oh you thought i meant the alcoholic bit. look i didn't write this title just to stir the pot i am concerned at a number of judgemental attitudes creeping back in to modern thought and debate. sex, alcohol, drugs and homosexuality (i know should be under sex but never seems to make it there in the debates) are the evils being warned against and how against god's nature they all are...well unless they are practiced in the context that we approve of course, well excepting homosexuality. sex only in marriage - thats man and woman thankyou in case any doubts lingered. sex before marriage is such an affront god can't bare to watch though it seems many of the pastors preaching on this topic appear to be dieing to. alcohol is bad and even now in cases prevented from being consumed at church endorsed events. are you serious! do you know what the first miracle was!? water into wine and at the request of his mother, a woman, good lord what will we do...another woman leading men into temptation and damnation...no wait jesus didn't sin. hmmm...
drugs, well don't get me started unless prescribed by a doctor they are bad, no wait, unless legally brought from a chemist, no wait thats why they've stopped selling cold and flu medication. drugs must all be bad unless prescribed by your local clergy person. they know whats good for you. which by the way is not experiencing love if you happen to be homosexual. no no no - no love for you - a life of misery and loneliness will be your lot in life.
Christ came and walked in the everyday. Christ spoke with women, healed the unclean and dined with the outcast. all it would seem without prejudice or agenda. sharing of himself and taking the time seems to have turned more than a few into believers and the strength of the new relationship caused almost unimaginable actions as a result.
i have friends that indulge in sex, drugs, alcohol and even some very close friends who are homosexual. i meet with them without agenda or prejudice. they are just my friends for whom i care. i am letting you know that i will protect them at all costs and feel no need to defend their actions or mine. god is moving in whatever way and time she chooses. it seems to me my role is to simply care and make the time. feel free to judge me or argue your point but if you do, i challenge you not to turn and run or avoid being confronted. i crave the refiners fire and it makes me a better person to try and resolve what may in fact be unresolvable.
jesus wasn't an alcoholic in my view though there were some who accused him of it. a drunkard who eats with those society rightfully rejects.
well then i choose to be rejected
i wonder...
- if homosexuality is a sickness why so many 'suffer'
- if homosexuality is not the natural order why hermaphrodites exist and why something like 7% of babies are sex indeterminate at birth
- i wonder why god made so many joyful elements as a part of creation if they were not to be enjoyed (just so you know: i don't do drugs but i do enjoy a good wine, an old scotch and as much sex as i can handle)
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