Initial caveat for framing: I’m gay and take this seriously in my faith as something to address, because the culture of the world and six verses exist to contend with. This post is a reflection, and part question. I welcome all perspectives, but lay little attention to the people just loving me enough to point out my sins for me :P
My sexuality and this question has made me notice the hypocrisy in this sudden preponderance of “biblical truth” and “biblical living” talk
I really cannot help but notice similarities between this time and the time of Jesus. Every time someone loves me enough to point out my sin (not directly but the topics online and direct at others - stay pretty low key), I think about this.
And it’s a topic that’s CONSTANT. I was listening to some libertarian podcasts because I’m likeminded and just want a nice, functioning society with a good economy and tantamount civil rights, and to hold those accountable that apply game theory to the system at the highest levels, to the point that they break it down for selfish ends.
Anyway, I would follow these podcasts and notice half the episodes they will dunk on gays. What in the world did I do??? Gays didn’t destroy Gaza? Gays didn’t cover up the Epstein files? And whenever a gay person does something bad, what is this level of generalization?
I thought we are done with cancel culture
Anyway, I cannot help but wonder about the things said to early Christians. About how they were following Talmudic truth or living, that they had to die for interpreting God the way they did.
Now I cannot look around at Christianity, which I love so, so much, without it being TONS of biblical truth stuff.
I feel that we are on a timeline toward blasphemy laws. Just a feeling. The will go away when the broader society stops looking at people like cultural figures wearing cross necklaces on the news while lying about literally everything.
But right now I just see religion getting mixed with politics and also explicitly psychological cultural division tactics.
Here’s the thing for me, I believe Jesus taught us the way to end this loop. I’m trying to mind my own business, tithe directly to the needs of the world around me rather than an institution, and I’m just doing my best out here, trying not to judge others and purify my heart as much as I can. I think about how I’m trying to follow the Way according to what I can understand, yet others will use it to declare that there is something evil there.
I feel that the Teacher gave us wisdom to avoid descending to the cause of his own crucifixion. That he was a living example of how humans attempt to wield the authority of God on earth, rather than leaving it to Him. And humans got it wrong.
It’s all a bit difficult and confusing to say the least, but though I’m faring well enough in my relationship with God, I just sort of see this as a possibility coming. It feels like Freud has been applied to cultural Christianity to move it away from mutual loving support of all God’s creatures.