My Struggle

This past Sunday my pastor, and my dad, talked about Romans 1 and the wrath of God. How sin is sin and we tend to separate sin into different levels.

This has stuck with me all week. I'm realizing my own tendency to think better of myself in regards to my sin than others.

Have i gossiped this week? I'm sure i have
Have I been Greedy? yes
Have I been proud or boastful? yes, i have

You see. God doesn't hold sins different. Sin is sin.

And this whirling debate in our state of homosexuals getting to marry, well frankly, i don't care. (keep your thoughts, please.)

I have some precious friends who are gay.
Don't get me wrong. I believe the word of God is true. I believe we are all in sin, and i do believe actions will be taken up with the Father. I do stand firm on the stance God takes to homosexuality. But i am no better. And you won't catch me standing on a corner calling others sins our before i've called my own out. (Romans 1:28-32)

But i have come to a realization that i am no better than my neighbor or the murder down the street. Jesus's word says if i have gossiped, or had ill thoughts of my neighbor, i am no better than the murderer.

I am not ashamed to say i believe the Word of God is 100% true. And i'm also not ashamed to say i'm 100% a sinner like my neighbor.