Senior Pastor from Hillsong Church Brian Houston has been criticised for
not wanting to take a public stand on LGTB issues. I think people get
him wrong. I do agree with the critics that the bible does not condone
homosexual connections. But are we called to publicly declare what is
sinful and an unappropriate lifestyle? I think the church must do all it
can to attract sinful people, not to condemning them. Jesus never
condemned, but he said go and sin no more.
Who is more sinful
- the adulterer, the prostitute, the robber, the pedophile, the man who
almost spanked his son or wife to death, the homosexual, the
transgendered? Let's show love and compassion to the world like Jesus
did, and let the Holy Spirit convict people of sin and of righteousness.
That's His job to deal with people once they are saved and transferred
into the Kingdom of God. I would be very careful not to present themes
to unsaved people that could scare them away and make them feel
condemned and get the impression that "the church hates people like us"
because they in their present spiritual state do not understand the
point. In times of great revival The Holy Spirit has been seen to
convince people on the street of personal sins and made them rush to the
altar, but that is the Holy Spirit doing it, and urging the preacher to
speak on these subjects.
To sum it up I
do not think it is the church's job to go out and tell people that what
they do is sinful. We have no right to judge how people choose to live.
It's their own responsibility. If we should do it, then we had to
address a lot of things in the world today. Instead make friends with
whomever you meet. Show them Jesus' love. Point to Jesus always.
The article that speaks about Brian Houston's opinion is here:
http://www.charismanews.com/world/45811-brian-houston-hillsong-won-t-take-public-stand-on-lgbt-issues
"I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me," John 10:27. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me". John 10:14. Jesus is the good shepherd. He takes care of His sheep, the believers with a tender love.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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