How about I plunge head first into a hot topic for once?

An editorial on the Moscow Times (see sidebar link) got me thinking on the issue of homosexuality and its rise into the spotlight. It's a complex issue, discussed and debated by people much smarter and better educated about it than me. However, I have the habit of sounding off on things way over my head, so why not this?

The first thing is I believe homosexuality is a sin. No if, ands, or buts. It's a sin. However, it's not any worse (or better) than being an alcoholic, having a temper, being a liar, or any other of the numerous sins. Sin, when it comes to a heavenly basis, is sin no matter the label given it. Some have more earthly consequences. Gluttony is bad, murdering is worse, but both separate you from God.

The real stickler comes in with the attitude that is being coupled with homosexuality. This attitude is a sort of "This is the way I am, accept it!" attitude. Change it from homosexuality to alcoholism, drug addiction, gluttony, or whatever, and it's called a justification and referred to as 'not facing up to' the problem. To quote an over quoted Alcoholics Anonymous step: "The first step is admitting you have a problem." Okay, some people are more inclined to struggle with homosexuality, so with greed, other's with food, other's with alcohol. That doesn't mean that's "just how I am." I believe it's how you are vulnerable. The modern movement with homosexuality has become defiant, stating it isn't a problem. Hence the clash in society.

The way I see it, we're all people and we all sin. I sin in my areas of weakness, you sin in your area of weakness. The reality that gives me hope is God loves me and sent an eternal sacrifice for my sins to redeem me. That means, however, that I have to admit my sins and come to the Father in meekness and repetence. This is usually a repeating thing for me, as I identify all to well with what Paul says in Romans. That, I think, is what alienates the homosexual movements, as well as the sexual liberation people, and a lot of others. We love you and you can come to God, but you have to admit you have a problem. You do NOT have to solve it. Think of God as a doctor. To go to a doctor, first you have to admit "Okay, I'm sick" and then go. You don't go if you don't admit you're sick, and you don't go after you're well...in fact you go because you can't get well by yourself. That's the way sin is. We are sick, and I mean really sick, and there's no possible way you can get better with the Doctor.