A christian's view on homosexuality

In light of recent news that it is now unlawful for clerks to deny gays a marriage license, and since I am always being asked what I think, I thought I'd let the world know, as a Christian, what I think about homosexuality. As a fundamentalist Christian, I believe every word of the Bible. I have studied the different translations, how often it has been translated, the variances from the first writings to now and have come to the conclusion that it is trustworthy. I mean, if I believe that a man came down from Heaven to die for sinners and then rose again, all because of love, I am going to investigate and make sure that what I believe is what actually happened, or I am just some gullible woman who goes along with what other people tell me. This is all for a future post I'm sure, but I just wanted to get that out of the way. You do not have to sacrifice intellect to be a follower of Christ. Don't you think that if someone is willing to die for a certain message, that they haven't studied to testify it's truth? So, with that being said, this is what I believe:


Homosexuality is a sin. A lot of people will fill with anger and not continue, so I hope you will overlook that blunt statement, and hear me out. We are all born sinners unfortunately, Jesus says no one is good, not even one. No one is even close to God's standards, enter Jesus. Homosexuality is a sin, greed is a sin, laziness is a sin, lying is a sin, murder is a sin, etc. Anything that is not of God, is a sin. And sin is sin. Even though to us, murder is a lot worse than greed, it is still the same weight and distances us from God. Here is a great illustration

 

But then there is the argument of people are born being gay or not. I have also studied that and what epigenetics says about it. I believe that through our DNA, we are predisposed to certain sins, habbits etc, but we are not predetermined. It may not be that persons fault that they are that way but it still does not negate the fact that it is a sin, we are after all, born with sin. As a Christian, myself and those who profess to be one, we are called to love. Love the sinner hate the sin you could say. So if you are gay, I love you. If you are straight, I love you. Do I support you if you choose the homosexual lifestyle? No. God mentions homosexuality 7 times in the Bible, and He calls all of those acts unnatural and detestable. I would say He feels strongly about this subject and because He does, I do. Homosexuality was one of the grievous sins committed in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and God destroyed them.

 

 

I used to be completely fine with homosexuals and abortion. To each his own. Don't tell someone else how to live their life. But now as a more mature Christian, I believe it is impossible to have that view. Those two issues affect us and we cannot stand by and be ok with what God is clearly not OK with. If we become indifferent to God's standards, then we become indifferent to God. I also believe that you cannot be a follower of Christ, lit with the fire of the Holy Spirit and absolutely in love with Jesus, and be homosexual. Those are conflicting. I'm not saying you can't struggle with that sin and be a follower of Christ, not at all. Even though I am saved, I still struggle with sin. But because I am saved, I do not celebrate my sin, and I am definitely not proud of my sin and I do not try and continue to live it out. I have heard countless stories of people who were once in the homosexual lifestyle and are no longer and no longer have any desire for it because of Jesus. So am I happy that the LGBT community is finally aloud to marry? No. Would I attend a homosexual friend's wedding? No. Will I love them? YES.

 

 

 

Lauren