According to Christians God doesn't hate Gays?

Question

He only hates the acivity, right? So what you are saying is that a person has to ignore his natural born inclinations and atraction towards the same sex? Never know what it is to be loved back by someone you love, because they are the same sex? Never be able to be happy and ignore every fiber of your being, so that God your father who wants you to be happy and says he loves all his children who accept him, will love you? What kind of unfair choice is this to leave to someone? Never be happy or love who you want dont act on anything you feel, We can because we are straight and God loves us and what we do, but you guys God doesnt like wht you will do when you make love! STRAIGHT PEOPLE and Christians alike put your self in a Homosexuals shoes! Imagine being told how you feel is wrong, who you love you shouldnt?

Wait a minute. The difference between a man lustin or loving another man ( a grown consenting adult) and a Man who longs to sex Children is a big DIFFERENCE! HUGE! Kids are not consenting even when they are talked into doing it. They are innnocent and dont know right from wrong. Again we are talking abuot two grown consenting adults engaging in love making. Man and man, woman and woman!

Answer 1

Christians can't even agree among themselves what GOD is feeling, so why do we let them run our emotions? As one human to another I love you, for I believe we all have something more to give the world besides what it is the Christians believe is wrong. We need to get past all the petty crap. Humanity is the most important thing and taking care of one another. I too have been shunned by my Christian family members. And I am sick of people who claim to be Christian and act so ugly. Peace to you.

Answer 2

First of all there is nothing "natural" about being attracted to the same sex. I don't know what to tell you about your happiness with or without someone of either sex. But it is an abomination to GOD for a man to lie with a man in the act that HE deemed for male and female for the purpose of procreation. I have many friends who are gay and we just usually leave this type of question alone because it just makes people angry and self righteous. I think if someone is gay and cannot control that desire, it is no less reprehensible for an adult to be unable to control lusting after a child. Both are incomprehensible to me. However, that being said...we all have our own crosses to bear and our own sins to take up with GOD on judgement day. My only thing is.Keep your sexlife where it should be...in your bedroom.

Answer 3

EXCELLENT POINT!!!! I am totally for gay people. They and their desires really are not any weirder than straight peoples'. And I know pastors that are gay ( a no-no in my denomination, at least for clergy), but that doesn't stop God from working through them...I've seen it happen! God works through all of his children, either to strengthen our faiths, or to voice our beliefs and work for him through them.

But I can vouch for God's wants because of our anatomy. It gives some pretty big hints that gays and lesbians shouldn't be making love to eachother. Men and women fit together like puzzles. That's about as much discouragement that he can offer to our wordly level.

But like any other sin, God can forgive you for it, if you really mean it. But he also doesnt want us to be unhappy, to not act on our desires and the need for love. It's a tough thing, for sure.

I often wonder though, is it really the gender they are attracted to, or is it really the personality they love most? Do they love them because they are their same sex or do they love them for them? I don't think that being gay or lesbian is about being attracted to the same sex, it's the person within they are attracted to. It's that it just so happens that they are the same sex as they are. Has anyone else thought of it that way? Everyone has the capacity to be gay, lesbian or bi. But they also have the capacity to be straight, they just haven't found that personality they yearn for in the person of the opposite sex. Am I onto something here?

Answer 4

Proverb 6: Seven things the LORD hates:

1. Pride - a proud(law) look
2. Lying - a lying(lawing) tongue
3. Murder - shedding of innocent blood
4. Plot evil - hearts that devise wicked(law) imaginations
5. Haste - feet swift to do miss-Chief
6. Gossip - a false witmess
7. Discord(Condemnation) - accusing of the brethren

God did NOT send his Son to condemn(law) the world: Jn 3:17(2Cor 3:9). Neither would his Son accuse any: Jn 5:45; Not even the woman caught in adult-ery and brought unto him (Jn 8:3-11).

TgooLJCwya. Amen.

Answer 5

I must admit, it is nice to think of God's love being so infinitely great that all will ultimately be saved. Hell is a terrible place and I don't want anyone to go there. But it does not matter what I think. It matters what the Bible says.
God is love (1 John 4:8), but God also punishes the sinner and hates all who do iniquity. God is not one sided. He is not simplan infinitely loving God. He is also infinitely just. He must deal with sin. He must punish the sinner.
In the truth of God's word, we find that the Lord has provided one way by which we may be saved. That single way is through Jesus' sacrifice. For all who trust in Him, salvation will come. But to those who turn away, God's wrath abides upon them: "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him," (John 3:36).
God hates sin. But, He does not punish sin. He punishes the sinner. Sin cannot be tied up and thrown into a fire. It cannot be put in a box or glued to a stick. It is rebellion. It is rebellion in the heart. It is breaking God's Law. Sin occurs inside the heart and mind of people. Therefore, God must punish the sinner. Why? Because He is both Holy and Just and the person who sins offends God. God's Holy and Just character will not allow Him to ignore this offense.
Does God hate anyone? The answer is yes.

Psalm 5:5, "The boastful shall not stand before Thine eyes; Thou dost hate all who do iniquity,"
Psalm 11:5, "The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates."
Lev. 20:23, "Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I shall drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them."
Prov. 6:16-19, "There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil,
19 A false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers."
Hosea 9:15, "All their evil is at Gilgal; indeed, I came to hate them there! Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of My house! I will love them no more; All their princes are rebels."

When God said, "Let there be light," it happened. When He commanded that the oceans be, they came into existence. God's word is powerful. What He says is never futile, empty, or without power.
The Law is a reflection of God's character. It is pure and perfect. It is powerful. The Ten Commandments reflect God's holiness and justice. These commandments are not without punishments. A law without consequences is only an empty slogan.
To sin is to break God's Law and offend His character. To sin means to challenge His character and authority. It means you go against His word. But God is not a liar. His word is true. He has said He will punish the lawbreaker.
But, praise be to God, that while we were yet sinners, Jesus died for us (Rom. 5:6). There is no way we can appease God. That is why God became one of us (John 1:1,14; Heb. 2:17), to take our place and become sin on our behalf (2 Cor. 5:21). Therefore, people have two options:
Trust Jesus, God in flesh, as your savior and put your faith in the sacrifice that He made on the cross and in nothing you do.
Reject the cross and let the penalty of the Law fall upon you.
Either God pays, or you do -- forever.

Answer 6

Any gay person that stops practising homosexuality and becomes a christian, should be their leader. This person would have sacrificed more than any of these other christians will ever have to. This person would no doubt believe the doctorines more than anything. In the bible it says who ever is forgiven of the most loves the most. So christians should place ALL homosexual converts in a position of trust above their striaght preachers. Thats if they really did believe the words in the bible.
Christians who have never read the bible in its untranslated form, have never read the bible.
Christianity must go. And homosexuals should never have to put up with christian brainwashing and persecution ever again.

Answer 7

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie. to uncleanness in the lusts of their hearts,to dishonor their bodies among themselves,who exchanged the Truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather then the Creator,WHO is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason God gave them up to vile passions, For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. likewise also the men,leaving the natural use of the women,burned in their lusts for one another,men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which is due.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind,to do those things which are not fitting,being filled with unrighteous,sexual immorality,wickedness................

God's word is Truth and it states that it is wickedness.A sin, Can one repent and be saved,I believe so.God loves the sinner hates the sin. Unrighteous has not part in Righteousness. For this reason God gave His Son for a sin offering for all of mankind. We can except or reject our choice. Jesus didn't come to condemn the world but to save it. All have sin and fall short of the glory of God. God sees Jesus in our place and not the sin. We must repent and turn from our wicked ways.

Answer 8

Being gay is a learned behavior, not a natural born behavior.
Just like drinking is a learned behavior. You are not born to like alcohol, you can teach yourself to like it...hence..the "acquired taste" phrase.
Being gay is an "acquired taste". It's a social behavior. The Roman gladiators were all homosexuals because it was a social thing. They liked it because they had no feeling it was wrong. It was taught to induldge in such behavior.

Since then, society started to reject it and it became disgusting again. Now, society is starting to accept it again and it is becoming more of an unshameful behavior. That is why you see more and more gays every year. It is not because they were born that way, it is because they accepted that part of the social influences.

It is a natural born inclination to want to have sex. We learn what we like through outside influences. Some like fat people, some like skinny, some black, some white, some latino, some blonde, some brunette...etc.
All of our desires are from social influences whether we realize it or not. Perhaps as a child you saw some brunette model and fell in love with her. Since then you had a thing for brunettes.

Even for heterosexuals, God says sex is a sin unless you get married. So, heterosexuals have to deny their desire to have sex until they get married.
If a gay person truly tries to follow God, it is possible they can learn to be heterosexual. Many people have done it which says that they were never born that way.
There's many testamonies about gay people turning straight again which debunks the myth of the gay gene.

The flesh wants to do many things that God doesn't want you to do. We have to deny many desires of the flesh. Gay people have to deny being gay. Heterosexuals have to deny sex until married. Criminals have to deny greed, liars have to deny their desires...the list goes on.
So, don't just single out one sin and say it isn't fair. It isn't easy for me to deny my body of sex either and I'm straight. It's not easy to be honest all the time. It's not easy to do the right thing all the time.

Serving God is about denying what you want for what God wants. He made the rules, we have to follow them. So, I am in a homosexuals shoes. I don't deal with that particular desire, but I deal with hundreds of others I have to deny.
It's not easy. You have two choices. You can serve your desires, or you can serve God.
I choose God.

Answer 9

Well, understand it this way:

By nature, I am prone to addictions. I must struggle every day to try to quit smoking, minimize eating and drinking, and avoid certain activites which, through time, I have found out causes me problems. I am never contented with food or drink, as I am constantly hungry and thirsty. The moment I am slightly stressed, I go smoke a cigarette. There was a time when I drank to forget my sorrows, and played video games 24/7 for days on end without sleep.

To answer you, what kind of unfair choice is it that I might never feel satiated, or quenched? What kind of choice is it that I do not have the freedom to naturally deal with stress, or play games all day?

It is the choice of sacrifice. That I give up what I physically desire the most, because of the fact that God has let it be known that being submitted to the power of mere things is akin to idolatry... that I put my stomach over God, that I put the need to relax over God, that I put my own personal worldly happiness over God. And because of my willingness to let it go, God has helped me to overcome it. Only rarely do I feel the need to eat or drink constantly, and I have rid myself of any games that take my attention off God.

Because of my sacrifice, God has given me strength to manage.

Everything in the Bible that's labelled as "sin" is some sort of self-destructive or self-centered behavior. Hate says "I'm better than you". Lust says "I want your body, irregardless of who you are, or whether you are my spouse or not". Greed says "I want what you have". Addiction says "I want this at all times, no matter who it hurts". Homosexuality and bestiality say "I want to pleasure myself on something that that part wasn't designed for, irregardless of what dangers there might be in doing so". All sin revolves around "me" attitudes... not "you" ones.

There is nothing wrong with a man loving a man or a woman loving a woman, if it is done in an "agape" manner (that is, true, unconditional, charitable, non-erotic, sort of love... akin to the love a doting father has for his beloved daughter), or in a "philadephia" manner (that is, a "brotherly love", akin to the love you would have for your own brother or best friend). All Christians give these kinds of love to all people, irregardless of gender or persuasion. The problem lies when it comes to "eros" love (erotic, of the body, sensual, pleasures of the physical and mental overriding that of the spiritual)... Agape and philadelpic love thinks about what others want, instead of what you want... eros love thinks about what you want, instead of what others want. The love between a husband and wife is the only kind of "eros" love permitted in the Bible, and because of the polar opposites of the man and woman, that kind of love changes into a selfless love, one that imitates God's love for us, where they can produce a child in their image, whereas with homosexuality, the focus still remains on the physical self, instead of the spirit... that the physical love you give and receive is more important than the emotional and spiritual love you are capable of giving and receiving.

I don't know about other Christians, but I know how you feel. But the difference is, between you and I, is that I have learned that "looks don't matter, it's what's in the heart that counts". I learned that when I first started dating as a teen, then later, truly applied it when I found the love of my life. If you feel the same way, that looks don't matter, but what's inside that counts, I'm absolutely certain that it would be possible for you to love someone of the opposite sex, just as much as you could someone of the same sex.

The real question isn't "Who are you capable of loving?"... but rather, "Are you capable of loving beyond what you believe to be boundaries?"... are you willing to sacrifice a little, in order to gain much?

And just so you know... there's a good number of us who were once in your shoes, became Christian, lost such desires, became straight, and now live happy, productive lives with families. I'm one of them.

Answer 10

First of all, there is only ONE UNFORGIVABLE SIN-BLASPHEMING THE HOLY SPIRIT, (REJECTING JESUS CHRIST.) NOW HEAR THIS---------You dummies that say there is no way people who are gay are born that way, are so far off of reality, that u are ridiculous. It now a scientific prov en fact that they have found a gland in the brain that is a different size in gays than in heterosexual people. Maybe, if you off clicked off YAHOO ANSWERS and payed more attention to the news , u might learn something. I'm heterosexual but I' so tired of hearing people put down gays that I had to answer this one. Other peoples sexual preferences are NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.