My thoughts on a difficult subject...

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²² Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. 
²⁴ Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, ²⁵who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 
²⁶ For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.²⁷ Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.  (Romans 1:18-27)

Why do I quote Romans? Because I have been probed for my opinions on life views. "Why do you agree with gay marriage?!" "Why Legalize these types of abominations?"  So many times in my life have I been asked that question, both of them; along with "How could you possibly call yourself a follower of Christ and not protest such heinous acts?"  Well, here's my thing, I know that God gave us free will, out of love for us.  Everything always stems so much deeper than just a simple simple answer, so here we go into understanding what love is. Are you ready? This is going to be a long, long blog post- maybe even two.

Alright, so love, is the willingness to give up ones life for someone of some thing.  In such context, God is love, as stated in John.  God loves us. He loved us so much He gave His only son for us- He paid the ultimate sacrifice.  God also loved (And loves) us so much that He gave (and gives) us free will- and He does not interfere with that freewill because He loves us.  Am I right? I mean, what kind of love would be controlling?  It's not. God loves us so much that He lets us decide not to come to Him.  It does break His heart, but he stands by and watches us fall, and make mistakes, and hurt other people because He loves us too much to force us to love him.  Love isn't love when it is forced. Love is only love when it is willing, and carefull. (with two L's because it is full-of-care.)

Now knowing the basics of God's love, you can understand that He because of His love for us, he lets us choose- the only way we can learn is by making mistakes and experiencing the bad before we can know the good- such as a child learning what hot means.  In Romans, Paul states that God gave the people over to their lust for one another.  In essence, because He loved them so powerfully, He let them pervert the world with ungodly sex and immorality.  God let them.  This is my main point here, God let them because He loved them.  Therefore, are we not called to live like Jesus-  to socialize with the prostitues, homeless, lepers, untouchables?  To love everyone as ourselves? 

Therefore, as a living Christ ourselves, shouldn't we- as God does, let people do what they want.  Trying to limit what people can do is like saying that we are bigger than God.  On of the greatest commandments is to love thy neighbor as thyself, correct?  So then why are we trying to tell couples of the same sex that they cannot get married?  I'm sure that God is letting them, is He not?  If God gives people over to their lustful nature, why shouldn't we?  This goes along with everything though, abortion being one of the other options that people try and take away from others.  It is not our place, sure you say that it's not a woman's choice- but in actually, it's not yours. 

Living like Jesus, is loving like Jesus.  It's letting people make mistakes and hurt themselves. (And sometimes others.)  I don't know how else to better explain this, but in my mind, the logic of God letting us have relations with same sex in the bible because of freewill, then us in turn letting people in our age partake in the same actions, works!  It all makes sense to me that if we are to live like Christ, we should not limit and interfere with other people's decision to sin.  They do know what God says about everything they do.  All we can and should to is pray, and bring it to their attention; but never, ever should we ban something that God would never do.

Freewill is love- and love, is giving and sacrifice. (Which can often mean sacrifice of comfort.)

Hope this made sense,

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