April 1st, 2010 
dave over the past few years it has become blatantly obvious to me that homosexuality is considered (by most religions) to be one of the greater sins of humanity. many who express this viewpoint often hide behind the ‘no sin is greater than another’ statement, but in truth, homosexuality often takes the cake in thought and practice.
with that in mind, i began to think about other sins that are tolerated and even glorified in our culture. some of you already know where i am going with this, so i might as well just say it…what about violence? murder? despising our enemies? revenge? these are all sins (according to the sermon on the mount and numerous other new testament passages) that are looked upon favorably in this nation of ours.
it is very clear through the teachings of Christ and his disciples that a heart bent on revenge and violence is one that is not centered on the kingdom of God. so, if all sins are created equal, why don’t we ever acknowledge military violence as sinful in nature? Many seem to have no problem with saying homosexuality and those who engage in homosexual acts are sinful, but are we as christians decrying the violence perpetuated by the hands of our military? where are the conservative/Bible-believing christians on this one? i guess we can just gloss over all of those “peace” passages.
let me be clear…i do not and cannot condemn the homosexual or the soldier. i am clearly not in a position to do so, and i am eternally thankful for that. i’m just saying that there is something wrong with the way we look at sin in western culture. when someone ‘comes out’ (no pun intended) in defense of homosexuality, claiming that the Bible is not clear concerning the subject, hoards of Bible-thumping christians come out against such defenders stating that they have a low/poor view of scripture or that they are reading with a false/heretical lens.
on the other hand, what if someone said, “hey, what about violence, revenge or hating our enemies?,” pointing out that there are scores of passages that consider such acts and postures of the heart to be anti-Kingdom of God? would those same defenders of the Bible agree, or would they instead fight for the “freedom” that this country affords them?
i want to say in closing that i respect many people who go to battle with the thought that they are laying down their lives for others. this is very noble and even Christ-like in some ways. however, my concern is that it is not the way Christ went about dying for us. no violence ever met his hands.
“he came to gather his people with no guns or money, but with his empty hands (lenny kravitz).”
-dave
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