Other "Thinking Drafts" and writing by Keith Drury -- http://www.indwes.edu/tuesday .
What if you seriously applied your practical theology to Homosexuality? Where
would you come out? Assuming you accept homosexual acts as sin (which some of
my readers don't) and assuming you'd openly accept a homosexual who wanted to
attend your church (which some of my readers wouldn't), how would your theology
of sin apply to this newly-attending homosexual? To get you thinking here are
four example positions. Three of them are incompatible positions -- if you
chose one, you must reject the other. I've noticed that people often take one
of these positions for their own sins, but switch to another position for other
people's sins. When it comes to your doctrine of sin-in-the-believer's-life,
which door do you go through? And are you consistent?
Door #1. Sinners-in-recovery.
All sin is of equal seriousness -- if you break one part of the law you are
guilty of breaking the entire law. You have your sins, I have mine -- the
people in this church all sin in one way or another. All sin is equally
condemned by God -- my gossip or your homosexuality. In this church we have
practicing gossips, practicing gluttons, practicing tax cheaters and practicing
homosexuals -- we do not recognize more serious or less serious sinners. So
join the rest of us sinners -- we are a hospital of sin-sick people trying to
get well with varied success. Join our church of recovering sinners.
Door #2. Sinners-already-forgiven.
Christ died on the cross to forgive all your sins. I