tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post3617839934020468607..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: Gay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in the BibleKittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-78970317020286243252014-03-19T02:53:41.005-07:002014-03-19T02:53:41.005-07:00Jesus never condemned a single person but did desp...Jesus never condemned a single person but did despise and condemn hypocrisy. This interpretation of the Centurion/ill lover is well known but NEVER fully explained in the general faith community. It is discussed in Theological groups - but the Institutional Church merely ignores it. Thus, such attitudes are condemned by Christ as hypocritical. I have long ago abandoned the chain of Catholic guilt. As a gay man - happily committed to my Love (partner) my heart is clear of any fear of judgment as "inherent disorder" or "sin". Jesus loves me - this tale of Centurion/Lover servant is surely reassuring. Perhaps it is recorded in the Gospels just for that purpose - to reassure all LGBT persons that they are no less loved by Him. Namaste dave446https://www.blogger.com/profile/17695131129065070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-77253673289764992462014-03-15T09:50:34.581-07:002014-03-15T09:50:34.581-07:00One important note: according to a simple search (...One important note: according to a simple search (http://biblehub.com/interlinear/study/john/4.htm) those words referring to the individuals in the story in John 4 are referred to as son (υἱὸς) and father (πατὴρ). <br /><br />Personally I believe that if God wanted us to know that homosexual relationships are a part of His plan, He would have been more explicit about it, rather than dropping small hints in the Bible that must be extrapolated in rather questionable ways. Going so far as to call the servant the man's boyfriend is highly questionable in the first place, and then assuming that because Jesus said nothing, He must approve, is another one of those highly questionable circumstances that rests on faulty logic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com