Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:14-21)
Me and Jacob
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Chick Fil A
I'm so discouraged today, in fact I've cried about this today. We've messed up big time and have created an even bigger chasm between the people that God created. If God does frown on his people, I think today would be a day that he is frowning. Christians all around our nation are gathering at Chick Fil A to stand up for what they think is right. I seem to view it so differently. In my mind I feel like we've shown up at these restaurants with torches, ready to burn homosexuals at the stake. It looks like hate to me. Let me first begin with saying that I completely agree with the standards that Chick Fil A upholds and the words that Dan Cathy spoke were great and I appreciate a business that upholds morals and values.However, I disagree with the fact that we've jumped on this hate wagon and all it's doing is creating a bigger divide between us. The Bible says in John 13:35 "So now I am giving you a new commandment: LOVE each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." In my opinion, going to Chick Fil A is sending the wrong message. I might as well wear a shirt that says "I hate gay people" in big huge letters. Christ came to die for our sins. He came so that we would have love, grace and mercy. For some reason we've gotten into the mentality that we (christians) are better than everyone else. We may say that we don't think that but our actions are speaking differently. Isaiah 64:6 says "But we are all like an unclean thing, and even our righteous acts are like filthy rags." So, should we remain silent? No, the Bible tells us plainly in the verses below. I feel like we've missed the mark on this one. How can we not see it?
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I agree 100%! Too many people want to be associated with the "right thing" instead of doing the "right thing".
ReplyDeleteI don't understand what you're saying. Hate sin not the sinner. Nobody is bashing gay people at all. They are just supporting The Cathy's and are supporting what the Bible says and that is that a marriage is between a man and a woman. Not one time did the Cathy's say anything against homosexuals. Our messed up society twisted their words and were boycotting Chick-fil-A. We, as Christians, need to stand up for what is right and that is God's word. What if your child believed in something strongly and was outted for it. Wouldn't you support them???? That's what people are doing for Chick-fil-A. They are showing them that no matter what they believe, they're going to eat there anyway. I have homosexual relatives who are supporting Chick-fil-A because in actuality, they haven't done anything wrong. They simply made a statement about marriage. There's NOTHING wrong with that. Freedom of speech...which didn't fit in with our non-Christian society. How scary!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for your comments. To jgirl, I think you may have missed the point I was trying to make. I have nothing against what Dan Cathy had to say. In fact, I commend the guy for standing up and having the courage to do so and I will continue to support CFA . However I was trying to look at it from the other perspective, a non christian perspective. If by Christians going to CFA the gay community feels "hated" by Christians then that's the last thing that I'd want to do. I know gay people who feel like it was a direct hit towards them regardless of whether it was or not. So even though going was showing support for CFA and the Cathy's, in turn it was felt by the gay community as just another way for us to say we hate them. People already know where Christians stand on the subject, what would happen if we could show love and support in a different way that didn't "condemn" others. God never commands us in the Bible "hate sin not the sinner" he says "Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord." Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Over and over the Bible teaches us to love one another. Be kind and compassionate to one another. Do your best to live in harmony with others." My point wasn't that the Cathy's were judging or condemning. They weren't at all, but the simple act of going to eat at CFA felt like condemnation and judging to me. I hope that makes better sense. anyway, I debated a long time on this and came to the conclusion that for me it would do more harm than good.
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