Is being gay okay to God?

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

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Peace,

Dave

[jesussaves]

NO, being gay is not O.K. with the Lord. Jesus sets us free from bondage to sin.

Let's equate all sin and bondage to sinful things to the land of Egypt. Before we are covered by the blood we have the sentence of death hanging over us. We can't leave Egypy or live unless the blood has been applied.

However, when the blood is applied to our lives we are spared and we are set free. No longer slaves to the bondage of sin. Jesus washed us clean at the cross of Calvary by His own blood.

Jesus died on the cross at calvary to give us life. We cannot stay in Egypt and live. We must come out from among them and be seperate. We were once enslaved to sin. When we are born again we no longer practice sin, nor do we want to. Yes, we can give in to our flesh or temptation, but it is no longer our nature to do so because we have been given a new nature, that of the Spirit of God and we don't desire to live sinful lives anymore. We no longer look for loop holes to practice something sinful, and if we do the Holy Spirit will convict us so we will repent of it and get free. We have a heavenly Father that will forgive us if we repent.

Our home is no longer in Egypt, we have a heavenly citizenship now.

Ye must be born again...John 3:3

[Guest Sophie]

Lnknprkn you said :

"i would say that you were born gay, and that its a genetic thing, so i dont see why she should be punished for something she could prevent. free will does come into play, but u dont have the free will to be born a girl or boy, for example

IT JUST HAPPENS"

Yup, i agree that homosexuality is a choice. Due to genetic factors some people may have an odd combination of chromosomes like XXY or XYY instead of the normal XX for women and XY for men. That just means that a person might be more feminine than other ''normal'' men or a woman might be more masculine than other ''normal'' females, with hormone imbalances, etc. But whether we choose to act on that depends on ourselves. I'm a born again christian who is clinically depressed which is also a hormone imbalance. So if I kill or neglect myself now and commit the sin of destroying the life that belongs to the Creator, would you, lnknprkn say it ''just happened''?? I have a choice and I chose God's righteous way. Similarliy any person with a slightly mutated chromosome has the choice of making Jesus smile or cry.

[apothanein kerdos]

Such a hotbed issue in Christianity right now.

I think the best way to reach your sister is with love and truth. Preach the truth to her, that homosexuality is a sin and it's a very explicit sin in the Bible, but do so in a loving way. Throwing a bible at her head won't do her any good...but neither will inaction.

[Nicks Girl]

No, being gay is wrong for a Christian. It is a sin, just like lying, stealing, murder, adultery, etc. How do we deal with those things? If your sister in the Lord was stealing, or planning on murdering someone, you would comfront them, and rebuke them. Because it is wrong. We ARE to judge each other. As Christians we are to keep our body strong and that unfortunately sometimes includes having to go to people, in love, and telling them, and showing them in God's Word where they are going wrong. It is out of love, just as when your children do something wrong, they need to be rebuked and disciplined. You don't do it because you hate them or are trying to be better than them, you do it because you love them.

I will pray for your sister and pray she accepts your words and not reject them! God Bless.

[wouldhe]

God likes the PERSON. Not the ACTION. Hey dont get me wrong he loves good stuff. THOUGH NOT HOMOSEXUALITY! In other words, God likes your sister-just not her homosexual tendency. Have you tried TALKING to her about being gay?? Try it. )

[Guest NH_Marine15]

Dear Wouldhe,

Thank you for your response. I believe God loves all. I also get confussed by if He loves all than why is homosexuality a sin? I talked to my sister about it and she told me God loves and accepts everyone. This is where it gets confussing to me. I just recently started studying and learning the christian ways, this is why I ask. Thank you!

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

He that saith I know HIM,and keepeth not HIS commandments,is a liar,and the truth is not in him(1 John 2:4)Read Romans1:17-32 please

[Guest Thomas I believe]

No, being gay is wrong for a Christian. It is a sin, just like lying, stealing, murder, adultery, etc. How do we deal with those things? If your sister in the Lord was stealing, or planning on murdering someone, you would comfront them, and rebuke them. Because it is wrong. We ARE to judge each other. As Christians we are to keep our body strong and that unfortunately sometimes includes having to go to people, in love, and telling them, and showing them in God's Word where they are going wrong. It is out of love, just as when your children do something wrong, they need to be rebuked and disciplined. You don't do it because you hate them or are trying to be better than them, you do it because you love them.

I will pray for your sister and pray she accepts your words and not reject them! God Bless.

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Amen !! Nicks Girl, You are right on, its about discipling each other. You said it perfectly.......

[wouldhe]

Dear Wouldhe,

Thank you for your response.  I believe God loves all.  I also get confussed by if He loves all than why is homosexuality a sin?  I talked to my sister about it and she told me God loves and accepts everyone.  This is where it gets confussing to me.  I just recently started studying and learning the christian ways, this is why I ask.  Thank you!

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You seem not to understand that God loves the PERSON not the HOMOSEXUALITY WITHIN THE PERSON. Got it now? If u dont, just tell me and ill explain it inj more detail.