The problem with muting R. Kelly
The problem with muting R. Kelly from a
christian perspective is that well - we would, on that flip side, be advocating
to mute ourselves.
Breath in, chest up - slow release.
It's a hard pill to swallow eeh. I agree. I am
you. I stand with all women shoulder to shoulder who have been abused. The pain
is realest in the darkest rooms. It's haunting when you try to forget and
loudest when you keep silent.
Abuse hurts the ones who asked for nothing in
return.
If you were old enough to party in the 90's
and 2000's you would definitely love you some R.Kelly.
His music got you moving and talking and some
other things too but there was always that thing - that thing we all heard about him marrying Aaliyah when she was 15. I never knew if it was true or not
and he said he thought she was older. Then there was that whole video trial
debacle. He walked and made more music.
But the thing about muting R.Kelly is we would
all need to mute ourselves.
I sat in bible study once and the pastor was
discussing /sin/. And every Christian knows that the wages of sin is death’.
All sin equals death. I agreed. But then the question was posed - are there some
sins that are greater than others?
I wasted no time to answer that question - my
answer- YES.
My pastor's answer - NO
Me: dilemma.
Of course some sin are greater than others. Of
course the worst sinners must be murderers, child molesters, abusers and the
like.Those sins are particularly despicable. But oh, despicable me!
The truth of the matter is child molester and
me liar have done the same thing.
Abuser and me gossiper have done the same
thing.
Pedophile and me fornicator have done the
same thing.
We have both sinned and fallen short of God's glory.
To mute one is to mute all.
The truth is our secret sins and unknown lies
are now hidden or worse accepted as human flaws.
What if we all stood in truth, having all our
secret vices and sins exposed? Who would be left to cast the first stone?
NONE.
My hands would fall at my hips - empty.
The world, that made up many of its laws from
the commandments is actually where a lot of our skewed views of a hierarchy of
sin comes from, it is certainly true for mine.
To be fair- the bible has its fair share of
severe punishment for sins, even unto death - cue - Sodom and Gomorrah and Noah
and the Ark, where some sins seemed downright- unforgivable - But God.
Murders gets life in prison or the electric chair.
Liars...well they get blocked and deleted from
friends lists.
Child molesters get 10+ years in prison.
Oh But God. - The gift of God - eternal life.
He came to set us free from all the sin and
shame. He nailed it all to the cross when He died for you and for me. He doles
out His grace and offers freedom from the sin that holds us captive.
Am I advocating for anyone who commits sins
that also happen to be a crime to be given God's grace? YES
Am I advocating for anyone who commits a
sin that happens to be a crime to not pay or suffer the consequences of his/her actions? NO!
Should we #mute the whole world?
Cause you do know that's what we would have to
do right?
A whole world full of sinful people. All our sins are equal at the foot of the cross.
My biggest hope for humanity is that men and
women would know who they are in Christ. That men would not have to seek their manhood through
control and power over women. That women could be seen as how God sees them and
not as objects of sexual lusts and desires. That women can see themselves as
valuable, not because of their outward appearance but because they were created
in the very image of the master creator of the entire universe.
That
hurt people would help instead of hurt and that the whole world would not become
blinded by its collective pain.
Mute R. Kelly? That's totally up to you - I
have long since lost my appetite for that kind of music - but appetite is such
a fickle fickle thing - just ask Eve.
What is it that you are battling with and need to be free of today? Lean in to the grace that Jesus provides.
Related post on Grace - what to do when you don't feel committed to that thing you need to be committed to
Tanya❤️
