Comments on: Homophobic Christians

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:49:41 +0000

I was searching your blog for books that I can get on tape or cd for our road trip in a week. I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about this post, and I missed it! I’m so glad I found it now anyway It’s funny because I am not gay, but I am constantly being rejected by “Christians” for not being anti-gay. So not only are gay people being rejected, but so are heteros who aren’t anti-gay! Can I just say, Wow.

Love ya hon, Kelly

By: tina

tina — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:38:37 +0000

Amen, Amanda!!! You go, girl!!! I love how your remind us that Jesus loved and befriended and surrounded himself with those struggling with sexual sin & modern day Christians push away those very people. It reminds me of that song “If We Are the Body.”

By: Tosca

Tosca — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:51:18 +0000

I agree the church is full of broken sinful people and all sin is equal in the sight of God.

But I think part of the church’s position on the issue us an openly homosexual person is living in open rebellion against the word of God rather than those who are calling themselves Christian and trying to live according to scripture.

The fact that Christians struggle with addiction is not the same as saying you think you were born to be gay, created gay or are incapable of living life as a heterosexual.

But all this information is still not the real issue. We as the church have to still bridge the gap between those who are mired in the homosexual lifestyle and we are Bible believing church attending holy ambassadors for Christ.

Jesus didn’t confront the sinners he came to reach in church. He left the religious church sinners to their congregating and walked among common people. He presented himself real and willing to fellowship with them without compromising the principles of scripture and with a timely word to address their needs and deep spiritual longings.

It is not about gays coming to our churches. A New Testament church is a place for those who want to submit to the authority of God and his leaders therein.

And you were right to mention people have to have an encounter with the Lord before they can change or want to change.

So we have to go out of our ways and comfort zones to love on and befriend people in alternative lifestyles outside of church. So God can use us to minister to them and be the light they so desperately need.

We need to show them that we love them without asking them to change. If we share Jesus with our actions while holding fast our integrity and devotion to what he has revealed to us it will lead to the conviction of their hearts and souls.

But we fail to engage from the pews. Maybe if people were busy serving others outside of church they wouldn’t have time for all the secret sins they struggle with :O lol sigh it’s not funny but it does make one think.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:02:13 +0000

A very timely post. Thanks!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:44:21 +0000

Thanks for those honest, true thoughts Amanda. I am in a Yahoo Group w/ you – a book club on natural childbirth. Saw your blog link & decided to check it out – I’m so glad I did! Thanks for loving our Jesus by trying to imitate Him in loving others as He did.

Blessings,
Debbie

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:12:44 +0000

I love the quote from Billy Graham, it’s what I have been telling people for years.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:15:57 +0000

It sounds like you go to a great church.

My husband has a lot of problems with the hypocrisy in church. When he was growing up he went to church regularly but he hasn’t been in years. I don’t know if he’ll ever go which is kind of sad. There are good churches out there but more of them should be good. Actually all of them should be good, shouldn’t they?

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:16:53 +0000

I’m totally with you, Amanda. It’s a big reason why Dave and I won’t even go to church anymore. We’re just fed up with the hypocrisy. Why is homosexuality a greater sin (it’s certainly treated as one) than all the premarital sex and adultery and divorce and pornography that Christian heterosexuals engage in?

By: Jennifer R

Jennifer R — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:58:33 +0000

Hello Amanda,
Thanks so much for your thoughts here — I think you summed up perfectly something that I’ve been struggling with for well over four years, re: the Christian church and its ranking of sin.
I’m a relatively recent convert (about 10 years ago now!), and know deep in my soul I’m a sinner in need of a Savior.
I came to Christ through Grace, Saved, Justified and Sanctified by Grace alone — it’s all grace. (“So that none may boast!”)
I think one of the reasons we ended up leaving our last fellowship was that no one was seeming to grasp this truth anymore.
I also can’t count the number of times I’ve thought “I wish that Christians would stop trying to legislate morality”!
Thank you for your thoughts, you are truly encouraging to me!

By: amanda

amanda — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:16:15 +0000

Absolutely. I totally agree. He still says that I don’t think the church is doing a very good job of showing that we are all hurting and working out our faith daily. Instead, we often appear like a bunch of know-it-alls who want to tell other people what to do, while hiding our own sins. That’s why it is always such a big deal when a famous Christian is caught in sin. Its sad.

I think it is important to note that the woman had already had an experience with God when this happened. She wasn’t told to turn from her sin first.

Edited because I’m rambly today, lol.