The problem with #muteR.Kelly

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.

Let he who hath no sin cast the first stone.

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.

 Gossipers...they get many ears to whisper in.

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❤️