September 19, 2012

  • ...admiration...

    one of my christian friends from work started talking to another friend of mine about Christianity yesterday during lunch.  Religion and everything along this topic was brought up by my non-christian friend who is genuinely interested.  Both were really respectful.  where do i stand on the topic?  my perspective is align with my christian friend.  although I must say that I could never formulate my thoughts as well as she could.  

    Everything comes down to faith.  without realizing it, there is faith required for every perspective.  you believe in science, what makes you have faith in the accuracy of science?  I mean, "science" could be disproved somewhere down the road too.  so, what makes you hold firm to that?  

    The one thing that annoys my non-christian friend is the homosexuality issue.

    For me, it's hard to argue this issue too.  I went to social work and I felt I could still hold onto my christian values after radical social work education.  As many people who could hold onto their Christian values, I have heard just as many if not more give up these values.  

    If you believe homosexuality is a sin, how do not love the person without making judgments?  I mean I have homosexual friends.  And although I know they are homosexual, I don't love them less.  It does nag me that they are homosexual and it's a "sin".  BUT at the same time, I ask, so what?  it's not for me to judge.  EVERYONE sins whether their "sins" are as obvious as some.  The person who sins behind closed doors isn't any less of a sinner.  BUT, it's not MY place to say what their sins are or aren't.  

    I don't want to change my homosexual friends even if I believe it's a sin.  Seriously, how ridiculous is that?  THEIR life isn't mine.

     Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial.  It is not my place to judge them.  

    Here, this is what the bible says, 1 Corinthians 10: 23-28. 

    23 "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. 25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 26 for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." 27 If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. 28 But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake--

    To me, the verse tells me that if my conscience tells me otherwise, then i shouldn't make a fuss.  but that's what I feel it tells me at the moment.  I just know it's not my place to judge.  I am not better than my fellow human......