the end of bumper sticker faith

matthew vines

an articulate

young man

speaks the truth of his life

and

after much study 

shares 

what he has come to learn 

the bible 

says and does not say 

about homosexuality.

it takes some time

to listen to his presentation...

it's a bit over and hour.

sadly many won't take 

the time to listen 

to all the video.

sadly in our day 

and age we prefer 

bumper sticker messages 

and sound bytes. 

it's your call.

here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezQjNJUSraY&feature=player_embedded

i for one 

will say 

matthew speaks 

for me.

recently i and the church 

i serve were described as 

morally rebellious....

and to this i 

say 

NOT SO.

it is not morally 

rebellious to 

stand against 

biblical interpretation that 

is based on poor scholarship

and continually produces

mis-information 

which is a nice way to say 

lies.  

and yet

i and others will continue 

to be called rebellious

for affirmation, acceptance 

and inclusion of 

LGBTQ children of GOD

in the church. 

and so be it.

men and women 

far greater than me/

us...

even JESUS himself

was labeled rebellious

by others. 

i am not rebellious.

i am free!

and 

i will no longer 

subject my self esteem 

or life value on 

the words of 

christian's who 

fail to consider the fuller

context and history 

of certain biblical passages.

i will not base my understanding 

of scripture on 

bumper stickers 

and sound bytes.