I know many Christians out there will no doubt be quite offended at that fact that Carrie Prejean sent a ‘sex tape’ to her boyfriend when she was a teenager. In fact, it wasn’t a sex tape per se, but Carrie never really tells exactly what it is and I don’t blame her. She said was young and in love and it was the biggest mistake of her life.
What most people will say is ‘how can she be a Christian and make lewd tapes of herself for her boyfriend’s pleasure? Well, here’s the deal, and it’s the thing that most non-Christians don’t understand: Christians aren’t perfect and won’t be perfect until Christ comes back. I love how people talk about the horrible things in the Bible as if to disparage Christianity because there were a lot of horrible people in the Bible who did horrible things. How in the world could King David, who stole Uriah’s wife and then sent him to the front lines and ordered the troops around him to back off and let the enemy kill him, how could he be a Christian, or more succinctly, why would God love such a man?
But that’s the whole point. If people were perfect and could please God perfectly just out of the ‘chute’, then we would have no need for God to intervene on our behalf. But the fact that we all deserve Hell for our sinfulness is the very reason we need God. We are horrible people in need of a Savior. The bottom line is that being a Christian isn’t about how many good works you can do or how perfectly you live your life, it’s about who you know. And when I say the word know, I mean really knowing Him, as you would know your spouse.
Carrie is no doubt ashamed of her tape, but I am certain that she understands God’s forgiveness in her life and has moved on. So before you hold it against her, remember the sins of your own life. Or as Jesus said, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” After all, it’s not like she is still making them.
Enjoy the interview: