Question from a friend: Do you think that dealing with the homosexual issues first is more comfortable for the average church goer?

As far as the comfort level of churches and pastors dealing with sexuality, I do think that condemning homosexuality is easier and more appealing to some than getting into the grey area of heterosexual sin. If you deal with heterosexuality there is a very real possibility of stepping on many toes, including ones own. I think pointing the finger is always easier than being vulnerable and transparent about the condition on our own heart and mind.

However, I also think that pointing the finger and stigmatizing homosexuality has forced many struggling with that issue into therapy and healing or the converse: a life of immorality. And, what I am seeing today is that those leading the healthy sexuality revolution in the church are former homosexuals. People who find freedom from homosexuality are no longer willing to sit idly by and let one sin be condemned while others are put on the shelf of denial and secrecy. The very thing that the church has avoided is being addressed more today than ever because those that were condemned publicly either got help and are forcing other sexual sinners to come clean or those that were condemned plunged into sin and are calling foul and screaming loudly at the church that shunned them, "HYPOCRITES."

Either way, the church is being forced to reckon with the rampant sexual immorality and double standards within its ranks.

I think we are on the heels of our finest hour in the Body of Christ----refining fire is here.