Soulforce has begun their 2007 Equality Ride. They go with much passion and sincerity but miss the essence of the Gospel. The Gospel is about transformation and redemption!! Both Co-Directors are not Christian (Haven is Buddhist) but some Riders claim Christianity. However, Soulforce does not believe in the redemptive work of the Cross and ignore the clear biblical teaching on transformation, change and new life.
They never mention that the Bible tells of people who used to practice homosexuality but were "washed" and "sanctified" and "justified" and no longer practiced homosexuality (1 Cor 6:11). Soulforce's pleas begin with "I want" and "I deserve" but a follower of Jesus Christ is called to "deny himself and take up his cross daily" (Luke 9:23). They refuse to recognize that "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come" (2 Cor 5:17). A follower of Jesus Christ says, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" (Gal 2:20). But alas, the Riders pick and choose what they want to hear from the Bible which "is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Tim 3:16).
Soulforce is correct that God is love but they are incorrect to believe that love is full acceptance of who we are and what we do. On the contrary, "the LORD disciplines those he loves" (Pro 3:12). The perfect example of love is found in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world" that He just accepted us the way we are? NO!! If this was the case, there would be no reason for Jesus Christ coming to die on a Cross for us. But "that he gave his one and only Son." Love is giving up the thing which is most valuable to you. Love is sacrificing the one thing which you hold most dear. Love is sacrifice!! But sacrifice is something that you will never hear Soulforce talk about.
