Questions for Me, You, God, and Country

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Jun 232017
 

I heard on the news this morning about a law passed by the state of Mississippi.  It was a “religious freedom” law that assured business owners that they could refuse to serve those that would cause them to violate their religious beliefs.  This post might not be like my typical post.  While I firmly believe practicing the homosexual lifestyle is a sin, I also have come to realize that I am a bit cloudy on the above mentioned law.  So, the rest of this post is dedicated to questions that came to mind as I considered it . . .

Does the government have a right to dictate who I must employ or by whom I may be employed?

If I sell a product or perform a service, am I working for my customer?

If a predominantly Muslim country passed a law that Muslim shop owners did not have to serve Christians, would I be OK with that?

Should a gay man who owns a sign company be forced to rent a sign to a preacher who wants the sign to say “Repent!  Homosexuality is a sin!”

If I sell a product or service, be it wedding cake, flowers, or a gun . . . Am I responsible for what the purchaser does with it?

Would Jesus the carpenter have refused to build a table or a bed for a gay customer?  What if he knew what it would be used for?  Would it make a difference?

Is it just me, or is it a little difficult to answer these with a consistent world view?

Not Acceptable

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Apr 292013
 

Yesterday, I heard on the news about a prominent athlete who “came out” and admitted he was gay.  That was good news.  I am all in favor of honesty.  What was bad news to me was the way it was received.  So many people were so supportive, from the President of the United States on down.  The reason, the media postulated, for such wide acceptance was because a large portion of the population involved in sports are young.  And the vast majority of young people aged 18 to 30, believe the gay lifestyle should be accepted.  That, to me, was the bad news.

Since the Bible teaches that the homosexual lifestyle is wrong, that means most young adults in our society have pretty much decided to ignore the Bible and make up their own rules of right and wrong.  Our country is in trouble.  I prayed to God that He would not allow evil to prosper.  That He would not allow wrong doers (including me) to get away with sin.  I prayed that sinners would reap the consequences of the lifestyle they sow, and that they would know the reason for the consequences.  It’s a scary prayer, because it includes me.  But now more than ever, I realize that reward and punishment is a good thing.  That sowing and reaping is vital for the maintenance of righteousness.  And that a God who loves me cannot forever allow me to live content in my sin.