Ok, can someone answer me this then:
Evangelicals teach that all you have to do to be “saved” is to believe in Jesus. Works don’t mean anything.
So, to the Evangelicals, why does being gay matter at all since you teach it’s just all about believing?? If these people “believe”, what’s the issue?
I could see this being an issue to religions that teach that works make a difference.
You got me, me.
Got tired of arguing with them years ago
Question: what do you understand that "believing in Jesus" means? Remember, the demons believe in God and tremble (James 2:19) but they most certainly are NOT saved. A person can believe many things about Jesus, that He existed, was a great preacher, was crucified by the Romans... and none of those things will save that person. On the other hand, when someone believes that Jesus is the Son of God, died for all sins, rose again and is coming back... that is saving belief. And that belief is incompatible with a homosexual lifestyle. If someone really believes, that person has become a new person, and will not live a sinful lifestyle. He or she may sin, but will not dwell in that sin. The idea of a believer living a gay lifestyle makes as much sense as claiming that turning on a light does not eliminate the darkness. It just doesn't happen!
I think(especially since the time of Charles Finney) an “easy-believism” has infiltrated evangelical circles, resulting in(among other things), groups like the topic of this thread.
Many have forgotten these words of Martin Luther: “We are justified by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone”.
You might like this video by Reformed Baptist pastor Paul Washer-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hd3pV2VxU