But by Gods grace, I am what I am.?

Question

Sounds all inclusive to me, so shouldn't this statement apply to our gay brothers and lesbian sisters?

Answer 1

Am I what I am......your gracefulness

Answer 2

Grace is the infinite love and mercy of God. To Those who obey him God sheds his grace on. The ultimate sacrifice, Jesus Christ, has died for the sins of the world, ALL who come to God and follow HIS plan of salvation will have the grace of God.

Homosexuality is SINFUL Romans 1:22-32.

God's grace is divine

The verse you are referring to is found in 1 Corinthians 15:10. but let us read the verses that precede this statement...

Verse 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures;
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After that , he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
VERSE 10---But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
We are all sinners, and if it was not for the grace of God we could not be saved,
Paul is talking about his own experience with being saved by God's Grace after he had obeyed.

Hebrews 5:8,9---Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM.

Obedience leads to God's grace.

2 Peter 3:9--- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

VERSE 10---But the day of the Lord, will come as a thief in the night;.....

Therefore we should always be prepared.

Christian in Pa.

Answer 3

Everyone sins and falls short of the Glory of God. That includes our gay brothers and lesbian sisters.

Answer 4

That would not be by Gods grace. Why would He speak against it in some many scriptures if it was?
Also, that was taken out of context..read more..9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

Answer 5

*So shouldn't this statement apply to our gay brothers and lesbian sisters?*

Yes they are a child of the devil. Only turning to Jesus can they be saved from homosexuality and find salvation.

Answer 6

God does not give us Grace to sin against Him.

Rebuke the sin, Love the sinner.

As Jesus said to Mary Magdalene, I do not accuse you either. Sin no more.

Answer 7

Yes it does. God loves the person, but not the sin.

SALVATION

Friend, If you were to pass away right now, do you know without a doubt that you would go to heaven? If you don't, you can. This is how:

1.Admit you are a sinner. The Bible, God's Holy Word, says, "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10; also Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
2.You must realize that sin bears a penalty. Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Revelations 20:14 says, "And death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
3. You must accept the fact that Jesus has already paid the sin debt you owe. We read in Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Christ died to pay the penalty for your sins because He loves you and cares about you.
4. You must accept by faith what Christ has done for you. Again from the book of Romans 10:9 we read, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt beleive in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."

Friend if you wish to know you're going to heaven ask Jesus into your heart right now. Its easy. Pray a prayer like this one: Dear God I know I'm a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ your Son died for me and shed His blood to pay the price for my sins. I am willing to turn from my sins. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and be the Lord of my life as my perfect Savior. Amen.

If you have accepted Christ as your Savior, then this is the beginning of a new and beautiful life for you. To help you along here are a few suggestions:

Read your King James Bible everyday to get to know Christ better.
Talk to God everyday in prayer.
Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians in a church where Christ is taught and the Bible is the final authority.
Tell others about what Jesus Christ has done for you.

Christ is your only hope for heaven. Don't put off this decision. You don't know in these times how soon you might be meeting Jesus.


"Be not afraid, only believe." Mark 5:36

Answer 8

where did you qoute this from?, i think you are taking this out of context. ofcourse GOD loves everyone but GOD hates sin and some day he is gonna judge all man kind for their sin, if you practices are against his word like the gayism and lesbianism then, what do you expect? HELL, because although he is all loving and all that, his word does not change, it will play it self out accordingly irrespective.

Answer 9

the statement is incorrect.
By God's grace are you saved!

Answer 10

God loves all humans, but He did not create sin nor did He create the effects of sin. One of the terrible effects and results or sin is disease.

Homosexual tendencies are due to disease just like cancer. In fact homosexual tendencies and homosexual acts are very much like cancer and they have spread through out society just like cancer spreads in a body. For those of you who don't know, cancer that spreads fast and is deadly is called malignant and spreading is called metastasizing.

Homosexuality is malignant and metastasizing at a great rate within the US, which was once more of a Christian society than it is today. Sin started with Lucifer now known as Satan and he is the father of homosexuality as well as all forms of sex and lust outside of holy matrimony.

God loves the sinner, but not the sin. He loves homosexuals just as He loves people with cancer, but God did not create either disease.

God gave His Son Jesus to die for homosexuals just as for all sinners. God can help homosexuals from living in sin, just as God can cure cancer.

Bottom line, those who follow Christ will strive daily to be more like Him and therefor will strive to love homosexuals and to help them to stop sinning.

Now how many practicing homosexuals do you know? How many of them do you think would even want to talk to you if they suspected you might start to try to get them to stop sinning their special sin? Do you think they would be friends with you if you let them know you loved them but would try to get them to stop doing homosexual thoughts and activites? I think most of these homosexuals will try to avoid you at all costs. Just try to include them and at the same time try to encourage them to stop and see what happens.

Answer 11

I think you are misunderstanding what grace means