with each other. I've got male friends that I like to spend time with too. I've even been kissed by men, in the Jewish tradition on the cheek of course. In other cultures of the world, women hold each others hands and so do the men. Men hug each other and women do the same. The difference is the sex that is part of the relationship. The terms are homo"sex"ual and hetero"sex"ual, not homo"gender"al and hetero"gender"al. It's the sex and nothing else!
It's a choice. I choose to have sex with women and not men, although being single has not necessitated this. That makes me a heterosexual. Men who choose to have sex with other men and women that choose to have sex with other women are homosexuals. It's a sin of the flesh accepted by many of today's Christians with total disregard and disobedience to what God clearly states in the Bible. Homosexuality is a lie from the pit of hell.
Am I repulsed? No. She has made the choice, not me. Will I stop being her friend? Of course not. I met her at the church that I am active in and undoubtedly there will be some backlash. These are the times where the love of Jesus absolutely has to be present.
Does that mean I have to accept her choice? No. Even Jesus pointed out to people their sin, but He did it because He loved them and did not want to lose them for eternity. He was giving them a chance to repent of their sins. This, I believe, is what the homosexuals and their advocates do not understand about Christians like me. This is what it is to hate the sin but love the sinner and this is what true followers of Jesus need to do.
I am saddened though like I would be with anyone else who commits a sin. Sin separates us from God who only wants the best for us. The only way to restore our relationship with Him is to go to Him asking for forgiveness. I felt remorse after committing my sins enough to go to God for forgiveness to restore my relationship with Him. The problem is while I was sinning I lost out on the best God had waiting for me. Those were lost blessings.
I'm no better than her. I've committed more sins than I want to admit to. The Holy Spirit in us will convict us of our sins. What happens depends on what she chooses before she has to answer to God. Only God will truly condemn someone for eternity. What I will do is love both of them despite their sin as Jesus loved me despite my sin. As she chooses to sin, I choose to love. It's all about choices. It's all about love.
