Love and Truth

Some time ago I read an article in local magazine about a Latvian journalist who time to time preaches at the church! Everybody knows and he himself has admitted that he is a practicing homosexual! I know this topic is very controversial and I am not trying to offend anyone but these are just my thoughts after thinking about it yesterday...
I think we should love homosexuals as we love murderers, prisoners, adulterers, liars, thieves and any other people. We really should! We should accept them in our churches, drink tea with them, laugh at their jokes, watch movies together and pray with them and for them. But we should never lie to them! We should never tell them that it's ok to be the way they are, that it's ok to practice homosexuality!This particular church and particular journalist thinks that they love homosexuals and are doing them favor by allowing them getting married and encouraging their homosexual lifestyle! It's all wrong! It's all the other way around!Bible is very clear about homosexuality: "25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved." [Romans 1, NLT]Yes, it's true that God loves them the way they are! God loves every single person on this Earth! But it doesn't mean that every single person goes to heaven! Only those who repent from sin and accept the gift of eternal life can stand before God blameless... So if we tell them that it's ok to be the way they are, we lie! And if we lie we don't love them! If we truly love them we tell them truth as Bibles says: "32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." [John 8, NLT] It is the truth that can set these people free!If you love them, tell them the truth! Of course do it the way Jesus would do it! Once someone asked me a question: "Why it is so that Christians are very active against homosexuality! Isn't it the same sin as killing, stealing and lying?" I was not sure what to answer then, but yesterday (no idea why) I was just thinking about all these things and realized that it's because people who kill, steal or lie don't go around saying that it's ok to do that! There are no churches for practicin gkillers, or professional thieves! It's just because homosexuals want to be accepted to try to prove they are as normal as everyone else! And they are! ButI bet inside them they have this feeling that something is not quite right so they try to make other people say they are ok so they would feel ok! Remember: "12For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places." [Ephesians 6, NLT]
Love people, hate sin and tell the truth so the truth can set them free!!!