Simply David Yoon*

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/hurdler-falls-clutching-his-achilles-refuses-to-q

This is such a beautiful story. About a person that was born to do this, and though he struggled he finished the race. There will be no one in the end that will be able to call him a loser. He is a great athlete who finished the task he was given. What can be learned from this?

I want to remind you, my brothers and sisters, that we too are running a race. Do you realize that many times we stumble and fall, and sometimes we may want to just go straight in to the locker room giving up. But when Liu Xiang stopped, turned and reentered the field, the whole stadium started cheering and applauding in ear-splitting proportions. In the same way, the heavenly hosts are watching and cheering you on. Lui Xiang received a glory that he did not expect. In the same way you have no idea what kind of glory God has in store for you. Just WAIT until you feast your eyes on what God has in store for you. I get excited just thinking about it.

“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:14

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews - 12:1-2

Brothers and sisters, let us run this race together. You have a such a grand stage. Excel.

daveyooner:

simplydavidyoon:

Ok, I think it’s time I make my stand on this now. I’m probably going to get a lot of crap for this.

You see, I’m a Christian, and as a Christian it’s easy for you to categorize me into a bigoted elitist category, but I can assure you I’ve very much lived in the same culture as you and lived in the same social class as you. That does not mean I have the same ideals as you. You see I’ll make it easy: the Bible says homosexuality is a sin. I’m sure you already knew that, but you see that this notion is very unpopular in this time period. Oh how the times have changed.

I’ve been seen as intolerant and as the graphic puts it, one that “dictate[s] the rights of others.” I do not believe I have “the moral authority to dictate the rights of others” as you so put it, but you see I am also an American citizen and I have something called an opinion. My voting is not based off of just what is popular today, but what I firmly believe is right. That’s called a belief, just like how you have a different belief. There was a time period when America thrived in diversity of cultures, religions, and beliefs, and now I’ve lost faith in those foundations as people give way to a culture of “political correctness.”

You reckon that putting the Civil Rights movement and the Gay Rights movement in the same category will gather you empathy and more support. Smart move, but I fail to see how tortured, overworked people treated as less than human equals people who don’t get to marry each other who are still treated with the very same rights as “white men.” Now you try to put the “white men” and the “straight men” in the same label as intolerant. I would like to point to yourself at this moment. I have my views, which I believe are completely justified. I believe the Civil Rights movement is completely justified and are coherent to my beliefs. I do not believe the LGBT is something I would like to support nor do I believe it is justified and so I shall not support it, and you’re telling me I’m on the “wrong side of history.” Please tell me who is intolerant of who’s beliefs and I will show you that we are one and the same.

Next, tell me that you’re Christian and you still support this movement, because you’re a “loving Christian,” but please prove to me the consistency and cohesiveness of your life. How can you have such opposing beliefs inside of you? Yes you must love others, but the greatest commandment is to love the lord your God with everything that you have.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” - John 14:15
Take a stand for literally God’s sake. Quit tossing around in a pool of complacency and feeble acceptance and make a choice. By making your stand clear, you are not loving anyone less. When a person who is a compulsive liar comes through the front doors of your church, you still accept him with open arms, but your church also makes a firm stance that lying is a sin do they not?

I am a Christian. I love people whether they are gay or not - I have my issues too you see.
But just like how everybody loves the person and doesn’t have a problem with not supporting lying, I will not support gay rights.
Love the person, hate the sin. That’s speaking on pretty hipster terms, no?
I have made my stand.

Sorry man, even though you have a cool name, separate is not equal (Brown v. Board of Education).

Let’s play a game. Tortured, beaten, slandered, segregated…NOW NAME THAT OPPRESSED GROUP!

a) Dark-Skin toting

b) Boob owning

c) Person-loving

D) All of the above

If you answered all of the above, you are correct!!! Sorry man, but I just put gays, blacks, and women all in the same category using YOUR own words. And the civil rights movement had nothing to do with slavery bud. It had to do with Separate does not mean EQUAL. If you will acknowledge that it’s unfair to have segregated public seating and water fountains for blacks, then why would you think that a civil union is equal?

What if you wanted to marry a white girl? What does the law say about that? It shouldn’t say anything right? What a huge leap. Why should the law dictate love? Boom, it used to. In fact there were CHRISTIAN schools (not hating just saying) that still enforced this practice several years ago (stigma still stands at the respective colleges).

You seem like a nice guy, christian or not. Jesus was a nice guy (ate with thieves, prostitutes, tax collectors). Do you have gay friends? Go on craigslist and share a meal with some gays. What would Jesus do in this situation? Listen to their stories. Who are the present day Pharisees and Sagisees and what is their message? 

If you’re gay and lucky enough to find someone in this world that loves you, despite all the adversity and cultural bigotry, props. Get married.

Now this is fun. You make a good point. I re-read what I wrote and I never once mentioned the word slavery. You may want to read the fine print, but I can see where it can be misleading, and while you bring up an interesting point about the separate is not equal part of those movements, I fail to see where it is applicable to this situation. I don’t exactly see “gays not allowed” signs on stores and “colorful people” posted over separate bathrooms, and while that may seem like a gross exaggeration, I’m saying that you may have missed the point of my post.

Also, just an aside - how is “person-loving” specifically categorized as gay people? I love people, but I’m not gay. Furthermore, you said you used my own words, but I counted one: “tortured.” According to that quaint multiple choice test, you could easily put a lot of people in that category. Why not add illegal immigrants, weed smoking, underage drinkers, and drug dealers in that test as well? Their desires are being oppressed too. As for your argument about marrying white women… I say what the heck kind of argument is that sir. You may point to stigmas but that does nothing to detract from my argument that homosexual marriage is against my religious beliefs. Last time I checked, the Bible does not say “they let in to their sinful desires and married white women.” People are racist. You and I are both from the Korean culture I’m assuming, so that should be nothing new. I’m not going to try to make an argument saying that Christians are perfect because they’re not, but I’m not advocating a ban on inter-racial marriage either because, again, it is cohesive with my beliefs.

But let’s get to the real point: that is that you missed the point. See my point was that because I hold different views I’m being “oppressed” (chalk myself up on that multiple choice test too) for being full of “bull***” as that graphic so eloquently put it. My point was that I don’t think you’re ideals are complete crap, but I don’t agree with you either. Apparently not many on your camp are willing to hold that same position. It seems that you can’t respect that I will vote for what I believe in and hold my position on what I believe in. While we can be united as a country, we are strong because of our sheer diversity - but that diversity is not an excuse for anarchy. It is not to say, “allow everything to be legal because we are diverse and freedom means allowing anything to happen.” It means we respect each other, and respect that we have differences. It also means that we will battle our viewpoints on how this country should be led, but it shouldn’t resort to us belittling the other side.

Also, a large portion of the post was directed at contradictory Christians who say they are Christian, but conform to whatever popular view of the world. I’m making a call out to these guys to have a cohesive view of things rather than swaying to every different wave and situation. Finally, to answer your questions (not really sure what that craigslist referral was about) but yes I do have gay friends that I “share a meal with.” Heck I have illegal immigrant friends, potheads, druggies, that I “share a meal with.” Not to mention the liars, thieves, and cheaters that I “share a meal with” because I’m in no different position than them, and while Jesus did listen to their stories and ate with them, He also said, “your sins are forgiven. Go and sin no more.” So I believe my former phrase about “love the person, hate the sin” still stands. I won’t blatantly say in their faces, “your a sinner and you’re going to hell.” But they know where I stand in my views, and that I love them just the same. I would assume that’s why they still stick around.

I realize this is probably another volley into the battlefield that may result in a long debate - a debate which I probably do not have the energy, time, or interest in continuing just because I know it will not really change your views, but I hope you got a better feel of what I’m trying to say. You seem like a nice guy as well.

Nice to meet you Dave Yoon. Perhaps I’ll meet you in real life one day. God bless.

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