| bouzane said:
"I believe that if a minister does not want to marry two people of the same sex it should really be left up to him and should NOT be seen as a violation of human rights, but a respect for the religious rights of the minister." Why even mention this if it is not an issue? Again, "Christians" lose nothing, they don't have to perform same-sex marriages. The only thing that changes is that the government recognizes these unions as legitimate and it forces insurance companies and various other corporate entities to provide the same benefits. That's it, equality for an often marginalized group of people. Again, I'm sure this would be Christ's intent. I'm sure he wouldn't be concerned with "traditional" marriage (again, that's been dead for a long time anyway) but instead the well being and happiness of others. |
You could be right, but one thing about Christ is that he never compromised on his beliefs to appease others. Remember, Christ was much more extremist in his religious conservatism than even Moses!
Adultery
27“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’e 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Some things Jesus was much more lenient on, like the Sabbat, but for the things that really mattered, Jesus was extreme! Look at underlined above!!
So even though his mercy and grace are endless, he senses sin much more powerfully than we do, as his sin detector is so much more accurate and amplified.
As such, what I understand Christ's heart to be in this matter is that he desires all men to live according to the law of God as stipulated in creation, the life-long commitment of a man to a woman in love and faithfulness. And in cases where this doesn't work, Christ's grace and mercy overflows. And when it comes to expressing displeasure with sexual immorality (scripturally), I believe Jesus would be the last person to yell it out, as the Mary Magdalene story highlighted (he drew in the sand with his finger, that sounds pretty calm to me). Also, the apostle Paul was not a political activist, but an embassador for the gospel, that was his utmost priority.
Anyway, ultimately Christ desires what I described above, all the while longing for the happiness of his creation certainly. Yet it pains him to see the sin in the world, and I'm just stating it as I read it.
