Struggling with sin, forgiveness, the heart of Jesus and your walk with the Lord? The following short story may help.

Blind Sinners

By Michael M. Murray

About The Author

I became a Christian in 1998 after a Catholic deacon guides me to Jesus, helping me to trust in Him as my savior. Before that, I had a lose idea of God but seldom did more than attend weekly Mass. Today, I attend a non-denominational church with my wife of 16 years and our two boys. A journalism major, I now work in the Internet industry with search engine marketing.

At college in the 1980s, I found out one of my best friends was gay. In the years that followed, I met other gay people. On TV and in the church community, I grow tired of the bashing that goes on. At the risk of offending the gay community, I will say that I believe it's not a sin to be a homosexual - though I believe it's a sin to have homosexual sexual relations.

I know the arguments in the Bible - that some Old Testament references are outdated or were only culturally relevant at a time. I understand that Jesus didn't specifically cite homosexuality as a sin (along with dozens of other sins he never mentioned). But I believe the Word of God. I don't think the Bible, in its translations and varied text, has just been something of man. God isn't sitting in heaven, looking at this book, saying: "Oh, my. They sure pulled one over on me. How did they ever write that without me?" God orchestrated the whole Bible - the stories, the personalities, the prophecies, the truths. It's the perfect form of communication from Him to us. Otherwise, we'd all need some kind of consistent download planted in our minds so we'd know what he wanted us to know. The Bible is vague at times and incomplete. I'm fine with that because God doesn't owe me an explanation.

In the end, I believe the Bible embraces marriage between a man and a woman. But I'm frustrated with the bigots who hold homosexual relations up as if it's the sin of all sins. It's not. Pride, anxiety, coveting, bitterness, drug and alcohol abuse, stealing, hatred and so many other sins separate us from God as well. I'm going to heaven because I know my redeemer, Jesus, who died for me and paid the price for my sins.

Instead of preaching against homosexual men and women - and blathering about the origin of AIDS - I pray that God will soften the hearts of Christian and non-Christian bigots and help them be far more compassionate. Maybe they can talk with gays, pray with gays and care for the millions who suffer from AIDS.

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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Final