I'm Coming Out

 

Diana Ross dropped this very song the year I was born, in 1980. It was to signal gays & lesbians coming out to the world. When I hear this song, I think of Jason Collins, the NBA player who announced he was gay to the entire nation. He got congratulatory calls from President Obama & his wife, and other influential people. The irony is Tim Tebow announcing his Christianity, and Tebow gets criticized. When Jason Collins came out, amens & hallelujahs. A picture is going around Facebook showing a picture of Tebow and Jason Collins. Jason Collins has a choir backing him singing praises, and Tebow has duct tape over his mouth, as the world is saying: Big deal. My issue is gays have no problem coming out, so why are some Christians shook? I touched on this in a previous blog, and it bears repeating: Some Christians are cowards. They keep their Christianity on the low to keep from being persecuted. Jesus was persecuted, so what makes you think Christians won't face the same? Today's world is living proof. The Bible does say if you deny me in front of man, he (God) will deny us (Christians) in front of his father. If you ask me, it's bonkers. If homosexuals can come out, what's Christians' excuse? One of my church's pastors delivered a powerful message on this very subject. To paraphrase yesterday's sermon, he said: Homosexuals have more guts than Christians because they have no shame in announcing their sexuality to the world, but some Christians don't come out because they don't want that persecution. I will admit, it's shameful that you can discuss everything but Jesus is the ONE thing you can't mention. Why? Because that name is powerful. One utterance of Jesus and people are shook. The world is threatened by the powerful name of Jesus so that's why they do everything in their power to stamp God out of every societal realm. You would think that Christians (God's chosen people) would represent for him, which many do. When it comes to taking a stand for Christianity, some Christians miss the mark because they co-sign foolery instead of checking it. There's an old adage and it rings true: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.