As a Christian, I sincerely believe that if people with homosexual inclinations ACT on them, they put themselves in jeopardy of the Fire. But I know some will. So, regarding life here on Earth:
Do you think the "Gays" who stay mostly "in the closet" and don't broadcast their sexual preferences are happier here on Earth?
2007-08-17 07:15:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is an LBGT section for just this type of thing. That you posted it in R&S proves you don't want to be informed about homosexuals, you're just looking for people to agree with you.
2007-08-17 07:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
simple answer no I am a closeted lesbian have been for years my profession doesn't allow for any non-Republicans so I sit in the closet ....I have a hard time finding a partner and I can go to gay clubs not because someone will find out but be cause I'm a traitor in their eyes so as far as happier no more protected yes
2007-08-17 14:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by sadistalexorange 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 1st Question:
I see what you mean here, and I agree with your conclusion. But I believe the jeopardy of the Fire involves really the inverse; the root, not the fruit (pardon the pun). I liken it to the analogy of a particular kind of root [whether say of a thornbush (the dead and degenerate), or a fig tree (those who are alive and regenerate)] that will inevitably produce its own kind of fruit. This is the same for anyone, whether heterosexual fornicators, adulterers, pedophiles, ephebophiles, as well as those who practice sins not of the body, such as gossips and liars.
"By their fruit you shall know them," right? What I'm trying to say here as an ex-gay Christian man is that there are those who do get deterred, but not derailed, by a lapse or lapses into sexual sin on the sanctification route to wholeness and holiness in Christ. If another ex-gay Christian admits to me their lapse into sexual sin, I would give them the benefit of the doubt that they are still attempting to do something about it, and I would offer them God's grace after an admission, which to me would be an immediate indication of some semblance of healthy shame. Then, there are those who make a life practice out of sexual impurity even after they profess Christ, and don't seem to experience a sense of shame for their behavior, if they ever did. Most of these folks get caught or found out somehow, rather than take the initiative to seek someone out. Now, I might be more apt to reprove them with warnings from God's Word. Of course, I'd probably respond in similarly with those in any other sin. However, these are just guidelines I've learned, but not hard and fast rules of discernment.
So, how can we ultimately tell who's who? Well, the closer we are to any of these brothers and sisters, the better the ability to discern aright; but, then again, only the Lord knows for sure, since He alone will be our judge. Just as the Word of God says, "It is those who persevere to the end that will be saved." God sees the end and the beginning of our lives all at once, we don't. So how could we be sure?
Now, do those who will in fact persevere do this because they are more spiritual and morally reputable than those who fall back and away? I don't think so. I believe it's because the Holy Spirit has renewed them, bringing then gradually the inevitable miracle in their lives, a likeness to God's own Son. Again, God's Word says, "Work out your own salvation in fear and trembling, for it is God Who is at work in you both to will and to do His good pleasure." So, the difference is whether God the Holy Spirit is in them, not whether they sexually sin or not after their initial profession of their faith in Christ.
Your 2nd Question:
It depends on the person, mostly due to differences in all the other aspects of their lives other than their same sex attractions. Sad to say, many who have made public their same sex attractions, and make an identity and lifestyle around their inclinations, and an issue about it to others, are happy, just as much as any other sinner is happy in his or her sin. And, many who stay in the closet, so-to-speak, are down right miserable, even to the point of being deathly afraid of being found out. This is more about hiding in one's shame of their sexual inclinations, rather than hiding behind a gay presentation to the world, as many do. Who's happier? Again it's more about how they perceive their hiding strategy, as whether they have no alternative and experience it as their unwanted lot in life, or their choice that they embrace whole heartily. Both are really death traps, as far as I'm concerned.
I guess a more poignant question would be whether they in fact are aware that they do have a choice to not live as they are living, and will find that their Creator does call them to live beyond their gay lifestyle and/or the shame of their same sex attractions in the liberty of His Holy Spirit.
2007-08-20 20:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not happier shoved into the closet.
They deserve a life too.
What about an unmarried sexually active Christian couple are they in danger of the fire?
2007-08-17 14:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by lilith 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, I believe people who think that "homosexuals who act on them are in jeopardy of fire" are going to hell.
2007-08-17 14:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Jamres 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No , no one can be happy repressing their natural tendencies. to have to hide causes the loss of self esteem is the first to go. the fact is you cannot hide from the lord and being gay is nothing to hide or be happy about hiding. There is freedom in being true to yourself. There are false benefits perhaps from muted silence, but its not worth it. Jesus said the truth will set you free. Its never healthy to be untrue because or other's perceptions or precieved benefit of gain, because the one who loses is you.
2007-08-18 02:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Joander 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not being gay, I have no idea of the emotional turmoil. Being
Christian, I can only pray that they find their way in God
(the Judge).
2007-08-17 14:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definately not.
I'm miserable.
But my friend you see is so free and open.
So closeted gays/lesbians/bisexuals
are a lot less happy
2007-08-17 14:21:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, they are generally more depressed and have higher rates of suicide. Quit judging others based on your religious intolerance and bigotry.
2007-08-17 14:22:28 · answer #9 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Of course they are not happy. How would you like it if you married a women you didn't love so that you can be "Normal"?
2007-08-17 14:20:39 · answer #10 · answered by The Return Of Sexy Thor 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋