Right vs. Wrong and Healthy vs. Unhealthy

Semantics, semantics, semantics. Think they aren't important? As a journalist, I disagree. And semantics are part of the negative stigma that surrounds homosexuality and other sexual issues as well as what drives a lot of guys to it.

We just can't look at sin as a matter of right and wrong anymore. When we say something is wrong, or someone is wrong, a devaluing connotation follows. This goes for all sorts of sin — when we hear we are wrong, we think we have less worth. For some people this leads to dispair, a loss of hope that perpetuates the bad habit.

But if we look at sin as unhealthy, I think that levels the scales. So instead of saying, "Your wrong!" Let's say, "There's a better way." It's a way to give someone hope because you are offering the idea that their life could be better. I don't think that comes across the other way.

You will be healthier, and thus happier, God's way. God's way is designed for our good, not to keep us down. It's authoritive direction, not prohibitive.