MY GOD IS THE GOD OF LOVE, NOT HATE

When recently the first openly Gay College Football Player was drafted into The NFL, one NFL Player tweeted, OMG (Oh My God) and several others came out with similar statements. I am both a Christian and a gay man, and in my eyes that is not a conflict, because as a Christian, I Worship a God who cared so much for His Creation that He sent His Only Son to die for the Redemption of The World, to borrow an idea although not an exact quote from The Gospel according to John. Jesus came to tear down the barriers, not reinforce the old ones or build new ones. Barriers are built by humans, not by God, and we should learn from Jesus that God's arms are big enough to enfold all in His embrace. While we're on the subject of Jesus, I will repeat what I know that I have said before, that nowhere in any of The Four Gospels does Jesus Himself ever say a word about what we today call people's sexual orientation either way. What Jesus did talk a lot about was how we should all love each other and if there is any judging to be done, leave that judging to God. So if this particular football player worships the same God I do, which I assume he does, perhaps he should remember that God is Love, not Hate, and that the only thing God ever says He hates is those that Worship God with their lips but whose hearts remain hard to the suffering world around them. I would also point out that there is a Force of Hate in this world, but that it is not one of Heaven. So, perhaps it is time that we headed Jesus Christ's New Commandment to Love each other, just as He has Loved us, again borrowing an idea but not directly quoting from one or more of The Gospels, and leave the rest to God.