My Thoughts on Homosexuality

Alright, apparently there was something going on all day today (Tuesday) about some sort of homosexual "marriage" rights? I didn't know and got on Facebook and about had a heart attack. Let me mention a little disclaimer before I get started. I, Allysa, in no way shape or form hate people who are homosexual. I have a few homosexual friends who I do find to be fun and I really do love them. I do not agree with their lifestyle choices, but I'm hoping I can be Jesus to them in someway. How? I'm not sure, I'm just being myself until something happens. So, moral of this half of my story: I do not hate homosexuals, I love them because they are people. Now, for the part that people are going to hate and call me a narrow minded hateful liar for, I hate homosexuality. Okay, I hate homosexuality, not homosexuals. Following me? Okay, great. And it's not because I've been "brainwashed by my parents/church/pastors/anyother human influences that would make me think this way" I've actually been taught by my parents to think for myself even if they don't agree. That being said, this is what I as a person believe to be true and what the Bible clearly says. Yes, in case you didn't know I'm a very much so Bible thumping Southern sweet tea drinkin Christian so I'm gonna look in my Bible and see what God says!

#1 God made one man and one woman to be together for life. Some people will come back with the argument that homosexuals have life partners and most heterosexual marriages end in divorce. Yes, that is true, but we live in a fallen world with fallen people who do sometimes make the mistake of marrying someone God didn't want them to so instead of living with their decision and working things out they break the relationship. So when we mess up God's original design for our lives, there's gonna be problems! All that to say marriage is between ONE man and ONE woman for LIFE (Genesis 2:24). Shout out to all Bible believing Christians, you can't pick and choose which parts of the Bible you want to believe! You either get all of it or none of it because if you rip out pages you don't like that's not real Christianity. If something in the
Bible is "politically incorrect" that could mean that God isn't "politically correct" nor does He care to be. If something in the Bible contradicts the way you are living your life, don't try to change the Bible to fit how you live. Center your life around the way the Bible tells you to live.

#2 I wanna take a look at a verse in the Bible that is over looked and never taken in context. Matthew 7:1. Let's look at that WHOLE passage. And let's put in context, please.
"Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged;" and that's where EVERYONE thinks that verse stops! But let's dig a little deeper, shall we? "and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you." Zing! There it is. When I "judge" someone by telling them what they are doing is wrong, I can't turn around and go commit the SAME sin. Let's keep reading... "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:1-5 NASB) So, as you can see here, if I go over to my buddy Jerry and say "Jerry, I am concerned about you and your struggle with homosexuality. You seriously need to repent and get right with Jesus!" When in reality I myself am struggling with homosexuality I am in the wrong! That my friend is when I need to go get on my face before God and do some repenting of my own and get everything straight with Him before I even attempt helping my friend with his Christian walk! So Christians, if you are, in a loving Christ-like way, trying to witness to a homosexual friend and salvation becomes a topic of conversation, seriously! Tell them they need Jesus! Tell them to repent! Let's treat this like the sin problem it is and help them through it! No crack addict is clean in a day, it's going to be a daily battle for them; but by the power of Jesus, and the help of Godly influences, anyone can overcome homosexuality! That being said, I want to come to my third point...

#3 If you struggle with homosexuality, you are not sin. I say that now because I really want you to get this. This being the fact that you are not a "sexual orientation" I don't know you but you are a person made in the image of Almighty God who loves you but hates your sin because He is a perfect, holy, and just God who cannot condone sin. You are made for great and awesome things that even I can't imagine! But you have to let go of your sin. If I try explaining the psychology of how this works I know I will butcher it, so I'm going to point you in the direction of people who know this stuff inside out. livehope.org is where you can talk with someone about what I've been talking about.

So this is all I wanted to say. I hope I have a few friends left by the time this has got done circulating around my Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. But then I'm reminded that John the Baptist didn't have friends, and in the end neither did Jesus really... A wise woman once told me that leadership is lonely. I'm starting to realize she didn't entirely mean being a leader as in leading a group of people around, but simply taking a stand. Maybe if the Christians today were not so afraid of being alone our world would be very different.

All kinds of love, joy, happiness, and peace to you!
Allysa <3