We are all sinners...

George Takei, renowned actor who played Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek, who is openly gay, linked the above photo on facebook, who are the first gay couple to have a civil union performed on a military base.  As with all things controversial, comments started to pour in.  Some wishing the couple well being, some calling them disgusting, and others bashing those with the opposing views.

The constant bantering from both sides of the fence is starting to become frustratingly annoying.  They are completely missing the point.

As a Christian, I don't look at this photo with disgust.  I look at it in sadness.  Not because they are gay, but because they are lost.  Are they any better or worse than I am?  No.  We are ALL sinners in the eyes of God.  In Romans (3:23): "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard."  The last I looked, the word "everyone" encompasses just that.  Everyone.  I am included int hat list, and so are you, and so are these two gentlemen pictured.  If we all have fallen short of God's standard, how can we judge? Jesus said that if we even looked upon another with anger, then we have murdered in our hearts (Mat 5:21-22), or if we look upon another with lust, then we have committed adultery in our hearts (Mat 5:27-28).

Is homosexuality a sin?  Yes, according to the bible it is.  But so is anger, lust, stealing, murder, adultery, etc.  The list goes on and on.  The point isn't about whether or not gay marriage is right, or wrong.  It is about lost souls.  We, as Christians, are commanded to go out and preach the gospel.  Not to judge, but to spread God's love and acceptance through Jesus Christ our Lord.

So, instead of looking at photos like the one above with hatred or disgust and judge, look at it with sadness and pray.  Pray that the Lord will reveal Himself to these deserving gentlemen. 

Can we stop with the debates about gay marriage?  The argument is not important.  What is important, is spreading the gospel and praying for the lost.