Homosexual Athletes and Sinful Behaviors

With all the fuss over "gay" athletes announcing their sexual orientation, there has been quite a stir in the media.  When churches, pastors and Christians stand up in protest a myriad of responses come flying.

Usually statements like, "Only God can judge" or "It isn't a choice, it's who they are" make their way front and center.

The problem with those statements is that God already did judge, calling it an abominable choice and condemned it, giving us the right and responsibility to declare sin for what it is: an offense before a Holy God!  Hear me out.  I am not saying that homosexuals are alone in their wickedness; sex outside of marriage, lying, cheating, stealing, murder, pride, pornography and behaviors like these are all sin as well and God tells us to avoid such practices and further to repent if we commit such deeds.

As Christians (true believers in Jesus Christ), we do in fact sin and fail to bring God praise and glory with every facet of our life.  But true Christians recognize this and repent of their sin, not excuse or ignore it as though God isn't offended by it.  The other issue at hand is whether a person can truly be a Christian if they live a lifestyle with sinful behaviors and consistently ignore the warning of Scripture to repent as if nothing is wrong.  

Something is wrong!  So many "Christian" Leaders call for tolerance of sinful lifestyles, but Jesus told us that we will know those who are His by their fruit.....that means we are to evaluate the behaviors of others and in humility, attempt to help hold them accountable by sharing your observations of their life with them.  (We must also be willing to accept the same feedback from others about our life)

Jesus said that the proof of loving and following Him was obedience and when disobedience occurs, repentance over the sin.  Paul reiterated this in Romans and several other epistles.  John said in his letters that Christians are known by their actions and darkness does not exist consistently in the life of a believer.

We really need to stop feeling sorry for people whose lifestyle puts them at odds with God and start feeling compassion for their souls!  Sharing the truth of what God said with them is far more "loving" then tolerating their sinful behaviors because it endeavors to make them right before their Creator and redeem them from an eternal Hell.