On one side are folks who seem to think that homosexuality is the one unredeemable sin. Evidently God is cool with every other sexual sin (Christian men I'm looking at you; how many of you would never show your face again if your true internet history was shown to the congregation?) but has an "Ew" factor that won't allow Him to forgive homosexuality. Fact is, just as there are men and women who struggle with temptations like porn and attraction to people other than their spouses I'm sure there are homosexuals who know Jesus as their personal savior, know his rules on life conduct, but still struggle with temptation through attraction to the same sex. I'll be honest, I have an "Ew" factor that makes it hard for me to see all sexual sins as the same but part of being a Christian is allowing logic to rule over feelings.
On the other hand are folks who seem to think that evidently homosexuality is the one sexual sin it isn't cool to recognize as inappropriate. I don't think I've ever seen mainstream organizations representing people shacking up, people who have recreational sex outside of marriage, or porn addicts claiming that Christians are bigots trying to crush them. Christians have been able to be friends with these types of folks while recognizing their behavior is a sin. Evidently though, if a Christian is a friend with a homosexual now they somehow see the Church as bigoted. Frankly I believe that this is due to an effort by those who don't like the Church. They have been around as long as Christianity and have tried many ways of deligitimizing the Church. Homosexuality is the current vehicle they use. If they can convince the majority of folks that homosexuality is a normal and healthy lifestyle they can create a thought process that since Christianity thinks something is wrong with homosexuality there must be something wrong with Christianity. Of course, there are none of these folks on FR but the world isn't FR.
On one side are folks who seem to think that homosexuality is the one unredeemable sin. Evidently God is cool with every other sexual sin (Christian men I’m looking at you; how many of you would never show your face again if your true internet history was shown to the congregation?) but has an “Ew” factor that won’t allow Him to forgive homosexuality. Fact is, just as there are men and women who struggle with temptations like porn and attraction to people other than their spouses I’m sure there are homosexuals who know Jesus as their personal savior, know his rules on life conduct, but still struggle with temptation through attraction to the same sex. I’ll be honest, I have an “Ew” factor that makes it hard for me to see all sexual sins as the same but part of being a Christian is allowing logic to rule over feelings.
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I fully agree, and it doesn’t just apply to sexual sin.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
“Where have your accusers gone?”
Love the sinner, hate the sin. We should make the distinction between loving the sinner (the individual gay person in this case), and hating the institutionalized sin of Homosexuality.
"Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God. " 1 Corinthians 6:9-10