What Does Love Look Like?

A Christian response to Christian bashing by gays who accuse the church of hateful gay bashing...and unfortunately it does happen...
                                                             
Matthew 5:
28.  But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

John 8
1.  Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
 2.  And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
 3.  And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
 4.  They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
 5.  Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
 6.  This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
 7.  So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
 8.  And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
 9.  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
 10.  When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
 11.  She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Love looks like Jesus.  Jesus is God.   God is love.

As the creator God...
John 1:
 1.  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 2.  The same was in the beginning with God.
 3.  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Hebrews 1:
 1.  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
 2.  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Jesus exhibited love... 
When approached by the scribes and pharisees in an attempt to find a reason to accuse him, after writing in the sand and in so doing dismisses the sinners condemning the sinner,  he didn't condemn the sinner...but he still condemned the sin, and commanded...sin no more.

What does that look like today, in our society?

If I saw a car traveling down a road with a blind curve and just beyond that curve a bridge was out...and I didn't warn the driver of the danger ahead, I would NOT be displaying love for that man.  If I just let him run on without concern for his well being, I am displaying a lack of love.

Today, the Christian world is seen as unloving for warning sinners to repent.  Thieves get it.  Murderers get it.  Adulterers get it.  Everyone wants Christians to preach love and acceptance, but Jesus did NOT accept the sin, and commanded to stop sinning.

Everyone sins, whether they want to admit it or not.
Acts 3: 19.  Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord..

Romans 4: 7.  Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
 8.  Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

1 Timothy 5: 24.  Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

The last scripture above shows the difference between the saved sinner and lost sinner.  The sinner who repents (even multiple times for the same sin) is the one whose sins are open beforehand,,,admitted and forsaken purposefully. The sinner who doesn't repent is the one whose sins follow after and meet them at the white throne judgment.  The first group is covered by the blood of Jesus, and the second group is not.

Hebrews 10: 14.  For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

The non-church world doesn't get it, and some of the church world becomes arrogant and legalistic/pharisee minded, forgetting they are still sinners, saved by grace, but we become sanctified by obeying the word of God. We are sanctified by the blood/ water/ and Spirit: Heb.13:12/Eph 5:26/ Rom.15:16 by obeying the gospel of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ 1Cor.15:1-4.  We do that by following Acts 2:38 with our own death, burial and resurrection: 

Acts 2: 38.  Then Peter said unto them, Repent (death to self will), and be baptized (we are buried with Christ in baptism- Romans 6:6) every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (our resurrection power-Romans 8:11).
 39.  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. (to those who repent, and are baptized in Jesus name, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost)
 40.  And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

For the church to try being seeker friendly by being intimidated against speaking truth in love...is to bypass the seekers.  Those who love the truth come to the light.  Everyone else just wants to be accepted in their lost state without being reminded they will burn forever for their lack of love for God and His word.

Love Must Warn The Sinner, Even It It Makes Them All Mad- Out Of Love!

2 Thesslonians 2:
10.  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
 11.  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
 12.  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 

We aren't trying to make you feel inferior to us, just trying to make you safe. If that offends you, stop paying attention to us, and stop hating us for trying to love you.