Christians: Will allowing gay marriage prevent you from getting into heaven?

Question

I mean if they ever pass a bill on Gay marriage is that going to prevent you as Individuals from getting into heaven? You guys already know what God thinks about it so why not just let everyone be. You know everyone has free will so why do you guys care so much? What are you all so afraid of?

Answer 1

Good question!
And I for one would like to see the answers.
Ten bucks says they are ALL based on mythology and ignorance. Not one person can give a reasonable argument against same-sex marriage.

Answer 2

It's not a question of being afraid of anything, the objection simply stems from the traditional meaning of marriage. Marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and why is that so important? Because such a union is the only type which can create new life. The world has decided that gays and lesbians can adopt children and raise them but no amount of judicial permissions will make them capable of procreation on their own. Any intelligent, compassionate human being can understand a monogamous caring union between two consenting adults is not a bad thing, but that's not the agenda of the gay community. Gay marriages have proven to be even shorter and less sincere than those heterosexual marriages that have ended in divorce.

Such is the gay culture that most common is the one night stand/orgy and any excuse to make waves with perceived gay hating religions is an invitation for excess. The truth is there are gay couples among us who are great contributors to their communities and neighbourhoods, they live normal lives and they keep their bedroom doors shut to the public eye like any other couple. They go to church with others in their parish and they are accepted, but they object to the concept of gay marriage just as much as they object to the concept of gay pride parades.

If those people in those parades want to be taken so seriously then why do they reinforce the stereo types they are supposedly so staunchly against?

No one in the Church has ever said the words "hate gays", it was hateful gays who perpetrated this myth in order to garner more support for their cause. Gay marriage is a fad and it's been treated as such, by gays. I don't think anyone is against the idea of two persons in a relationship sharing in their lives, possessions and all the trappings of a monogamous union including the right to have the insurance or pension earnings of their deceased other etc etc. No, it will not prevent you from getting into heaven!

Answer 3

No it won't. Salvation (in Christianity) is not based on what issues that are agreed or disagreed with. It is based on acceptance of Jesus as the messiah and as personal savior, that He lived and that He died on the cross for the sins of all mankind.

Christians aren't supposed to dislike other people for their actions. There is a phrase - hate the sin, not the sinner. It is one thing to not approve of the sin that someone may indulge in, but to still love the person as a brother or sister.

Christians are commanded to love one another.

But keep in mind the perspectives are different. A Christian is trying to live like Christ as much as possible, and be sin free as much as possible, since Christ is the ultimate ideal. Christians are also called to spread the Word about Christ to others.

You must keep in mind, homosexuality was condemned by God and is a sin. However, so is lying. So is cheating. So is stealing. Everyone sins. And all sins are equal in the eyes of the Lord. But to indulge in sin without repentance is much different than to sin, realizing it is wrong, and asking for forgiveness.

In homosexuality, it is a lifestyle of repeated indulgence in that sin. Much like a compulsive gambler or a pathological lyer.

God has condemned any sin really, we are far inferior to God. So who are we as humans to say that a particular sin is okay, when God has said it isn't.

This is why a Christian cannot endorse sins. It is one thing to disagree with someone that lives a lifestyle of sin (gambler, cheater, etc), but another thing to endorse it by voting it into acceptance.

So to understand that that is the perspective Christians have, is to understand why they can't allow or endorse gay marriage.

It isn't that Christians are AFRAID of gay marriage. It is that it is an acceptance of something into society that shouldn't be, by God's standards. Therefore they can't condone it. If you notice, anytime gambling is slated to be legalized in a state, people get upset. Or even from city to city, whether liquor should be sold. The reason is, because of the ties to sin that those things can hold. It isn't just gay marriage.

But once again, Christians shouldn't have a problem with gay people at all. They should only have a problem with the sin. A good example is, say you are a non-smoker. Maybe a parent, sibling or friend you know smokes. You don't hate them because they smoke. You know it isn't healthy for them and wish they would quit, but you still love them despite their smoking. That is exactly how anyone who is gay should be treated by a Christian. They should not be hated by Christians.

Hope that helps clarify some.

(Free will and predestination is a whole other topic.)


Side note -

Data Droid has an excellent point too. The thought is, too, that if something like gay marriage is allowed, then it will open the doors to other alternate lifestyles wanting rights. There is an organization, NAMBLA, for example that wants their lifestyle to be accepted. It is pedophilia. Then what about beastiality. Better yet, what about cannibalism. What about necrophelia.

You may think, those aren't right... but just 50 years ago, homosexuality wasn't considered right either. At least now, it is more accepted into society.

There's another saying, give an inch and they'll take a mile. I think most conservatives or Christians feel that if gay marriage is allowed, then any of these other lifestyles may want rights and recognition as well. Are we to allow anyone to be able to do anything? So then if someone wants to eat someone for dinner, or have sex with someone's dead sister, then it should be allowed? Where do you draw the line then?

Answer 4

(By the way, I say all the following as a Christian who does believe homosexuality is a sin, for the record. And, no, I am not intimidated, hateful, bigoted, phobic, or any of the other over-the-top labels given to Christians on this matter by people who seem to be reacting to our viewpoints in the same kind of defensiveness we are consistently accused of.) I do not think gay marriage should be "legalized". Actually, I'm not sure that marriage at all should be a thing that the government has much to do with defining, regardless. Marriage is a socially defined thing and always has been in any culture you can find. In American culture, traditionally, it has been defined as being between one man and one woman. That can't be denied. The definition of marriage in western society has always been assumed, has never had need to be defined by a government, and I don't think the government should get involved in this area. It's not their job to define what is wrong--or what is right. See, I don't want a law protecting gay marriage, nor one defining marriage at all. I just don't want government in it. In many ways, it is, by tradition, purely a religion issue, and if there is to be a separation of church and state, the issue really shouldn't exist in government. Gay people absolutely have the legal right to be with each other as they wish consensually, and that should not be taken away, whether I like the behavior or not. But this desire to redefine "marriage"--Why? To profess their love for each other in a deeper way? There are innumerable ways that can be done. (Christians usually answer the question of "Why get marriad" in that it is a specific design of God's, all this leading, of course, to the inevitable side-debate of whether or not God approves of homosexuality at all. But I don't intend to go there.) I look at this whole gay marriage debate and generally come to this conclusion: This is about gay people gaining a higher level of social acceptance, moreso than affirming vows of love (which may well be a part) or gaining government benefits (admittedly, a real sticky part of the debate worthy of further discussion). I do not want to make laws whose goal is merely to define social acceptance. It is not a good precedent. Perhaps we should just let homosexuality become acceptable, or not, based on the natural flow of cultural change. In the meantime, if two gay people wish to consider themselves as married, so be it. It may just be a label, maybe not. If some Christian denominations wish to recognize gay marriages, then that's an issue with them and God, just like the rest of their spiritual existence. But it's just not the government's business.

Answer 5

It won't prevent us from getting into heaven, but he might take away some blessings from the people who allow it.

Also as evil builds up, God get more and more angry.

If you know the bible, this already happened before, and God destroyed the whole city with fire, but he waited until his believers got out, before destorying it.

So, to prevent bad things from happening, try not to do bad things. You never know when there will be a big earthquake, and wipe out a whole city, or a big hurricane that will wipe out a city, just because there was too much sin in it.

I personally don't care what people do, but it should be kept private if it's not something that is right to do.

Answer 6

No, it will further pervert society. Just think about it for a moment. If gay marriage is allowed, it will support gay adoption (which we already have is some states), which will allow perverts to adopt and cultivate children for their own use. This is a terribly irresponsible move.

Answer 7

I'm Christian, gay people don't bother me. The Bible says it bothers God, but I'm guessing he'll take it up with them in the end if he wants to. I have my own sins to work on, and in God's eyes they are no better or worse. It's all just sin. However, I think churches or other places of worship should be free to decline to marry gay couples, as church and state are separate.

Answer 8

Ah Ha, u have to think about this carefully, GOD put us here for a test, to see how we react to situations, on how we cope and react to things, tempation, how we r to other people, GOD tests us in different ways, for example, Being Gay is a choice, we choose to do things and choose to feel how we do, (my opinion anyway& many other people's) being Handicapped GOD tests them and people around them of how we react and treat others, to see if we have faith, its a test of faith, Satan makes u tempeted in things & GOD guides who he wills, separate from the weak minded to the strong minded, this life is a test, temporary, different people get tested in different ways, GOD made rich , poor people to see how they react and how others react to them, Being Gay is a sin, its a choice, some people want to belive its bilological to make them feel better, and peace of mind, BUT its NOT, ita choice, tempation, once u give in to tempation then u feel it was right and its how u r, its all in the head, its a test of character, GOD tests people in many situations, the strong minded will previal and go HEAVEN.

Answer 9

It will be just one more snare for those involved to get out of if they are to make it to Heaven.

Answer 10

It's been proved that homosexuality is biological, and that the bible has been mistranslated. There were no references to homosexuality in the original texts. All of that was put in after the translations.