"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.Matthew 7:15-20
The president of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality made some shocking claims this week about practicing Christians who have decided to embrace lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals: you're doing the work of the devil.
Appearing on "Crosstalk" for a show titled "Same-Sex Marriage Tsunami," Peter LaBarbera informed host Vic Eliason that Christians embracing LGBT-identifying individuals are engaged in an "insidious lie... straight from Satan's talking points."
These kind of statements are precisely what is wrong with Christianity in America. Peter LaBarbera and others like him bear bad fruit. They are drawing Christians away from the love of Christ and only teaching about hate. It is sad and frustrating that they have so little regard for God. The truth is that God is love, and the devil is hate. Therefore, if you preach hate then you preach for the devil.
Mr. LaBarbera has it wrong, it is not the accepting Christians who are "doing the work of the devil," it is the men who preach hate who are "doing the work of the devil." They are the false prophets and are the devils tools who use their pulpits to spread hate. How can someone who is a Christian claim that God hates? God is all that is good and positive. God may be disappointed in us when we go against his will and do not ask for forgiveness, but he never hates us. God loves each and every one of us for who we are.
Hate and division keeps these people "in power" and feeds their egos as well as their pocketbooks.
ReplyDeleteGod is «PURE LOVE» and by sending Jesus to teach us his ONE and ONLY law, the one of loving every body no matter what that person is or had done...
ReplyDeleteDidn't Jesus had Mary Magdalena with him. Also many example in the Gospel where he accept de demands of a Roman soldier for his servant? Telling the fellow on a cross by his side that the Heaven is open to him if he believe in Him..
Many examples that shows God being «LOVE» and forgiveness.
So, when those priest and Vatican are saying words of non-acceptance and denying some kind of humans the right to live their faith and be accepted in Christianity, THEY are not applying the REAL values of the Gospel....
The way the Vatican is treating the women for centuries is ONE real issue that shows how narrow minded those «machos oldies» bishops and pope are ... AND they are not even thinking to change anything about it soon...
This can give us a slight idea that accepting homosuality as any other kind of human beings is VERY FAR away of being accepted by the Christian power in Vatican...
Hypocrites they are by hiding many cases of child abuses by priests and other church ministers too...
Those are the real EVILS within the «Saint Catholic Chuch»..
I'm no more going to church BUT, in everyday of my life, I TRY to apply the only and fondamenal law of God: LOVE, LOVE thy other human whatever he is, a friend or an ennemy.
LOVE and FORGIVENESS....
Have a blessed Sunday.