These past few weeks have been tough fro the Christian community. There has been a lot of talk about legalizing gay marriage. So I'm going to say what I think about this:
I am a Christian. If God says it's wrong, well then I say it's wrong. Marriage is composed by one man and one woman; that's the way God designed it so that's the way it should be.
The problem is that today there is a Christian stereotype concerning this topic: Christians hate gay people. That's not true for everyone.
It's true that some people, christian or not, will hate gay people or any time of person that is different from them. Personally, I do not hate people who believe or do things differently than me. People should be loved and cared for. God did not tell us to love or neighbors only if they were like us. He just told us to love our neighbors. Period. That includes everyone around us disregarding their ethnicity, moral or religious belief and background.
During high school I had a gay friend and a bisexual friend. Yes, I talked to them every day, I studied with them, I hung out with them, went to parties with them and I was there for them when they needed me. They knew what I believed in and what I stood for but we still had a lot of fun together. Now that we went our separate ways, I still keep them in my prayers. The seed of the gospel was planted in their hearts through my actions and through school. My job is done but it's up to the Holy Spirit to transform them.
Honestly, Christians are called to love the sinners, not the sin, and to plant the seed of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of the people around them, but that's all we can do. We do not have the power to transform; that's up to God.
So, if you are gay, yes I could be your friend even if I'm not like you.
And God loves you, but not your sin. He yearns to be with you and give you life like never before.
And life with God is worth more than the freedom this world can give you.
