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How Should a Christian Respond to “Gay Marriage� - Answers in Genesis
What does the Bible say about gay marriage? How should a Christian respond to this issue?
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I think that a true christian should react to this issue with tolerance. Not with hate or disgust or anything of that sort like it is being done by most christians.
As a christian, i accept gay marriage as a way that the world is changing. I accept homosexuality not as just a way of life, but as a way people are born. There is nothing anyone can do about it. You may not like it or agree with it but that doesnt give any one the right to take away someone elses right to marry the one they love just like any herterosexual couple.
It does say in the bible that we should not pass judgement on any one and i see that happening everywhere with Christians. It also says to practice tolerance and that is definitely not being done by a large majority of the christian population.
With the passsing of Prop 8, it shows how much power the church has in the state. Now that may sound not too bad but it is. Too me it looks like christian views are being forced onto other people and saying that the way they carry themselves is ungodly or wrong. Whatever happened to a free country? i guess that doesnt exsist any more.
We do not hate the person, but we must hate the sin. It is the spirit of the anti-christ that causes us to question God and compromise His Word.If this is acceptable, why is it spoken against in the New Testament,(and Old though many don’t want to believe this is God’s Word, as well. If we accept this “little sin” where do we draw the line about what we accept or don’t accept in the Bible? I guess that’s why Jesus said in Luke 18:6, “And the Lord said,’Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”
But I see the handwriting on the wall….Lord Jesus, have mercy!
“They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. II Thessalonians 2:10b-12
Also see all of I & II Thessalonians and I Timothy 4
We will all be held accountable…but especially those who teach others in the faith.
Danielson5000, we should never tolerate sin. We have to love the people, not the sin. It doesn’t mean that Christians are perfect. We’re required to preach the gospel the way it is, but not being judgmental. To say that people are born to be gay, is to say that God is a liar. He clearly says in 1 Cor 6:9 that those who practice homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God. So, God cannot contradict Himself. He can’t create someone to be gay, and then turn around and punish that person. Sin is a lifestyle that we all choose. The passing of Prop 8 is a good thing. The church is supposed to have an influence in the community. God demands that His word be known. Just like “Jesus is coming” said, if we don’t preach the gospel, we’ll pay the price. You’re right that this is a free country. I’m a big believer in freewill because that’s something that God Himself gave mankind. But remember that Adam and Eve used their freewill, and look at where we are today. There’s always a consequence for every sin, be it little or big.
I for one believe God’s holy word defines marriage as one and one woman. One way it does this is by pronouncing homosexuality as sin.
There is one example; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
If you read the verses before and after this, I believe it is not taken out of context. We must love and be tolerant of everyone but some things Jesus teaches must not be accepted. In other words; love the person hate the (homosexual) sin.
Loving the person, hating the sin – How does this play out in action though? What physical actions do you take to love the person and what physical actions do you take to hate the sin. They sound like contradictory activities since you cannot remove the person you are trying to love from the sin you are trying to hate. So then, what action do you take, love or hate? Choosing to live a life of love or of hate is an enormous decision and a daily decision that must suggest what Christ would have us do.
I agree…love the sinner, hate the sin. I believe that we should speak the truth; however, we need not shun homosexuals. I am selfish (which is sinful), yet people still are friends with me. In addition, homosexual orientation itself is not a sin, only the act itself is a sin (so it is possible that God created some people that way).
How is Homosexuality a sin?
1 John 3:4 “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.”
If sin is lawlessness, which law claims that being homosexual is a sin?
Homosexuality is not a sin as long as it does not break any of the laws.
There are far more sinners who claim to be Christian who are straight who see themselves better than the homosexuals! Unless you are perfect as Jesus Christ was, no one has the authority to judge anyone. How can we as Christians be fighting so hard for a topic such as gay marriage when the world is full of sin? Why don’t we fight just as hard for other issues such as alcohol, cheating, drugs, gambling, and many more problems existing in the world today?
Jordan, you are correct. Homosexuality is not a sin as long as it does not break any of the laws. But Jordan, since it does break God’s law, then it is in fact a sin. Detestable is a word God uses through Moses to describe homosexuality (NIV). For one example of this, please read Leviticus 18, specifically verse 22. But don’t stop with that, read the entire chapter, so as to have context to what God is trying to explain to His creation. He has created us with certain functions, sexual functions being one of them. But when these things become perverted and corrupted, or defiled, it is against the very nature He intended. You do not come out of the womb thinking you are in love with the same sex. That is the influence of the world as your mind develops which causes this sinful thought.
I didn’t plan on writing so much, just wanted to post the verse really. But come on, if you are going to argue with scripture as your weapon, know the scripture. Yes, we need to fight for the other issues just as hard as homosexuality…but why shouldn’t we fight homosexuality just as hard as we should fight other sins?
Ok, I have to comment here…
I have always been taught that being gay is wrong and one of the many sins.As an adult, I am closer to God than I have ever been before and am learning everyday. I believe that our purpose is to let others see Christ through us…how we act, how we live, how we talk, how we treat each other, and with our attitudes. Let me ask you all, Who was it that Jesus surrounded himself with??? Was it the rich? Was it the so called perfect? Who? There was no specific class. He was kind to everyone including the prositutes and all of the other sinners. He loved them all! He said for us to treat each other as our brother and as we would want to be treated. We should not be looking down on anyone but instead we should be treating them how HE would be treating them…with love and mercy. My nephew, who has always been involved in church and is 16, just told us that he is gay. We had had an idea that he was since age 4 or 5 so it wasent shocking.He said that he had been praying for God to take it away for many, many years. (It would be far easier for him to just be straight rather than deal with this if he had a choice about what he feels.)He cant help how he feels and asked me….If it is wrong to be this way, then why has God allowed it???
I believe that Homosexuality is a chosen lifestyle. God said in the old testament ” Today I have set before you life and death, blessings and cursing, CHOOSE LIFE. In other words, Jesus is the way the truth and the LIFE. Jesus wasn’t gay and he didn’t support the homosexual lifestyle because sin is hated by God and Christ and the holy spirit. To say that God created homosexuality would also imply that God created SIN. Adam and eve were punished for doing an act that God forbid. Sin was created by Satan not God. Homosexuality is sin. If God is ok with gay men and gay women why did he destroy sodom and gormora? It was filled with the sin of homosexuality. You are not judging anyone as long as you are quoting what the Word of God has to say. We misunderstand what Judging really means. When God says Thou shalt not steal and I then I tell you you shouldn’t steal that’s not judging because God said it first. I’m only telling you what he said. So We shouldn’t not cast our own opinions about gays but stick with the God response and let him be the final judge!!!!! Amen
I agree with jesus is coming says.And let us stay pure in every way we live.It is not our place to judge others but it also expected of us to not tolerate peopel doing things that God doesnt approve of.. even if the whole world is doing it.Yes, Jesus all his children but not the sin.He loves us so much that he died for those sins.And homosexuality is no greater sin than lieing or stealing.sin is sin in Gods eyes and I think as the Body Of Christ we should look at it like that.
its wrong to be gay yes we should love everyone but we cant except the sin. homosexualality is not from the lord by any means. the bible and jesus is against this sin and all sin,but we as christians half to witness to them,love them and pray for them.god does not let it happen. the devil is alier and a deceiver. god didnt mske you born this way and you can change if you truly give it to god.
The issue with homosexuality doesn’t reside in the act itself, rather the restless diligence by wicked sinners ( plz dont get offended sensitive minds, we’re all sinners according to the word of God) to legitimize a clearly defined sin by the the scripture. And Why don’t we express the same sentiment towards stealing, murder,adultery etc? for we can all agree that the scripture pronounces the same verdic on those sins, included homosexuality. I guess, in our mind as usual we are anxious to exercise our right questioning the wisdom of the God creator of the universe, inventing our own SIN SCALE EXAMINER DIVICE, dismiss our own depravity…or maybe homosexuality is a special sin that necessitates a special approach. Friend, all these intellectual mantras about homosexuality are simply an exhibit of naked absurdity for God is not mocked. Homosexuality is a sin same as the others, repent from it. God Bless.
Ben, thanks for that comment. to all the comments above, I was a man who lived the gay “lifestyle’ for many years. I came to know the Lord, but also knew I had inner struggles concerning my sexuality. I dated girls, and soon after high school I started to experience the gay scene. As christians we do have this SIN SCALE EXAMINER DIVICE. I knew that my relationship with the Lord was going to have to become very important to me after being outted by pastors whom I trusted in, and confided my struggle with homosexuality,… in front of the church..(200 member). At the age of of 19 that was devasting. it through me back into the gay lifestyle for another year. I ended up marrying someone whom I thought would make my struggles go away,(I had told her about my struggle before we got married in case she wanted to change her mind) but she was not equipped for the challenge of prayer and warfare on my behalf, and we did not have the church backing either and eventually she turned against me after having children. After waiting 12 years of seperation, and asking God to restore our marriage, we are finally going to get divorced. I have watched and experinced through many years, now that I am in my 50’s, how the church has reacted to this sin. I believe the enemy of our souls has heightened it’s existence greater than any other type of sin and the church has bought into it. I can tell you that if a drunk, prostitute, wife beater, etc were to walk into a church, the sentiment would be, “brother, sister, lets pray for you, God can do “restore you”..It’s very rare you will find that in mainstream churches the same attitude is given to this area of sin. Our approach to sin, should be that it is sin period. God does not have a scale(thank you again Ben) weighing the greatness or level. When He said it is finished..he meant exactly that..all sin is paid for. You can’t refute the word of God..he is not a God that should lie. I know that Homosexuality is a sin like any other, we need to choose whom we will serve and God will help us become more like him, compassionate, loved filled vessels who walk and talk like He did, and with the promise that will sahll..not might..shall do greater things thatn He did with signs and wonders to follow. Let’s embrace the sinner in Love and allow the Holy Spirit to do His job and lead us into all truth…cause the truth is what sets us free, not our opinions, man made doctrines, or judgementalism. Love you guys all..let’s keep praying for the outpouring of the Lord so we can be epistles to be read and seen of men.. Brother Redeemed!!
Yes, tolerance is an important trait of salvation, but also we as Christians must stand for truth and righteousness. Homosexuality is a sin and must be put in its proper category. I was a backslider for many years and I decided to go back on the Lord’s side. Six months after being restored in the Holy realm of God I found out my grandson had being involved in some homosexual behavior. Even for a saved indidvidual that kind of news is devasting; I thought I’d lose my mind that’s something no one wants to hear. I actually thought if this is what life has to offer me why be here. But God he brought me through every step of the devastion with dedication and serving the Lord he turned things around. Even when I would have conversations with my grandson I continued to hold on to The Word of The Lord and my faith in him; I continued to remind him that God loves you and the place where you are you don’t have to stay;God can and will deliver from the dark place. I keeping fasting, praying, and laying before God asking of his will. Do not be just assume that everything was alright over night because it wasn’t,because things and situations got considerably worst before the blessing. My God helped me go through every trying moment of this peril of my life even when my daughter gave up on her son. I am telling you this because we all know that gay marriage is a disgusting thought for most of us; yes I must be honest, but first and far most it not bible and God did not ordain it. To overcome some of things devastinf circumstances going on in society right now we must bind together and stand up for what we know is right and of God.
In my respond the first one I made some typing errors excuse I get excited talking about the name of the Lord. Imeant to do not assume instead of the be, and the other mistake it is not bible, and the last I hope is some of the devasting. To all readers Have a Bless Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gajard, I so sorry for your experience and pray that situations are better for you now. I feel your pain concerning the church and I actually understand what you shared. My situation was different from yours, but the hurt probably the same. Let me share this with you, and you may or may not have found this out. I have to speak for myself the hurt I felt was because I put too much faith in church people- we must remember they are there for that same reason we are. Our main focus should be on the Lord; yes we look to our leaders to help us when we need them and really feel they should be there. Listen that is not always the case sometimes our leaders and fellow church members do not how to handle certain situations. Of course you know that the unknown is always scary and we as people treated the unknown very unkind. From reading your comment you have come a long way “keep trusting and believeing the Word and God. Brother God is not through with you yet just lay before God and “seek ye the kingdom of heaven and everything will be added unto you”. I’ll be praying for you my brother keep the faith.
People now day seem to forget that God is the Judge and that we should leave the judging up to Him. Yes homosexuality is a sin and is mention so several times in the Bible. God created marriage between man and woman… It doesn’t say God created man and man, it clearly says man and woman. You must read the whole entire context in the Bible not just come up with your own version of the Bible and what it means. And we are supposed to raise children in the Lord so i cannot believe that the parents that raised up the teenager and he turns out to be gay. If you noticed this kind of behavior when he was 4 why not teach him then that it is wrong. It says in Proverbs “Train up a child in the way he should go, lest he depart from it when he is old.” I think that the past generations lacked the ability to raise up godly young men and women so this nation has lost it’s first “Love”. This nation was built on the Christian faith in order to have the relationship with the Lord freely. Sin corrupts the heart and mind and it’s not just a lifestyle we are born into sin as it says in the Bible. We choose the way that sin affects us and how we either learn from it or let the sin corrupt us further. Yes homosexuality is a sin and yes we have to deal with it. But why not try and stop it? It all starts from birth and it’s the parent’s job to raise them right. But if the child strays from the teachings it’s their fault because it’s their choice to do so. No matter what happens during the Day of Judgement you’ll find out wether homosexuality is a sin but i hope you learn beforehand that it is sin.
All of you are wrong isaiah 58 and mathew 19:12 clearly states that if a man is born gay or stright they will inherit the kingdom of heaven.what that means is if a man or woman is born with the opposite sexes hormones he/she didn’t do it themselves but, if they become perverted and try it or a person makes them yes it is a sin. But gossip and criticism is a sin like most of you are doing jesus is a loving god he has a reason for his flock and you are dyning them there will only be a few but only a few will be of his kingdom ur criticism shows ur not children of god those who judge are an abomination to him paul says dnt judge or u will be judged as u judged.isaiah 8:20 shows that those who do not do the word or can’t see is because it has not morned to them he’s not gonna reveal things your not worthy of he’s looking for humble ppl for hius glory not our own everyone against what he says can not be his children and the people who judge are nt showing the fruits of the spirit. Like john the baptist said turn ye from your wicked ways. Repent that the lord has mercy on your soul. JESUS LOVES U. AMEN.
godsson you are wrong about isaiah 58 it clearly stated
Isaiah 58 (King James Version)
Isaiah 58
1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
3Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Please tell me where it says in there that a man or woman is born gay?
Matthew 19:12 (King James Version)
12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Eunuch meaning this not GAY
literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, although the practice of employing such mutilated persons in Oriental courts was common (2 Kings 9:32; Esther 2:3). The law of Moses excluded them from the congregation (Deut. 23:1). They were common also among the Greeks and Romans. It is said that even to-day there are some in Rome who are employed in singing soprano in the Sistine Chapel. Three classes of eunuchs are mentioned in Matt. 19:12.
Why do we choose to fight and argue with each other brothers, Let us not destroys ourselves but come together as followers of God. We are one, do not make us many, The word of God is our sword, do not decieve yourselfs through it.
This person who says he has been praying for God to take his homosexiality away from him needs to check himself, because if he really wants God to take it from him, he wont be holding on to it so tightly. God is a gentleman. He will not take anything by force. It’s like if you are holding your hand out to someone telling them you have some money to give them, but you have the money held in your hand with your fist cleanced tightly shut. If you really want to give somthing to someone you would hand it over freely with your hands open wide. The bible says to give with a joyful heart. We must give give willingly and freely.
My late husband was an alcoholic and a heavy smoker. One day he decided he didn’t want to drink anymore, so he asked God to take the addictive taste out of his mouth. God seen the sincerety of his heart, and took it from him on that day. He also asked God to take away his cigeretts, but at the same time he enjoyed smoking and wasn’t ready to hand them over yet. He told himself God will take them when he is ready. So in his mind he had himself convinced that God wasn’t ready to take them from him yet. But the reality of it is this …that the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Gods not willing to take anything from us until we are willing to give it to him. My husband never gave his cigeretts over to God completely he gave God only a little at a time, so God took as much as he was willing to give him. Eventually my husband died of lung cancer he died with the desire to smoke still in his mouth. He never gave God it all.
This may be a stupid question, but aren’t we supposed to talk about gay marriage here? Everybody is saying that “the act” is a sin, but I get the expression that you do not mean the marriage itself. And if that is what you mean, wouldn’t it then be okay for homosexuals to marry, as long as they abstain from the act?
That still hasn’t anything to do with the marriage.
i dont care who you are, gay is not moral. Think about it, were there gays before jesus? was there gays during his time? and was there after jesus? If you notice homosexuality is just growing because people are finding out no-one will stop it because we r to nice to judge. Its not that your born that way it is a choice and the tolerance of the community. If cops tolerated stilling there would be a growing rate in that to. Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
For all the newbies one must research the extentsively. Research the true meaning of scripture from the first language written. We know there is a spiritual side to our lives and there are good & bad influences.These influences come from society as well. Nobody is born gay or bi-sexual. However, the sin can come down the family generations. So even in born-again Christians there can still be bondage and one needs to diligently seek the Lord for deliverance. We must repent and renew are minds to the things of Christ Jesus.
Excuse me cody, but are you actually comparing gay people to crime, saying that they are gay just because they can? We are not talking about some rebelious kids who want to “stick it to the man”. And it feels like a lot of people her doesn’t know that there are female homsexuals aswell. What does the bible say on that?
Sexual sin is sexual sin . All unrepented sin
leads to the lake of fire just like all liers and
thieves will end up in the lake of fire.
People do not go to he’ll because they are not
Christians. It is because they are sinners. We all are
sinners and without accepting the grace that comes
with Christs death AND repenting from our sins
we all will be in the lake together.
A homosexual relationship is no worse or better
than someone cheating on their spouse or sleeping with
any person out of marriage. All are sexual sin and all when unrepented
will lead you to hell.
That’s the plain truth and as long as the truth is spoken with love it
is not intolerance or bigotry it is simply the truth. If it were up to me I’d like
to see all gay men and women in heaven with me. That’s why I have to tell
them the truth otherwise I love them to death (eternal pain and suffering) that is not love
that’s cowardess. If people see me as judgmental
that’s ok . I can not let good people be lost to he’ll if I can help it.
Besides heaven would be so much better with us all there.
P.s. Party on my cloud hope you can make it lol
As fir whether or not to accept
homosexual unions as legal
marriages the anewer has to be no.
To do so would continue to encourage
people to believe the lie that this is ” normal”
behavior and that there are no consequences
to this behavior. You wouldn’t tell your son to cheat
on his wife, steal from his nieghbor or kill his motherinlaw
we can’t condone it period.
Also , it makes marriage trivial and sends the
message that a Godly marriage is unimportant.
I have had 26 years of marriage. 20 without God and 6
with him as the center. Having God as the center saved a hopeless
unfaithful miserable marriage and made it whole .
There are already to many things in our culture that undermine
manogamy and faithful marriages. We can not let our country
fall into the same trap Rome did. Rome fell when morals
became unpopular. We can only go so far over that cliff before we fall too.
Is it wrong for a priest to molestor young children? I think all you homophobic people out there need to re evaluate what you believe in! Look at what goes on in the church that you are part off! Theres evil right there within the church. Why dont you look at that and how you can get rid of that rather then directing all your judgements on people who are “born”, yes thats right, born gay!!!!
Who ever thinks that we are not born this way, how would you know??? Please tell me! Has God appeared to you and told you this?? Im sorry but no one chooses to have sex with another person of the same sex if it isnt in your constitution. We dont do this for FUN or because evil is out there lurking behind the shadows tempting us!!!! hahaha We do it because we feel a deep love and connection to the person we are are sharing our lives with.
You christians need to study your own bible a little more. For those who “think homosexuality is a sin, then this quote from the bible is just for you: “let he who is without sin, cast the first stone”
Everyone knows deep down if what they are doing is right or wrong as we all have an inner knowing. If you abuse someone you, yourself feel pain. I dont feel any pain being with someone i love. Nothing inside me questions it! If it was wrong, then my spirit would be shaking things up inside to let me know like it does when i loose my temper with someone, or when i do something that doesnt make me feel good!
So, to all you people out there who breed homophobia, look at your own life and the improvements you can make to yourself and leave us Gays alone!!!
I have seen a lot of people saying, “To love the person but hate the sin(homosexuality)” But no one has said how to do this. This is the way: We, as followers of Christ, are to give the sinners the Gospel. Telling them that Jesus was sent by the Father, that Jesus died upon the cross and rose again, that we might have everlasting life in him. And that through the death of Jesus we were given the grace to come out of sin, and sin no more(Titus 2:11-14) . This goes for all sin including homosexuality.
For it is not the will of the Lord that homosexuals perrish, but that they be brought to him, and they be transformed. The bible says that when we are in Christ we do away with the old man( the evil ways and sins we committed before we accepted Christ as savior)and become a new creation( walking in Christ and in his word. Sinning no more) 2 Corinthians 5:15-17, But read the whole chapter for context.
Is homosexxuality a sin? Yes. For the Bible says that, “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders” (1 Corinthians 6:9, but read the whole chapter in context). But the Good News is that Jesus was sent to deliver the homosexual from his sin, He was sent to deliver us all from our sins.
Hey, what if we all took the energy we’ve exerted here and used it to feed the hungry, or free the slave?
Tolerance is an especially important thing to possess, as we are told to love each other by jesus. Therefore, we love those who are homosexual. I will not pretend that the bible does not condemn it in other, but it was an aberrant behavior. Was. Obviously, over time we have changes in the psychological and mental make-up through environment and so forth. Genetically and so on and so forth. It is possible that some people choose to be homosexuals, but if psychopaths and sociopaths have been proven to have things missing from their brain, what is to say that some chemical or psychological imbalance prevents people of homosexual origin from being heterosexual? I seriously doubt that every homosexual person would choose to be so if they were not psychologically set towards that.
The origin of homosexuality is still widely debated and in my estimation still not at all completely understood. I struggle with same sex attractions. But, because of my upbringing in the church, I have lived my life celibately. I feel I have made the right choice. However, it is a lonely life and at many times, an unhappy one. My question to any who are willing to answer is: Will I go to hell when I die for having a homosexual orientation, or will I go to heaven because I have lived most of my entire life celibate in order to please God? Many Christians have given me different answers to this question. Some tell me I will still go to hell because I am gay. Others say that as long as I don’t participate in the act of homosexual behavior, I will be able to enter into heaven. I am interested in Christian folk’s response on the question I have raised.
I am a Christian and am having serious problems with family members. My daughter is gay and “came out” around 18 yrs of age. She is now 31 and is still gay. She was different even as a toddler and a very little girl. It had crossed my mind briefly, but never said a word. She is now in a relationship with her partner of over two years and had known her several years before that. She had wanted a ceremony as she had always dreamed of wearing the wedding dress and having her dad walk her down the aisle. We tried to offer her money instead of a ceremony since we knew she needed it, but she didn’t care about the money…she just wanted her dad to walk her down the aisle.
We did have a “unity ceremony”(which we realize is not legal in the state we live) as we loved our daughter and would not have hurt her or judge her on her own sexual orientation. We truly believed God made her that way for a reason and what his plan for her is, only he knows. Needless to say, I have very closed cousins who live in the same city and not one of them would attend. They stated they were not judging her and that they loved her, but feared for their “eternal life”. I can’t tell you the hurt my daughter felt. They had known her since she was born. Our whole family was hurting for her. My heart broke. They never once called her to speak with her personally to try and speak with her. I raised a son in the same household, so please don’t tell me it was her environment…that’s just not so.
My heart truly believes Jesus would have been there for her but yet my own family couldn’t be. They shunned her. No one asked them to condone her lifestyle or decision; we just asked them to be there because they loved her and out of respect for her parents as we had been there for their children. I attended their weddings and they all had lived with their spouses and had sex before marriage, but I went because I loved them and their families. I wasn’t certainly going to judge their lifestyles. God will judge them and my daughter. Not anyone else has that right. Because of them hurting her so, she had started to go to church again and stopped after that happened. She felt they had been hypocrites. I tend to agree. I thought Christ ate with and sat with sinners, prostitutes, murderers, and homosexuals. Aren’t they the ones that need to be saved? Our family has been fractured by this and I don’t see how Jesus or God would want that. How can they ever speak to her of God and Jesus or the Bible again now that they have turned away from her. They say she can come to their house, but how would you expect her to ever feel comfortable again around them? Do I believe homosexuality is a sin? Yes…but I also believe it is no more a sin then what they have committed in their own lives. and to say they are not judging is untrue.
So if they are so convicted in their beliefs, how come when my sister’s daughter, who got pregnant on purpose, lives with the father (not married) and knew he had no job, has a baby shower for her….the cousins and their families thought nothing of going to that? What is the difference? They tried to say it was “different” because her daughter chose “prolife” instead of an abortion. Please….she got pregnant on purpose…she wasn’t going to have to choose….she had made her choice before she even got pregnant! So please tell me if that is not being hypocritical? My daughter, her partner, my daughter-in-law and myself all attended the shower because we love my sister and her daughter. My daughter went for her aunt and her daughter! I prayed and asked her to try and be better than my cousins had been to her. It was the hardest thing she ever did. I could see her face as they gave my niece all these presents when they had chose not to even give my daughter a “dime”. I could see the hurt and pain in her face. So I have a very hard time when so-called “christians” preach how they love someone, but their actions speak quite another story. I will never believe God or Jesus would not have been there for my daughter and have loved her. He may hate the sin, but he loves the sinner. Sorry for venting, but this has hurt our family very deeply and has caused other issues among my own sisters. I will always love my extended family, but my immediate family will come first. I don’t think we will ever be able to get together again on holidays as it’s just too painful.
Simply put for Luke 6:36 “Do not judge, and you wont be judged. Do not condemn, and you wont be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” Also, judging and condemning is a SIN!!! We all sin! Now, Sodom and Gomorrah wasn’t destroyed just because of homosexuality, that city was destroyed because of inhospitality, because the citizens were haughty, greedy, arrogant, rappers, unconcerned, selfish, violent people. Other cities have homosexuality in it as the time, why were those cities destroyed as well. We need to just love people for who they are.
God loves us for who we are, why can’t we?
God EXPECTS us to love one another. Unloving people will not enter heaven.
I mean’t to say that at the time of Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed, there were other cities with homosexuality, why weren’t those cities destroyed as well? Stop thinking it was just because of gay people!!! Leave them be, they are no different than us as humans!!! Don’t forget, we all sin!!!
I have not read all of these but read a good part of them… I think one thing we are all missing here is this sin sin sin… There is the major problem… God allowed sin just as He has allowed so many things, He allows us to make our own choices… I understand dealing with sin problems, truth be told we all do… And as far as God is concerned sin is sin is sin… We should all be tolerant to a certain extent in regards when it comes to being sinners… For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God… But if someone is actively practicing a certain sin that means…
1) They are not admitting to themselves that what they are doing is a sin.
2) Or it could be possibly that they do not want to stop the sin they are commiting…
3) We need to come before God as a sinner first and admit we are a sinner..
4) Then before a holy God we come for forgiveness…
We do need to love the sinner… Just as we need to love each other…
We need to show the love of Christ to them, there is no other way for them to come to Christ…
Now some questions should a practicing homo sexual:
Be allowed to join a Bible believing church?
Be a Sunday School teacher?
Be allowed to be part of a ministry from a Bible believing church?
Is the homosexual any different than my neighbor who is married to his wife, but does not know Christ, they are both condemned. Some say it is a lfestyle choice, I agree. Some say they were born this way, I agree. Because of this fallen world, God has alllowed us to indulge in whatever lifestyle we choose to live. They were born that way. I was born an adulterer, a thief, a liar and a murderer, but the difference between me and a homosexual, is that if I had not given my life over to the Lordship od Jesus Christ I would have died in my sin, just as a homosexual will if they do not surrender to Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
We need to love them as we love members of our own families who do not know Christ.
John 3:16-17 (New International Version)
16″For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
I go by the phrase “Love the sinner but, hate the sin”.Some Christians judge a person if they are not following Jesus. If they are gay, lesbian, or bisexual, christains should love them no matter what. Aren’t we suppose to be The Light? Aren’t we suppose to love our neighbor as we love ourselves? As for marrige, I am not sure. I can’t speak with or agaist it because it isn’t my place to say what wrong or right. If you know someone is gay, bisexual, lesbian, or even nonchristian, we should pray for them and let God move and work and love and send blessings on to them. If you want to talk to the person about it, I suggest don’t shove the bible down their throat.
Sodom and Gomorrah was destroy for sexual sin no where else have I read in the Bible where a city was engulfed in this type of sin. If there is a place in the Bible please let me know.
A marriage is only between a man and a woman. Homosexuality is a SIN and is detestable to GOD. There is no two ways about it. We might want to be lukewarm and act in ways to please man. But Gods word is clear. Homesexuality is a sin and God does not tolerate it.
Okay…I am by no stretch of the imagination perfect…I believe “gay person” said that if having sexual relations felt wrong in his spirit than he/she would know it was wrong. I’m sorry but if you haven’t accepted God into your heart you can make your heart or head believe whatever it is you want it too. If I didn’t know the word of God and just went w/ what my body felt I wouldn’t FEEL bad about going to strip, or looking at pornography, or lusting after other women, or having sex outside of marriage because hey it all feels great how could it be wrong on our standard. But according to God’s standard our feeble understanding does not compare…i believe I heard someone say our understanding of what we feel is right or wrong is like dirty rags when compared to God’s high standard. I struggled for years w/ lust and masturbation and strip clubs…i was a christian but I convinced myself no one would find out it felt good and I was gonna do it….now after researching and growing in my relationship w/ God and a few not so comfortable conversations w/ family members I learned that a lot of the men in my ancestry had these same problems henceforth…sin is passed down genetically always has ever since Adam and Eve first sinned. Now in the case of homosexuality I don’t care if you think you were born that way or if it is a choice (you were probably born w/ that sin genetically passed to you) I didn’t choose my sin but i chose to act on it and indulge it cause it felt right…we have to realize we are in constant spiritual warfare. Praise God I was convicted in my heart by God for my sin and confessed to him and my wife who has stood by me….sometimes more often than I would like reluctantly…lol but I have never felt so free…I am tempted continuously especially in a world where sex sales but God gives me strength to overcome those temptations. The Devil/ Satan/ Lucifer perverts marriage and the Godly relationship by introducing a thought(homosexuality) almost like the movie inception which I saw recently…plant an idea, get people to think it’s fine and it takes root and spreads like cancer…just cause it feels right or scientists have “proof” that it’s fine don’t mean it is…I have friends that are homosexual and I’ve never judged them ever I pray for them and hopefully they will see the truth that’s all I can do is be an example. I will continue to pray for this country i love and serve and cannot wait to meet the lord my savior Jesus Christ…may he enter your soul and expose you to a light so bright and warm that you can’t turn away from the truth any longer you will have to face it and make a choice. Love you all and stay strong brothers and sisters
I have read every comment written here. I was interested to read what people had to say on this subject because of all my relatives, practically every single family has a son or daughter who is gay. I have known these people since they were born. I am their cousin or aunt. I love all my family – ALL my family. I think by the comments I have seen here – everyone is trying to make sure that everyone else knows they are not “judging” and in fact, that is exactly what everyone is doing. Whatever I do in my life I am accountable for, just as whatever all the rest of my family and friends do in their lives are accountable for to God. The phrase “hate the sin, not the sinner” is one I have heard bandied about for a while now. It has become like a “catch phrase”. Here is what I think. Be responsible for yourself. Stop worrying about the other person who in YOUR estimation may be “walking in sin”. It is their soul and I believe if they are good and loving people, they will see God. I could take one sentence from scripture and it could be interpreted by 5 people, 5 different ways. I think the simplicity of the Word is just – be as good as you can be because since we on earth are burdened with HUMAN nature and not spiritual, we will always make mistakes which I believe God knows because it makes us always come back to Him for forgiveness. God knows people can be nasty to each other and at one time or another I’m sure we have all been ticked off at someone for whatever the reason – that anger should be short lived. Love or at least like and don’t hate. If everyone just did that – there would be no debates about who was doing right or wrong so long as YOU are doing your part – God will take care of the rest.