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Homosexuality, what is God's view?

There are many "Christian homosexuals" who are not forthright about their homosexuality with their church leaders and fellow churchmen. Some identify with being homosexual but say they are not sexually active and therefore not "in sin". Still others secretly believe that God is okay with their sexual lifestyle so long as it is monogamous and within the context of gay marriage. Is it wrong to tell these different brands of "Christian homosexuals" that they are in sin and must therefore denounce homosexuality as a sin punishable by eternal fire? What about Christians that confuse fellowship with outreach. Is it acceptable to have intimate friendship with homosexuals? What of scriptures like, "be not unequally yoked", or "how can two walk together unless they agree?" Let me hear your thoughts.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Schaefer on November 13, 2009 at 7:12am

I would rather then go to hell for loving all mankind than for condemning them.

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Permalink Reply by Carol on November 13, 2009 at 7:46am

Amanda, I do not condemn them, the Lord will judge at His time, but I agree you really must read God's word for yourself. Don't put faith in what men say God's Word says, go there for yourself. Hell is no place any of us should desire. I fear you are way too concerned with pleasing man rather than our Creator. Eph 5:17 tells us to be not unwise, but to understand what the will of the Lord is. Psalm 118:8 tells us it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Jesus does require (command) that we love one another as He loves us (John 13:34). Read the Bible, it has the Lord's word and the truth. It is our operators manual. Love in Christ.

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Permalink Reply by Manny Manuel on December 11, 2009 at 10:03pm

Psalm 118:8 tells us it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Seeing that the Bible is a book that was written by man, is it safe to say that we should believe by faith instead of a book written by human hands? The only times I seem to doubt about God's love to me is when I read interpretations of scriptures written by MAN. In my opinion I don't let people's words get to me because faith is much more powerful than the ignorance that most humans possess. Allow me to share my story with you. May of this year I decided to come out to my mother because she is the most important person in my life. I slowly built up the courage to do so, but I was searching for the right moment. The week I decided to do so I received a phone call from a man I hadn't spoken with in 2 years, a man who helped me find God and get through a terminal disease which I suffer from. This man told me that he had an interesting conversation with God about me, and God told him that my future was bright and that he wanted me to know that I was special. Two days after that I went to a rosary where a women spoke about love, she looked at me and said: "God has a very interesting plan for you". She then came up to me, hugged me and told me not to be afraid to love. To me it was a sign that God really had a great plan for me, and by faith I believe it's true. The problem that most people face is that they don't question what is established. Therefore we believe the bible because it is written and not by faith, which is a far more powerful tool than any word written by man. We say that everything happens for a reason and that God makes no mistakes. He may not have created homosexuals, but he made human beings that are rational, curious and able to make their own decisions in their pursuit for happiness. I seriously doubt that homosexuals have the same chances of going to hell as the people who commit: murder, rape, steal, etc. I do not ask for anyone to pray for me and for my sins, instead pray for yourself and hope that one day you can gain tolerance. Do not hide behind religion and God in order to spread a message of hate and immorality. God has much more important things to take care of than worrying about who everyone chooses to share their happiness with. Because in the end love is just an idea created by man, but what a wonderful thing it is, to be able to say that you found a person who makes you happy and show this cruel world that there is still hope. I don't like calling myself a homosexual, I am simply a human being, the fact that I am attracted to other men is my concern. Sadly I was brought to a world that forces me live in fear. The saddest part is the fact that the world takes something as wonderful as love and turns it into something terrifying. I will continue to pray at night and thank God for making me the man I have become.

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Permalink Reply by Noah Teak Howell on November 18, 2009 at 4:48pm

thanks, but no ones going to hell because gays simply love the same sex. no spiritual crime is commited, and the bible has been redone to say its a sin. i do not think an ALL LOVING God would just send someone to hell because they love another woman or another man. Straight people sleep with men and women just as much, its just more terrible when an gay person does it. it disturbs more people to see two people of the same sex in love than it does to see starving and suffering in their own countries.

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Permalink Reply by Jeffery Harris on December 24, 2009 at 6:53am

So we should keep on sinning! ???!!!! WRONG! Shall we continue in sin that Grace may abound? GOD FORBID! The bible is plain and straight forward concerning certain things. YOU ARE WRONG! Homosexuality is a SIN.So is murder,adultery,lying,bestiality,and not loving my neighbor...so on and so forth! You need to read!And by the way,the Scriptures have been changed very little. And to think I'm a Liberal!!!!! So if the Homos want to be homos I'll "let" God deal with them. As for me and my house,we will serve the Lord!

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Permalink Reply by Jason on November 24, 2009 at 11:14pm

I believe we need to show love and compassion to those who are practicing the homosexual lifestyle. Not only does the Bible tell us that it's wrong in three different places (Acts 21:25, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 6:13) but it's obviously not a very healthy practice (though many scientists and psychologists would say otherwise due to political incorrectness and fear of being shunned). This is something the human body was obviously not meant for. But as Christians I think we need to remember that people who are practicing homosexuality have other issues that they probably also need help with. If they wish to seek help for these issues, we need to be there to help them with care and open arms. By the same token, I think we also have to be willing to stand up and say "this isn't right", particularly when it comes to issues such as gay marriage.

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Permalink Reply by Jason on December 17, 2009 at 11:08pm

Noah, I think you're being a bit over-dramatic with the haolocaust statement. Everyone has the right to choose how they want to live. It's just that some choices are not positive ones. God wants our best, you know?

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Permalink Reply by Deidra Mitchell on January 21, 2010 at 12:20pm

Homosexuality is wrong. A lot of time you hear them say that.....God loves me for who I am...... part of that is true. God loves the person, but hates the sin. The truth in what they say is God loves them...... the bible says that God loves all sinners, but the key point that people miss is that he hates the sin. Its kinda of sad that you hear them say that I was born like this..... thats lie straight out of hell...... Paul said that we were born into sin. Is it okay to hang around them? I say its okay to hang around them if, they are convicted and start making changes in their lifestyle, then thats when we step in to help; but if they are in church and never getting convicted and don't want to change.... No, don't hang out with them, cause the bible says do not sit in the council of the ungodly. All we can do is reach out to them, and pray.

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Permalink Reply by Noah Teak Howell on January 21, 2010 at 7:23pm

god does love me for who i am no one is gonna change that opinion any more than i could change yours.

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Permalink Reply by Deidra Mitchell on March 2, 2010 at 2:10pm

Well, all I did was try to tell the truth to someone,and my opinions comes straight from the Word of God. Im not judging the homosexuals, all i'm doing is warning them. God Bless You... I will continue to pray for you!!!

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Permalink Reply by Berlin Gambolputty on February 24, 2010 at 4:24pm

Well, if homosexuality is a sin and we are automatically born into sin, then wouldn't it be totally possible for them to be born homosexual, donchya think?

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Permalink Reply by Danny M. Guess on February 25, 2010 at 4:42am

They do not come out of the womb as a homosexual. It all depends on their upbringing and how "loose" their parents are with their morals and not correcting them at early stages of their life. Satan seizes opportunities every second of every day and finds a persons' weakness and keeps embedding it into their minds and makes them think lustful thoughts whether it be homosexual tendancies or any other immorality to anger God. Satan caused Adam and Eve to fall from grace in the Garden of Eden and since that time sin has been around. It is not transmitted through family genes or anything of that nature. Satan knows what is abominations to God and every day he plays on them using weak minded individuals and implanting into their minds that what they do is right although it is totally evil and immoral. Even Job was plagued by Satan, Job did evrything right in the eyes of God and Satan even told God he would bring Job to sin, but Job stayed faithful even though he was going through pain and suffering at the hands of Satan daily. He knew it was not God causing all this and he kept his faith and endured.