Groan of the day: What did one house say to another house? “House it going?”
OK, so I have been challenged to defend my beliefs in coexistence, the church being corrupt, and an attraction to the same sex being a disorder not a sin. The great blogger http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PoorBoyHat/ has done a great job of defending my stance of homosexuality, and I encourage you to read that.
Mat 5:44 is the verse that is the main basis for my belief in coexistence and the homosexual issue: “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”
Coexistence:
Coexistence means existing together in peace. In the political sense the United States coexists with Communism. The United States does not coexist with terrorism. If we are to ever have world political peace we must all coexist. Coexistence in the religious sense means that we should all seek to live at peace with those of other religions. Radical Islam teaches that all that do not agree with them must die- this is not coexistence. I believe Christianity teaches that we are to live in peace with someone, even if they have a different religion or no religion at all.
Bono of U2 has popularized the coexistence symbol after growing up in a country (Ireland) where Protestants and Catholics were not coexisting- they were killing each other.
An attraction to the same sex is a disorder not a sin:
The Bible mentions the word homosexual one time. 1 Cor 6:9 says that “homosexual offenders” will go to hell (if they don’t repent). The original rule against homosexuality was made in Lev 20:13a "'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.”
All references to homosexuality as a sin in the Bible refer to the act or the lust, not the attraction. If someone wakes up with an attraction to their own sex, they need help, but they are not sinning.
The religion of Christianity is corrupt:
There are too many Biblical examples of the corrupt church. Check out most of Revelation. No one is perfect, everyone is wrong. Obviously the church will have some false doctrine.
Charts:
Christian Rock:
1. Madmen, Wavorly +
2. Evil, Project 86 +
3. Play It Safe, Dizmas+
Christina AC:
1. Give You Glory, Jeremy Camp-
2. Every Time I Breathe, Big Daddy Weave-
3. Bring the Rain, MercyMe+
Christian Hit:
1. The Last Night, Skillet-
2. Let It Fade, Jeremy Camp+
3. I’m For You, Tobymac+
4. Awakening, Switchfoot-
5. After The World, Disciple-
Top Christian Albums:
- Flyleaf, Flyleaf
- Southern Weather, The Almost
- Portable Sounds, TobyMac
- Precious Memories, Alan Jackson
- Open Book, Da T.R.U.T.H.
Christian songs that are hits on secular radio:
AC:
24. Lemonade, Chris Rice+
Active Rock:
20. Breathe Into Me, Red-
21. All around Me, Flyleaf+
26. Lie to me, 12 Stones+
36. Say This Sooner, The Almost+
Alternative:
8. Say This Sooner, The Almost+
28. All Around Me, Flyleaf+
Hot AC:
16. Undeniable, Mat Kearney-
34. Beautiful Disaster, Jon Mclaughlin-
