the day after mlk day...

some of the christian ppl who preach w/their signs on campus were at it again...

their signs read something like:

no racism, no sodomy, honor mlk

or something like that...

opponents stood next to them holding a sign saying

"mlk does not equal indifference"

(i presume they were opponents, b/c one of them was smoking)

and i was just shaking my head saying to myself

"man, these opponents of these christians just don't get it"

there are two sides to christianity; a side of grace, and a side of justice; the 1st says i'm going to love you regardless of who you are, ie equal love, and demonstrate agape love. the 2nd says i'm not going to accept your moral wrongs and compromise my standings on what is right and wrong(ie i want you to become something you're not). both are complete opposites, and yet completely true of jesus.

mlk demonstrated jesus' teachings perfectly by living out BOTH. he loved all people, not just his own brethren, but the white marchers who supported him, even those who opposed him, which was why he did not strike back. but he recognized the evils of discrimination, and refused to back down from what he believed in, even laying down his life to do it. he was just a preacher, but God turned him into one of the most iconic people of the 19th century.

unfortunately, all the world sees is only a fragment of the side of grace that he lived. they forget his incompromising will towards what is right. maybe mlk, if he was alive today, might not be as outspoken against sodomy(God gives us all different battles to fight in), but i know he certainly would not support it.

funny how you don't need to be black to appreciate mlk, but the ones that still appreciate him fully and aren't black are christian, IF they sit down and think about how he epitomizes a christian.