A Balancing Act
I am learning more and more everyday that it is very important to be balanced in all things that I do. The reason I am finding this is because there are days when I just want to read, others where I just want to talk, and yet others where I just want to sleep. All of these things are important and needed, but if they are taken in such extremities they can throw parts of your life out of balance that you’d otherwise leave untouched.
This is important with our spirituality too. If we decide to only focus on the love of Christ then we will most likely forget about the full person of Jesus Christ. It is too often that people will do this, and quite frankly I am getting really tired of it. I am tired of people ignoring parts of the Bible so that they can justify something that they want to do. This is seen more and more with homosexuality, other religions, and obviously many other things.
The Bible very clearly state that homosexuality is a sin. I am not sure if and where the Bible talks about it being worse than other sins, but I do know that it is a sin. Why must people try and fight that? Why must they take it into there hands to justify there own wickedness?
The Bible also teaches us that there is only one way to God and that is through God, aka Jesus. Jesus has some very exclusive teachings that tell us this truth. I am tired of people trying to mend the broken relationships between religions. How about we treat them like we should, with love, and and not some mushy gushy love. But a love that comes from our beliefs that if they don’t turn from their sins they will be facing an eternity in hell. Just because they don’t believe that Jesus is really the Messiah doesn’t exclude them from judgement.
As Christians we need to learn to be balanced. We need to love others, and not condemn them. But we do need to step up and be bold about what we believe. If we truly believe it then why is it so hard to say it? Are we afraid that we may not be liked, or is it maybe that we feel that it is wrong? I don’t know but let’s be bold and stand upon the rock which we have been given as a foundation, and let’s never forget that his name is Jesus Christ.
May 08 2008 03:43 pm | Christianity and Jesus
