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1/17/2006 Make Love Not War!Ok, I totally expected comments on my last 2 entries.... A little healthy discussion to try and determine exactly where the razor edge of unconditional love begins to cut to deeply. I am shocked that there weren't any takers, but that's ok, I'll discuss it anyway.....
I guess my main point was to stress how important love without conditions is in trying to help people that are hurting. My natural response would be one of trying to correct or fix them. Granted I would try to do it in a sensitive and caring way, but how sincere would I be in that? What I am beginning to learn is that God is the changer of men and the best thing for me to do is pray and demonstrate love. Love that doesn't condemn or judge. Love that offers friendship and understanding. Love that recognizes it's own flaws before focusing too keenly on the flaws of others.
You see most flaws stem from deep hurt and it is a fact that we all have hurt in our lives. Different hurts and circumstances translate into different flaws. Some hurts lead to homesexuality. In my case the hurt that I've experienced has led to several flaws, one being lust (which God has helped me with tremendously), but in the eyes of a completely pure God what is the difference between homosexuality and lust? Ok, lets try to make it a little more innocent... What about gossip? Is that any less wrong then homosexuality? I believe dirt is still dirt, right? And yet how often do we give in and whisper a little something about so and so? As lovers of Jesus we really need to drop all the man made social (often "Christian") stigmas regarding what is "kinda bad", "really bad" and "not bad" behavior.
Christians waging political war on the liberal way of life and aggressively passing laws against their "culture" is not going to win them to Christ, though it will most certainly imbitter them against Him.
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