Homosexuality and Religion?

Question

Optimistic and non judgemental answers only...

Is it possible to not even be "naturally gay"? Is it just in our nature to break rules and push limits... I've liked girls since forever never admited it to myself till last year and I never thought about it being religiously wrong until recently...im not sure if it is or isnt.
Many people feel strongly about whether is right or wrong.
The more I read the bible..Im thinking it's just wrong..and if im right ...than what does that mean for me? I want to follow God to my full potential. But I also want to be happy. Is it that I should endure unhappyness now and strive for eternal bliss in heaven? This is my and only my decision to make but id like some insight and feedback.

Answer 1

Hi! I think it's wonderful that you believe in God and want to follow Him. I also think you are correct about what the Bible says with respect to your question. Consequently, there's no need now to type verse after verse proving the point. Suffice it to say that Biblical morality countenances sexual expression between a man and a woman within the parameters of marriage and strongly teaches against it otherwise.

Your situation is not unique. There are many heterosexual men & women who for some reason cannot find someone to marry, but fornication is not an option. There are also married persons whose spouse is incapable, due to bodily injury, of fulfilling that aspect of a relationship; but that is not an excuse to commit adultery.

The Bible says the following:

Psalm 16:11
11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

I Peter 1:7-9
7. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9. Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Having a loving relationship with God is the ultimate fulfillment a human being can experience. The Almighty, Who will never leave nor forsake you so long as you're true to Him, will give you all the grace and strength you need to live life to its fullest in holiness and righteousness. The Almighty can also give you a wonderful husband who you will love and cherish and live a spiritually fulfilling life together.

Have faith in God and He will see you through!

Answer 2

By the way you are talking I assume you are a homosexual and there is a battle in your heart between God and your lifestyle. It is good you are reading the bible and learning that homosexuality is a sin. The Holy Spirit is convicting you of your sin. Now you must choose God or your lifestyle. Don't be fooled your lifestyle last your life here on earth, but God last for eternity. You feel trapped by your sin, that it is keeping you from following God at your full potential, and it is good that you want to do this. There is only one thing that can bring you to God and free you from your sinful lifestyle and that is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. All you have to do to receive Christ to ask for him to come into your heart and be the Lord and Master of your life. To do this; confess you are a sinner, that you are sorry and forsake your sin(repent), and ask Jesus to come into your heart as your Lord and savior because you believe what he did for you.(You must believe that he died on the cross for your sins and rose on the third day or it will not work.) If you do this God is faithful and will keep his promise. He will forgive your sins past, present, and future and his Holy Spirit will be within you and he will lead you all your life, he will never leave you or forsake you. It sounds like God is tugging at your heart, he died for you don't you think you ought to accept his gift. God loves you and wants you to know him now and forever in heaven.

Answer 3

the previous answers need to add, "if the Bible is 100% true,...". They don't. The Bible says that homosexuality should be penalized with death, and that they won't get to heaven. But the Bible says a lot of things. I promise it's not literally true. You have to ask, why would God be so against homosexuality? it is natural (animals have it), i think it's more about the sex outside "marriage" thing for the people who wrote it. so don't be a whore and you won't hurt anyone.

As far as your final question, you can't be promised that you will get into heaven at all, so you might be miserable in life only to find yourself in hell for lying or something. I'd honestly feel really bad for you if you lived a lie just for heaven.

Answer 4

I eat shellfish, I do not stone people and I do not kill everyone including livestock in cities where one person is found to worship another god.
I also do not think the Pater Pan can be used to explain how a Boeing 787 flies.
One can enjoy fairy tales, even those inspired by bronze age middle eastern goat herders but one must make a separation between tales and legends and real life.
Religion are tales and legends, homosexuality is a real life life style. We have only one life, let's enjoy it as much as possible without taking care of the modern interpretations done by some fanatics of ancient tales and legends.

Love.

Answer 5

Not all religions view homosexuality as a sin.

The Bible is a book from a very specific and limited time and place -- a time, don't forget, when women were also considered inferior to men and slavery was common. Would you embrace those opinions as well?

I don't understand why you would choose to pursue a religion that would ask you to deny such a fundamental part of yourself as your sexuality, but as you say, that's entirely your decision to make.

You might find the Belief-O-Matic quiz over at Beliefnet.com helpful:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

It matches you up with a wide variety of religions and philosophies based on your answers, with write-ups for each one. The results can be very surprising.

In any case, I wish you the best of luck on your future path.

Answer 6

Wow. Good question. It's good to read the Bible and follow GOD, I'll tell you that much. And "honestly" I'm against people saying, ohh, we're born like this...hmmm. But I love everyone equally at the same time. Well I guess if it's proven in the Bible, it shouldn't be done, but we're not perfect. When we don't listen to the Holy Spirit/GOD, things don't go right. Honestly I don't know how to answer your main question, but I just felt like writing this. lol....

Answer 7

"Is it possible to not even be "naturally gay"?"
Well according to a saying I heard many times "all things are possible, but they may not be reality." So it might be possible to not be naturally gay, but the reality so far (based on research) is that it most likely is a naturally occuring phenomenon.

"Is it just our nature to break rules and push limits?"
No it isn't just in our nature to break rules or push limits. In fact it seems that most human beings are, by their very nature, social animals like ants and bees...what I mean is that humans desire structure, order, a heirarchial arrangement. By our very nature we take what nature has provided and use it to protect ourselves and advance ourselves while at the same time creating structures to provide order....which if one looks at modern beauracracies you'll see that in the modern world it's layers upon layers upon layers upon layers upon layers of structures....all of it meant to create social order which gives us psychologically a sense of safety and well-being (just like the colonies of ants and bees does for them). It has been proven time and time again that those who often break rules are those who didn't know any better (though a small few in human populations do purposely break rules, but this is often to get a sense of self-worth...and we all know there are better ways to acheive this..we know it, but these folks often aren't aware that there are other ways to go about achieving this).

Thus if one is gay simply to break rules and push limits then it should be giving the person a sense of self-worth....but that is rarely the case. Most gay people do not achieve self-worth by the mere fact that they are gay, they inside achieve this the same ways we all achieve it (through work and school, social interactions with our families and friends, community involvement, and even through practicing their religious tradition). And if being gay isn't just a way to break the rules (just look at societies where gay people are accepted...they still exist and they are not breaking any social rules) then we can conclude that it must be some other reason that people are homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual? The most immediate thought is that it must be an occurance in nature...to which so far research seems to reflect that it homosexuality is indeed natural and that there are several factors that seem to be associated with it that are not there in heterosexual and whose same factors are a variant in bisexuals.

So then that raises the question of religion. You want to follow your religion and practice it to achieve the spiritual goals of your religious tradition. What if your religious tradition seems to be saying that who you are is wrong? Then does that make nature wrong? How does one reconcile this? For most people they pray, they ponder, and they await for God to respond. Afterall God is the creator of the universe...nature itself....God is the very essence of reality. If anyone can reveal our reality upon our life, it's God.

Considering you mentioned that you read the Bible you must either be a Christian or a Jew. Since you didn't use G-d, I am ruling out Jew. In this case my best advice, other than to pray, is to seek out various Christian's answers regarding the subject. Go and speak to Christian leaders from many of the denominations. You'll find that there are a wide range of opinions and perspectives on the subject of homosexuality in Christianity. Some Christian denominations embrace those who have the aspect of being gay as part of their whole self and others who view being gay as a disorder or a rebellious choice personally decided upon by the individual and yet others have no view at all and ask that you seek God because only God knows what is right for you and thus they take no position, good or bad, on the aspect of sexual orientation altogether.

God's peace & love be with you.

Answer 8

The answer is, it is neither right nor wrong. It is just something that people do. If people are not harming each other, their private lives are their own business; we should be tolerant of them and not reject them. However, it will still take some time for the world to fully accept homosexuality. All of us must learn to tolerate the behavior of others.".

Answer 9

1Corinthians 6:9 Don’t you know that evil people will not receive God’s kingdom? Don’t be fooled. Those who commit sexual sins will not receive the kingdom. Neither will those who worship statues of gods or commit adultery. Neither will men who are prostitutes or who commit homosexual acts. 10 Neither will thieves or those who always want more and more. Neither will those who are often drunk or tell lies or cheat. People who live like that will not receive God’s kingdom. 11 SOME OF YOU USED TO DO THOSE THINGS. But your sins were washed away. You were made holy. You were made right with God. All of that was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

SOME OF YOU USED TO DO THOSE THINGS… Clearly implies that it is NOT PERMANENT.

... The Greek word involving homosexual activity here is specifically male, but in Romans 1 we have a similar statement apparently describing lesbian activity:
Romans 1:25 They chose a lie instead of God’s truth. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he must be praised forever. Amen.
26 So God let them go. They were filled with shameful longings. Their women committed sexual acts that were not natural. 27 In the same way, the men turned away from their natural love for women. They burned with sexual longing for each other. Men did shameful things with other men. They suffered in their bodies for all the twisted things they did.

-- "In the same way..." identifies the "sexual acts that were not natural" of verse 26 for us by explicitly describing gay sexual relations, the contrast can only be truthfully interpreted as lesbian.


-- http://www.dennisjernigan.com/About/DJsTestimony/tabid/85/Default.aspx

Dennis Jernigan, a popular Christian singer and song writer was FORMERLY HOMOSEXUAL. This is a link to his testimony. It may help you better understand the truth.

Answer 10

I suggest you pray. Ask God to help you thru this and guide you in the right direction. Pray for forgiveness for your sins. The Lord will not abandon you. He loves all of His children. He will give you the strength & courage you need to make this change in your life. We are all sinners. We all must pray for His forgiveness. Do not give up. Do not give in to pleasures of the flesh. God loves you. He forgives. He will bring happiness into your life like you've never known before.