What are we to do about this debate

The recent events in the supreme courts have made me do some digging and some soul searching.  On March 26^th, the supreme courts started hearings on homosexual’s right to be recognized by the United States as married couples.  This bought on a mass of tweets, Facebook post, articles, and blog post.  It seems like every time that there is a political debate, everyone magically becomes a politician.  But that is beside the point.  As I evaluated the tweets, Facebook post, articles and blogs I saw some things that sicken me.  So this post is my response to the events that have taken place this week. 

            It would appear that we as Christians have forgotten the most important thing about being a Christian.  Jesus is questioned in Matthew 22 about what the greatest commandment is.  This is Christ response.  I want you to read it and soak it in.  Verse 37-40 reads “He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the greatest and most important command.  The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”  To sum this section up, Jesus tells us that the most important thing to do is Love God and Love people. As I read these tweets, Facebook post, articles and blogs I sense that we, as Christians, have lost this.  This is the most important thing that God wants us to do and we have forgotten it.  If anyone needs to hear this it is me.  For I have forgotten this command and my heart is broken.  So I offer you a solution to the debates that are at hand.  Let us not offer an opinion or judge those who act not like us.  Let us instead love God and love people, for that is what we are commanded to do.  Notice in Matthew 22 that Jesus doesn’t say that the most important thing is “to win your side of the debate” or “to judge people by how they act.”  We have no authority to judge, we have no authority to debate.  Why? Because debating and judging never leads to unity.  Debating and judging always leads to disarray and confusion.  Debates never change people; it only makes them mad and angry.  Look at the argument over predestination vs. freewill, black vs. white, Democrat vs. Republican.  They have been fighting over the same issues for hundreds if not thousands of years.  Jesus tells us to love God and love people because that is what the gospel message preaches.  The gospel always unifies.  The gospel always brings change in people.  When God touches us, we are forever changed.  Debating won’t change anything, but God will.  If you want to see change focus on loving God and loving people because that is where we will see the most good and see the gospel spread.  So let’s put down our political arguments and pick up the Bible and tell someone about God and let Him change them.  Let’s go out today and love God and love people and then sit back and watch the world be changed.

            Now you say “What about the sin? What about the homosexuality?”  When we learn to love God and love people, we learn to hate sin because sin does not love people and sin, most certainly, does not love God.  You see, sin made us dead but Christ made us alive.  If we shout the gospel message to the world, then the sin will be taken care of.  So learn to love God and love people for that is what sin hates the most.