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A Church's Open Closet
Posted: May 22, 2011
The PCUSA opens the door to the ordination of gays…
Getting drunk or viewing porn
is labeled sin. It's not the norm.
And neither is abusing drugs
or robbing widows blind.
We know it's wrong to cheat your mate
or in your heart to harbor hate.
To lie or even over-eat
God doesn't countenance.
The ones He calls to serve His flock
are blemished lambs, but they don't balk
about the need to turn from sin
(repenting of their past).
It's only when we own our sin
(confessing it) that we begin
to claim God's grace and die to self
denying our desires.
Yet homosexuality
is viewed completely differently
within the PCUSA
and other mainline groups.
"Don't turn from it," they're prone to say.
"God thinks it's fine. He made you gay.
And since He did, you have the right
to lead His church and serve.
"Forget the fact God's Word is clear
about behavior viewed as queer.
It's time we claim that times have changed
and rewrite holy writ."
I wonder what the Lord will say
when they before Him stand one day
and make their case why tolerance
has trumped His timeless truth.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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