According to Chrstians if a gay person accepts Jesus will they become straight?

Question

is this true?

Answer 1

It could happen, but it's not some automatic healing.

If an alcoholic accepts Jesus it doesn't mean their desire to drink will instantly go away.

If someone in an affair accepts Jesus it doesn't mean their lust for their lover will instantly go away.

We ALL have a bent to sin. Some of us lie, some of us cheat, some of us steal....some of us desire things we know we are not permitted to have if we want to live an optimal life as a Christian. We all continue to struggle with those even after we are saved.

Answer 2

No, because a person's orientation may not always be a matter of choice. There is mounting evidence suggesting that the use of plastics and other chemicals in the latter half of the 20th Century to the present has caused biological hermaphroditism in a variety of animals world-wide. It stands to reason that environment could contribute to homosexuality in humans.
Notwithstanding, the power of the human mind is such that a conscious decision can affect our bodies right down to the cellular level. Consider for example terminal cancer patients who at some point decide to live and beat the disease. No one knows how they do it, and there seems to be no correlation between such people and whether or not they are Christians. That might suggest that we can affect our sexual orientation by conscious decision. If you are a believer, you will understand that miracles can and do happen, so nothing is impossible for God, however improbable it might seem to us.
Consider also that ALL of us are prone to certain kinds of sin. A heterosexual person with a voracious sexual appetite does not necessarily become chaste because he or she accepts Christ. Why not? Because it is that person's orientation, whether by decision or biology.
Each of us has something we struggle with--if we indulge those desires we will find that there are natural consequences to that behaviour. The difference for a Christian is that we can receive forgiveness and start again. That doesn't mean that we don't have to be responsible for those actions; it means that we can face the consequences with courage and the awareness that ultimately we can be forgiven.
When we consciously try to do the right thing, it usually feels strange at first. But pretty soon it becomes a habit if we work at it--and what at first might have been a sort of pretence becomes the mold for a deeper and more spiritual person.

Answer 3

One would hope it was that simple, but even a straight person who ask's for forgivness is still tempted by their sin. Everyone is different however and I know some that say when they recieved forgivness the old desires disapeared. I personally feel like a dog returning to his vomit. But, I have moved to greater times between meals.

Answer 4

i always hated gays growing up as a kid. when i was a teenager i slowly realized i was gay. it is impossible to change sexuality. i've seen both sides of the argument and it is obvious that you are born that way. i wouldn't have chosen to be this way and i tried to deny it/change it. things just don't work that way. i know it is difficult for straight people to understand this, but it is the simple truth. if i had been straight i'm sure i would still disapprove of gays. i'm glad in one way that i'm gay and that is because it has allowed me to be a better person. what is ironic is when people consider homosexuality to be immoral when the real immorality is their hatred of gays. i'm not trying to bash anyone, i'm trying to help people understand. thanks.

Answer 5

One's sexual orientation is a strategies set, no longer a rely of genetics. subsequently this question is particularly improper. they're going to nevertheless conflict with their sin, although they have the grace of Jesus, and tips from the Holy Spirit to stay a life set aside for Christ.

Answer 6

Not according to all the Christians I know, who accept the fact that gay people do not 'choose' to be gay anymore than I choose to be hetero.

Answer 7

I think it's different for different Christians. Some say love is everything so it doesn't matter if they are gay, but I personally believe that there is no such thing as someone that is born gay. I believe it is a choice and that if someone does truly believe in Christ they will turn away from homosexuality because they will realize it is a sin.

Answer 8

To "accept" Him means that you are making the choice to follow Him. That means following His example of Torah (law) obedience. Everything He did was Torah compliant, and we are to walk as He walked (although some try to wiggle out of that fact). Homosexual behavior is in direct violation of the Torah, so if one truly is following the Messiah, he (she) will leave that behind and opt for obedience to the Father.

I'm not a "gay basher", but Scripture doesn't paint a pretty picture of the future for those who CHOOSE TO BEHAVE in that manner.

Answer 9

"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you WERE. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1cor 6:9-11

Answer 10

It really bothers me the gay bashing that goes on in here among all the 'enlightened' people of this forum. (You know who you are and I am not refering to everyone, just the ones who actually do it.)

Why do you refuse to understand that its a gene in their bodies, they cannot change it, and they do not want to any more then you want to stop worshiping Jesus Christ.

Its not up to anyone to tell them how to live as long as they are happy no one has the right to tell them otherwise. If you don't like their lifestyles then don't associate with them. Period...

Blessings,
Aviana