My personal desire is that homosexuals will keep their lifestyles as advertised when they argued before the Supreme Court to overturn the sodomy laws -- PRIVATE!
As far as scripture goes, God will send all unreprentant sinners to hell. Homosexuality is a sin. Those who practice it need to repent or face God's judgement.
Personally, I do not "love" the sinner -- as in feel an emotional affection for -- and hate the sin. My emotional response is more one of resentment. I resent the fact that gays want to force everyone else (including BOY SCOUTS for gosh sakes) to approve of their deviant lifestyle through force of government and social pressure. I resent GLSEN for their efforts to pander this crap to school children. I resent LAMBDA Legal for abusing the court system. I have no emotional affection for these people. If they were to change their ways, I would work to forgive them. That's all that's required of me from a scriptural perspective. I stand ready to forgive if they turn from their wicked ways.
That's what I was saying.
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That's what I was saying.
I understand what you're saying. I feel much the same way. What I was getting at however is that 'love' (as used in this discussion at least) is not a 'feeling'. It is not emotional affection. It is a decision to want the best for someone else. We decide to love the sinner because God commands us to love one another. Sometimes that love requires us to seek their health and sometimes that love (for yet others) requires us to seek their deaths. But we always deep down want the best for them.
I have a brother who is trapped in sodomy. I love him because God commands me to and he is my brother. I hate him because of what he does and what he believes. The two are not exclusive (The exact opposite of love is apathy not hatred)