Wednesday 16 December 2009

Are Christians Prejudiced Against Homosexuals?

The following heading was carried by The Guardian, in the CIF Belief section.

''The prejudice against gay people among conservative Christians is a cultural attitude not reflected in Jesus' teachings''

When the name of Jesus is mentioned I think that it is good to remember that He, is, was and ever shall be God. He is God the Son, eternally begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. Sometimes the phrase, 'Jesus teachings', seems to detract from the indisputable fact, that this is none other than the Son of God speaking, so therefore we are faced with the the actual living Word of God.

The born again Christian, will certainly have no prejudice against a homosexual nor for that matter against any other type of sinner; the sinners sin will offend them, but the sinner will not. To suggest that abhorrence of sin is a cultural attitude among those that have been saved by grace, is wrong. When a person is reconciled unto God through Christ, they are found to be new creatures in Christ, they discover that what offends God will now offend them. This has nothing at all to do with culture, but it has everything to do with the work of the Holy Spirit of God, which is called sanctification.

To suggest that abhorrence of sin is not a reflection of scriptural teaching is quite absurd.

'Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity' (Hab1:13)

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