I Am a Christian and An Ally

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a devout Christian. I serve at my church, Hillsong NYC, from 3pm (sometimes earlier) and don't get home until 10pm. I love serving others within my church, and am so thankful I am part of a family that is so open and does not turn people away just because they're different. Today, I sat in my family's church and witnessed their pastor talk about how Jesus was ridiculed by others for being around and helping society's, at the time, undesirables and lost people. This led me to think about how many "Christians" turn away from present day undesirables. I put Christians in quotes for a reason. I personally do not count judgmental and hateful people who call themselves Christian to be Christians. If Jesus did not turn away from these people, we should not either. 

In today's society, the LGBT+ community has been ridiculed consistently by people who "follow" the Christian faith (I am including Catholics and Protestants). There are churches that have protested with hate and bully the community with disgusting slurs and true hatred, which can lead to injuries and deaths of these innocent people who just want to live with equality. Jesus included EVERYONE. He included criminals, people who were unclean, and outcasts. He made sure to spread the love of God to everyone. It makes sense since God made us all, and does not play favoritism (no matter how hard you try to tell yourself). So, why do certain "Christians" spread hate in a societal outcasted community? In Luke12:4-5 (MSG) He calls out the religious bullies: 

I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands.

If you are a Christian, but you're not following the word of Love and Grace, are you even a Christian? We are suppose to be living as Jesus did on this Earth. So, tell me why you are judging others for being different? If I were to ask this to a member of  Westboro, we all know they would pull up the handy dandy verse that "makes them right": Leviticus 18:22. 

We all sin. No sin is greater than the others. All sins are EQUAL. The evil in those "Christians'" hearts are sinning just as much as they believe that verse is a sin. But could you imagine the amount of lost, broken souls that could be fixed and fulfilled if we all stood together in Jesus' ways? If we opened our doors and arms and hearts to the LGBT+ community?
We all know that golden rule: Treat others as you would want others to treat you. What happened to that? Jesus even points out that we should love others just as much as we love God in Luke 27 (MSG)! 

That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.

Shouldn't Christians be an ally for the outcasts, just as Jesus was? He brought them in, just as we should bring the LGBT+ community in. In time, they won't even be considered outcasts, I definitely do not count them as outcasts. We are all human. We all deserve love. We all deserve His love no matter who we are. We just have to spread that love and kindness to the broken. 
I will never forget seeing a gay couple at my church worshiping with smiles on their faces . I had a personal moment when I was just really proud of my church for being so open with kindness and love, and made these human beings feel happy and safe within God. But, it shouldn't just be my personal church, it should be every church throughout this world. 

I am a Christian, but I am also an ally for the LGBT+ community.
And I will use my Savior's love and spread it the way He did, and ONLY the way He wants us to: not discriminating the ones who seem different-- but opening my arms and heart.