W.W.J.D. or should I say, H.W.J.V.
"What Would Jesus Do" may be more aptly stated "HOW WOULD JESUS VOTE".
I understand that we profess to live in a democracy as Americans, but when it comes to truly spiritual matters that are issues of the soul, opinions of the masses can be irrelevant at best.
What I mean is, making a decision about someones spirituality is difficult to impossible, especially if we rely on our common sense, emotions, or what we consider right and wrong as measured by society. Societal standards are fickle sometimes and are set by selfish motivations. But when we talk about what matters to God, we need a little help. In any religion, a standard is needed. In Christianity, that standard is the Bible. I'm not advocating judgement of others. We each have a standard by which we live. I'm merely suggesting that whatever standard that we decide to adhere to, we must first "to ourselves be true".
In the decision regarding acceptance of openly gay homosexuality in the church, one should really pray for understanding of what God really approves of. I am curious as to how the modern community views the passages below.
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Life is odd. We contiually proclaim victory and jubilation for acceptance of homosexuality but must time and time again hold our heads in shame and defeat if any simulance of Christianity rears it's head.
