Do you agree that Churches should be open to all kinds of people and accepting people as they are?

Question

regardless of sexual orientation gay or transsexual anybody
should be allowed to attend Church on a regular basis and yes
Jesus "Welcomes all of us People" to worship the Lord every
Sunday even if that person is homosexual he or she should be
allowed to attend Church services and felt Welcomed" with
no judging or condemning them
And kicking people out of their Churches is wrong and it is
wrong'
What would the Lord Jesus do??

Answer 1

No, the people that aren't welcome in them should realize that they don't need to belong to a hypocritical church and that they can have a relationship with God that is probably deeper and more meaningful than those of the churchgoers.

Answer 2

I have never been in a church that has kicked homosexuals out. Now I will state that the churches I go to do not support that life style. But they have and will let people of all kinds in, bikers, goth, homosexual, etc.
There is no dress code for my church, it is come as you are. As a Pastor I know of said and I agree. Jesus didn't clean His fish before He caught them. The Bible has a passage, In Christ we are a new creation. Which means God will take care of the things He doesn't want in our lives when we are believers. Not before hand.
Now with saying this just like going to a Mc Donald's doesn't make you a hamburger. Going to a church will not make you a Christian. I have seen people go to a church for over 15 years and not be a Christian. Then one day finally do the salvation call. It is a personal thing that can not be forced.

Answer 3

Yes, I believe that all people should be allowed to worship Christ. I also agree that people should be welcomed lovingly to church.

Paul told us there are circumstances where for the good of the church it is necessary to remove a person. So while I generally agree that kicking people out of church is wrong, I must also acknowledge that there can be circumstances where it is needed.

Having said that, I have never seen a circumstance where I would remove a person from membership or worship. Such circumstances must be very rare.

Pastor John

Answer 4

Anyone who wishes to attend a church to worship the God of that church should be allowed to.

Neither God, nor Jesus, nor the Bible says that being homosexual, or transsexual, is a sin.

Answer 5

Its true, some people are hippocritical, they sing lyrics such as "let everything with breath praise Gods name" yet deny them entry into a church. I don't know, it's written in revelations that things will mess up both in and out of the church, i suppose we just gotta be true to God as much as possible and try and help everyone else at the same time. All we can do really

Answer 6

The Lord Jesus never tolerated sin. He welcomed all, and told them to turn away from their sin. The Bible also tells us that when a person is living a life of unrepentent sin, members of the Church should go to that person and counsel him - and, that if the person repeatedly refuses to listen even to the Church, then we should have nothing further to do with him. (Matt 18:15-17)

Answer 7

Yes I do think that everyone should be able to go to church to worship and should be shown the love of Jesus. Unfortunately that isn't the case- people have decided that they have the right to judge others and act accordingly.

Answer 8

You ask what would the Lord Jesus do? Well, let's look and see what He did.

A woman was caught in the very act of adultery (btw, why didn't they bring the man???). They asked Jesus what the Law of Moses said, thinking to trap him.

After a short conversation, Jesus said "He who is without sin cast the first stone", and one by one her accusers left, leaving the original crowd, the woman, and Jesus.

Jesus asked the woman, "Who accuses you?" and the woman looked around for her accusers and answered "no one, Lord".

Jesus responded, "Neither do I condemn you. Now, go and sin no more."

Forgiveness comes when we repent. Jesus said "I do not condemn you" (and neither do I), but (as Jesus said), "Now, go and sin no more."

Answer 9

As much as I agree with you on principle I have to admit that churches have belief systems that are not compatible with all types of behavior and lifestyles. While I think people have a right to be who they are wherever they are, churches do not have to accommodate anyone that is counter to their belief system.

I would suggest finding a church that embraces your own personal beliefs rather than expecting all churches to conform to your needs.

Answer 10

The CHURCH is for sinners not just the righteous ones for no one can boast they are without sin, Jesus once said that the healthy don't need a doctor the sick does.