Comments on: Identity and behavior: a biblical perspective

By: Carlotta

Carlotta — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:11:49 +0000

Good point about the lowercasing of gay. If you think about it, there are so many who identify themselves as “Christian” while practicing the ungodly lifestyle that I’ll remember to lowercase them too — if they should identify themselves as the gay sinners do.

People like identifying themselves as Christians, but their lifestyles are no different than the homosexuals. Rappers who thank Jesus when they get awards, even sing about him but on the same CD they are cursing and what have you. Hollywood actors, athletes, business people, church leaders and people and the like whose public and private lifestyles mock our God.

The primary difference is that there is no one other than the homosexual who is promoting their sinful lifestyle for legitimacy of a special “Christian” identification. (At least as far as I know) That’s why you said Pastor D, that we need to combat and expose this false Christianity!

By: gcmwatch

gcmwatch — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:43:23 +0000

@ Carlotta and beckrl…that’s why we intentionally lowercase “gay christian” to indicate it is not a true representation of Christianity. The same for any other sinful designator when paired up with a Christian identity. Solus Chistus anyone?

@Kyle… yes it is an idol. Sexual idolatry just like in the OT and just like what Paul was talking about in Romans 1. Anything that a person puts before God is idolatry. A good test is the same one Jesus gave the rich young ruler.

By: beckrl

beckrl — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:01:26 +0000

So is that why they call themselves Christians? Today everybody seems to call themselves Christians even when they know and everybody else knows that their far from it. It must make them feel better about themselves to have that identity. In hope to justify their evil life style. When identity thief is common place.

By: Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:22:27 +0000

“Knowing Christ is a much richer experience than knowing about him”

Nothing to add just wanted to emphasize that point.

Great post…Thanks Brother and keep up the excellent work!

By: Carlotta

Carlotta — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:13:32 +0000

Identity IS everything!

Pastor DL, I meet much resistance whenever I share with many that I am Christian first, then whatever else next. Whom I am in God IS my identity. That’s a hard pill for many to swallow.

My greatest resistance is from those that share the same color of skin as I do. Because I’m black, it offends many who believe that we black folks should be living by a separate or an additional code of life – and this is coming from many who claim to be Christian!

That’s why there’s Black Liberation theology, Afrocentricism, Kwanzaa, Kawaida Theory and etc. Black people fight the truth of God and can’t seem to accept that Jesus Christ and his principles found in the bible is all we need.

My online ministry was started primarily because of the identity crisis I see in the “black community.” But as you pointed out in your post, identity crises come in all flavors!

Thanks for the great, well written and thought out post!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:50:24 +0000

This self this and self that is all secular humanism. What you identify with is where your heart will be. It is no mystery as to why people in the Gay Christian movement put “Gay” in front of “Christian”. Simple! Gay is the qualifier which is where the emphasis lies. When your primary identity is not Christian then obviously you will follow what you emphasize most. In this case it is homosexuality. In essence homosexuality becomes an idol which the GCM worships.

Kyle