... sex = comments. violence, not so much apparently.
so, i'll reflect a little more on this sexuality topic.
why is it that sex is worth talking about, and commenting on, in a blog... when i could count the number of sexuality conversations i've had in person on a few fingers? especially within the Christian community, there's a line of honesty that just isn't crossed enough. For instance - asking someone if they are a virgin or not... you would HOPE that in a loving, Christian community, the answer given would not affect the compassion and care from the community... yet, i've had experiences where this question has elicited a very palpable fear and ultimate avoidance from people. That kind of fear, especially of a presupposed condemnation, is ridiculously unhealthy. Christ does not condemn those who have fallen short of His mark. Rather, He has come to heal those who are broken and hurting because of their mistakes. Why do we, His children (those who are BEING healed), seem to find it so difficult to accept and love someone, in spite of their "fornication" or "immorality?"
I definitely do not want to live anywhere NEAR that kind of fear. I WANT to be honest, to admit that i sure as hell don't have everything together, to confess that i'm desperately confused sometimes, and i don't want to be afraid of how the Christian community will react.
What sucks the worst is that there are people who think i DO have it all together, and that because of my 'position' that i must be really holy, aka condemning of sinners. More than anything else, i want to be honest with THOSE people... i want those who do not know healing to know that He holds me together, and His hands are a better resting place than the softest fresh-cut grass or the warmest tropical beach or the bed of the best lover. I want those people to know that even having KNOWN His presence, i still seek those other resting places as well... but i know His voice, and He calls me by name, and He would do the same for anyone else who's tired, lost, or sick of the status quo.
i think i just went off on a, shall we say, tangent.
oh well, it was fun.
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a few weeks ago, someone--maybe it was you, i don't remember--noted how Jesus did not condemn those whom society readily labled "sinners" (like the village harlot, the corrupt usurer,etc). He LOVED them, in word AND in action. And whom did he condemn? Hmmm...that would be the self-righteous religious officials who seemed to think themselves more worthy of God's favor and approval than "the sinners."
The thing is, I'm no better than the girl who sells her flesh to get a hit, or the girl who gives it away freely for the sake of a little pleasure...i'm no better than my neighbor who gets blitzed most nights and beats his wife, or the 'upstanding citizen' who uses his brother's son for his own phsyical gratification.
It's dirty and vulgar but it's the truth, and it applies to EVERYone. Which is why grace...is...for....e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e.
Why won't more people act like it? Why does it seem like Jesus' example has been lost on so many Christians?
sorry to use your blog as my soapbox..
after more reflection, though, i can't say that it wasn't lost on me as little as a year ago. for those of us who've been trained a certain way (not necessarily by parents), i think there's a pharisee mentality one has to somehow grow out of, be awakened from, something...
Man, I miss you Dave Calvert. Who would have thought that someone could actually miss their archnemesis?
i agree dude. very interesting. i'm not scared of the sex conversations, but i know that alot of people just won't do it (talk about it, that is).
Your absolutely right. And though some may look at you in such a manner, some enjoy "poking fun" of the stereotype. I'm sure those that do, don't joke around about it thinking you've got it all together, some look up to you because of your sacrifices and the work that you do to help others and in bringing a Spiritual invitation to being led to Christ through the work you do and the responsibilties you carry.
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