Hypocrititcal Monkey

"So where do Christians get off hating everybody else in this world? Do they think that they're perfect...because their not. Christians don't have a right to hate other people in this world no matter who they like."

And you know what. They're right. Christians don't have the right to hate other people in this world. Just because we are saved does not mean we are perfect, and I hope you would realize that. Not for even one moment can you think you are above any person for any reason. And at the same time I can mention that Christians shouldn't make any judgements about other people of whether they are good people or not. My mom always gets on my case about overtrusting strangers I am. "Don't leave your car unlocked someone will steal it," and "don't leave your wallet on your desk someone will take it," and something like, "Don't tell the people at the checkout lane you social security number, you'll be liable for identity theft." O.K. Mom I get it, I trust people. But this doesn't mean that we should judge "someone" just because they steal your car, your wallet, or your identity.

You know what I really think a lot about though. What do Christians think of gay people, and how do they react to meeting a gay person. Do they hate them? Are they apathetic about them? Do they ignore them? WHAT IS IT?!??!!? (Seriously, I want to know what other Christians think about homesexual persons, so please leave comments about your views.) Here is a tough one too. How do you react to a Christian who claims to be gay? Isn't this kind of difficult to think about? I really don't understand it entirely and I would like to know more.

One thing I do know though is that God teaches us not to hate anyone for any reason. This is why I love the saying "Love the person, hate the sin." It tells me that I can love everyone but I can still hate what they do as a sin. You know my brother is just like this. He is a Christian and believes Jesus died for him and his sins and that He loves him and he has asked for forgiveness. Great news, right? Here's the problem: every other doctrine about his relationship with God is distorted. The people he hangs around with and works with twist the teaching of the Bible in order to make themselves not look so bad. Isn't that kind of creating your own god? I mean you have to change the rules in order to make you a better person but you won't change your lifestyle whatsoever, and because of this my brother is very confused. He thinks that now that he is saved he will do whatever he wants, regardless of God's will. It doesn't matter what God says because he is always a good person.

If you hadn't aleady figured out what my reaction it would have to go something along these lines.

"MAFJEPGFHEJEFJEOWELEFJ... WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!???!?! WHAT IN GOD'S HOLY NAME HAS POSESSED YOU? SOMEONE GET ME A BIBLE WE ARE ABOUT TO PERFORM EXHORTATION!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Ok, it wasn't exactly like that, but you get that I was furious. The thing is that I wasn't furious at CJ I was furious at what he was doing. I still loved my brother...well like a brother. It goes the same with parents and their children. When a child does something wrong parents are angry with the child's actions, but they still love their child just as much, if not more, than before.

So is that the same way with our views on homosexuals? Do we still love them like brothers and sisters and dear friends, and possibly children and still hate their sexual orientation? How do we cope with our loved ones directly going against God's Word? It is all too much for me. Right now I can just avoid being a hypocritical monkey and love them for now, even though it pains me to see loved ones dying to sinfulness.

"No I don't hate them. I love them with more heart than anyone I know. And with all the might God gives me...I pray for them."