Q. Does your Church believe people will go to hell for being gay?
A. No.
Q. But being gay is a sin, right?
A. No.
Q. Then why doesn’t your Church allow gay marriage? Continue reading
Is Being Gay A Sin?
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Injury, Filth, And Transgression
The parable of the prodigal son contains depths of wisdom and profundity which, in all likelihood, I will never attain in this life. Twenty centuries of reflection on this story have greatly profited the Church, and I recommend reading the Saints and Divines for their illumined teaching on it. I would, however, like to offer my own reflection, not as a supplement to anything lacking in the tradition of the parable’s interpretation, but merely as a (rather impromptu) observation of how I see it speaking into a recurring experience in my own life. Continue reading
The Days Are Passing; Do Not Put Off Repentance
As I was growing up, I was taught that because of my own free will, I was responsible for my sins, and that these sins separated me from God. Though I could never do anything to fix my sins or carry myself back across the chasm I’d put between myself and God, Jesus, through means I could never articulate, has bridged the gap between myself and God and put away all my sins. All I had to do to accept this gift was to ask that Jesus apply it to me; through a sincere, contrite prayer offered to Jesus, I had to ask that he forgive me of my sins and live in me, so as to assure my salvation forever. Continue reading
One World Story 