In this passage, Jesus clearly establishes that every rule we will ever be asked to follow, indeed every law that can possibly be followed, is derived from love. Everything we do, everything we teach must stem from a love of God or a love of others. Clearly intolerance of homosexuals does not display a love for others. Even those who are opposed to homosexuality cannot deny this. However, they will say that because God hates homosexuals (this is NOT the case, as I have been tirelessly expounding. This is simply what many believe), denouncing homosexuality, and showing hateful contempt for homosexuals fulfills the first and greatest commandment, to show love for God. Can God hate? Is it possible for God to love some more than others, or to love
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For example, in the very same text in which he writes, “nor [will] men who have sex with other men . . . inherit the Kingdom of God,” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), Paul has some very interesting comments that I believe every single woman (and every prudent man) will unconditionally disagree with. Paul writes: “the head of every woman is man”, “[man] is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man”, and “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission,” (1 Corinthians 11:3, 11:7, 14:34). Now, we know these ideas are absurd. Women are in every sense equal to men. Even writing this I feel ridiculous, because this concept is so outdated, I feel as if I am fighting a war that has already been won. But for Paul it made perfect sense. In the society in which he lived, women were thought to be inferior creatures. We know, of course, that this is not true, but is a reflection of the type of misconception that an imperfect frame of reference can create. The same misconception is the reason Paul brands homosexuality as …show more content…
Haven’t we all “sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)? Haven’t we all heard, “Do not Judge, or you too will be judged,” (Matthew 7:1)? If we know this and preach this, why do we neglect to put it into practice? For even if homosexuality is sinful, and I believe it is not, we are still not permitted to hate those who practice it. Quite on the contrary, we are to love them and treat them with kindness and respect. What did Jesus say in John 8:7, when the people wanted to stone to death a woman who committed adultery? “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a
For example, in the very same text in which he writes, “nor [will] men who have sex with other men . . . inherit the Kingdom of God,” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), Paul has some very interesting comments that I believe every single woman (and every prudent man) will unconditionally disagree with. Paul writes: “the head of every woman is man”, “[man] is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man”, and “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission,” (1 Corinthians 11:3, 11:7, 14:34). Now, we know these ideas are absurd. Women are in every sense equal to men. Even writing this I feel ridiculous, because this concept is so outdated, I feel as if I am fighting a war that has already been won. But for Paul it made perfect sense. In the society in which he lived, women were thought to be inferior creatures. We know, of course, that this is not true, but is a reflection of the type of misconception that an imperfect frame of reference can create. The same misconception is the reason Paul brands homosexuality as …show more content…
Haven’t we all “sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)? Haven’t we all heard, “Do not Judge, or you too will be judged,” (Matthew 7:1)? If we know this and preach this, why do we neglect to put it into practice? For even if homosexuality is sinful, and I believe it is not, we are still not permitted to hate those who practice it. Quite on the contrary, we are to love them and treat them with kindness and respect. What did Jesus say in John 8:7, when the people wanted to stone to death a woman who committed adultery? “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a