Middle America's Worldview

I just finished watching the Contender as I put up the clothes and backed up my laptop files. It was good. I missed it Sunday and was able to catch-up on it, tonight. Cool.

Today was a Monday for sure at work. I had 3 conference calls that lasted all morning.

The weekend was good. I was able to clean the vehicles over the weekend, mowed the yard, ect. I was also able to play with the kids and enjoy some quality time with the family.

I happened to catch a piece of 'Desperate Housewives' last night. I must admit, I never seen this before and only seen a part of it. However, the part I seen kind of erked me. Evidently an actor playing a son thinks he may be or is gay. The mother is freaking due to thinking he will go to hell. She had the priest come over for supper. The actor playing the priest came in bible carrying and all. Evidently there are no pocket bibles in Hollywood. What irked me was the priest relentlessly came in and started to talk about the kid’s sexual interest. No couth or sensitivity at all. Of course the kid stated he knows himself and he is cool about it. The priest stops the discussion to the moms chagrin. She kept asking 'Is that it?' to the priest. Correctly the priest replied the kid didn’t want to discuss it anymore nor could the priest change his mind. The dad played the role of support 'whatever the kid wants we need to support him'.

That is my rant. Here is my reason for the rant. Because I don't believe in griping about something without a reason or resolution, here are my thoughts on it. The idea of someone going to hell for being gay is incorrect. Correctly the reason we go to hell is due to not accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior. Yes, most believe heaven is attained by good acts and deeds. But that is why Christianity is different than any other religion. Rather than by your own deeds or actions, heaven is only attainable by the blood of Jesus. He died for our sins so we had a choice to be with God (in heaven) or not and end up in hell. I like Ray Comforts take on it.

Look at the 10 commandments. Have you broken the 10 commandments? Have you ever stolen something at any point in your life, regardless of the worth? Have you ever lied about anything? Sure we all have, myself included. That is only 2 of the 10 commandments.

So we have all sinned and come short. Rom 3:23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

The only payment for sin is death. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death;

This means we all have sinned. Not just gay, murderers, sexual predators, ect.

The bible makes it clear the law shows us we have sinned. It's like a light showing the dust on a table. The light didn’t make the dust but shows it. The law doesn’t make sin, but shows it to us.

So what can we do to attain heaven and not death?

The bible makes it very clear what the answer is.
Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." -- John 14:6

Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice of death for our life eternal with God. Rom 6:23 ....but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

If you haven't accepted Christ as your saviour, allowing Him to be Lord of your life, I would urge you to do so now. What He offers is a free gift of eternal life and you only need to ask him for it.

It is a simple message passed down the ages. Unfortunately in the show, this message was not said or told. That is what irked me. If it was a true priest, he would have given the message and corrected the mother.