I'm Floored
Lover of BS!
I have a friend who I used to dance with years ago. He is a homosexual. Whenever I am in town, I always reach out to him to have lunch or spend some time together. I love him so very much!
I remember us having lunch one time, maybe 15 or so years ago. We were catching up and talking about how much we had missed each other. He told me about telling a couple of other dance friends that we were going to have lunch, and one of the girls said to him, "Why do you spend time with her? You know she's a Christian, and she doesn't believe in homosexuality."
He replied, "I love her! She IS a Christian, and I know she doesn't like my lifestyle, but I KNOW she loves ME! We always have fun, and whenever we have spent time together, my heart is full."
I will close with this: my sexual activity does not define me as a person. I believe the same to be true of homosexuality. It bothers me so much that we isolate homosexuals with a label, and in essence, define them in that way. They should be people whom we love. Period.
I don't like smoking. I believe it's a sin because it is harmful to our bodies. But I LOVE a lot of people who smoke! I don't like to be around it, and I prefer not to watch other people smoke, because I think about the harm it is doing to their lungs and other organs. I've never had anyone tell me that I have a problem because I don't like it or teach my children that it's wrong.
I won't be unkind to anyone who smokes, nor will I decide the state of their relationship with God. It also doesn't define them.
Just as I am not defined by my sinful actions.
I remember us having lunch one time, maybe 15 or so years ago. We were catching up and talking about how much we had missed each other. He told me about telling a couple of other dance friends that we were going to have lunch, and one of the girls said to him, "Why do you spend time with her? You know she's a Christian, and she doesn't believe in homosexuality."
He replied, "I love her! She IS a Christian, and I know she doesn't like my lifestyle, but I KNOW she loves ME! We always have fun, and whenever we have spent time together, my heart is full."
I will close with this: my sexual activity does not define me as a person. I believe the same to be true of homosexuality. It bothers me so much that we isolate homosexuals with a label, and in essence, define them in that way. They should be people whom we love. Period.
I don't like smoking. I believe it's a sin because it is harmful to our bodies. But I LOVE a lot of people who smoke! I don't like to be around it, and I prefer not to watch other people smoke, because I think about the harm it is doing to their lungs and other organs. I've never had anyone tell me that I have a problem because I don't like it or teach my children that it's wrong.
I won't be unkind to anyone who smokes, nor will I decide the state of their relationship with God. It also doesn't define them.
Just as I am not defined by my sinful actions.