Ray Boltz

This is not new news, by I just heard it yesterday, so it's news to me. One of the most inspirational singer / songwriters that I know of has "come out" and announced he is living a homosexual lifestyle. You could have told me the that the grass outside my window was purple and I would have been less surprised...

I guess I should not be surprised...we are all sinners and only by the grace of God are we forgiven...but Ray Boltz..he has sung some awesome songs that have touched me and many many other people.

How is this possible...I mean he was married for like 30 years, has several grown children. This man has been in hundreds of churches and concert halls, Christian TV, how many funerals has "Thank You" been played at with not a dry eye in the house.

Eben though I have never met the man, have no real connection to him whatsoever, I find myself just plain mad at him. He has given the church and Christians another black eye. To me this is worse than Jim Bakker, Ted Haggard..this is like a sucker punch from behind.

He says he has been fighting these tendancies since he was a kid...he is tired of fighting them any longer. What? He said God made him this way so why go against what God intended? What? Has Ray ever read his bible? Has he ever thought about what this would do to not only his family, but the Christian church, to unbelievers who are looking for truth anywhere they can find it?

Frankly, I have little opinion on if homosexuality is learned or genetic...either way, it comes down to a choice to engage in that behavior. The act of being a homosexual is the sin, being tempted is not...Ray has chosen a lifestyle that puts him at direct odds with God..he is in my mind making a choice that insults God. I have more understanding for someone who chooses this lifestyle and has never heard the Truth...but Ray Boltz knows the truth and is rejecting that truth for selfish desires.

I am by no means without sin myself...And I am not saying that Ray's sin is worse than mine. To God, sin is sin...but I guess what frustrates me about this is the message is is sending to us all. If it gets too hard, if you can't fight the temptations of life...don't fight them..God is not big enough to bring us through. I think Ray should really listen to the words of his own song..The Anchor Holds.