A couple of weeks ago in church I was listening to the sermon and in the sermon the preacher had said that no gay people go to heaven. And this has really bothered ever since. God is supposed to love everyone and I don't believe that what the preacher said is true and the few people I have asked for the opinion of agreed with me and they all including me are straight. Could I have some other peoples opinions to see how others feel about this subject. Thanks.
2007-10-27 15:23:49 · 12 answers · asked by brookester333 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God's position on them is the same in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah as it is today. They brought God's wrath on them for their behavior. God is all about Love for those who desire to please Him and do the right thing. Some are given over to their sin and seal their own doom by their choices. God's laws state what is good and pleasing to Him. Even the laws do not condemn anyone. It is the choice we make to sin and remove ourselves from God that condemns us. On judgment day our actions and own words will testify against us.
Even Jesus got angry and turned tables over when they used God's house for a market and cheated people with unfair scales.
2007-10-27 15:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis James 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not presumptuous enough to make a judgment of someone based one particular behavior and I don't think any of us (including that preacher) should be either. God is our judge, we don't have the right or authority to tell other people where they will or will not go. I do not agree with the homosexual lifestyle, but I would never give a person an eternal sentence based on some aspect of their lifestyle.
2007-10-27 15:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by melissa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there are plenty of gay people in heaven. I agree with you that God loves everyone -- after all, that's what the Bible says is the reason Jesus came to us (John 3:16).
In your shoes, I'd look for a more Biblically based church.
2007-10-27 15:27:21 · answer #3 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would state that according to the bible, no practicing sinner will enter the gates of heaven.
This being said, it means anyone who knows that what they are doing is a sin (disobedience to God) and they choose to continue practicing it anyway. Many going to far as to say they just keep getting forgiven, so they keep on doing it.
Simply put, just the fact that someone is attracted sexually to the same sex is not the sin, acting on that attraction becomes the sin. Even after we are saved, we will all still sin, we are plain out sinful creatures. What we cannot do is openly sin and declare that God loves us anyway. He does love us, and part of Love is punishment for disobedience, even unto death if we just wont listen.
2007-10-27 15:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by cindy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bible warns us about judging others so I would not want anyone to say a certain group of people are going to hell. God judges the heart and He is a fair judge. It says in the bible refrain from all sin.
2007-10-27 15:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Godb4me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your god does indeed love everyone he'd get the fact that some people want to be gay and still Christian. I say let people be whatever they want to be. Since no one has come back from the dead to tell us what they saw in a while with proof, I say live.
2007-10-27 15:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by Buffy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think your pastor is wrong. If gay people accept christ, supposedly that's all it takes to get into heaven, they should go to heaven. If we are all sinners in gods eyes it shouldn't matter which sin it is if people have accepted jesus.
Does this make sense?
2007-10-27 15:29:25 · answer #7 · answered by bete noire Carpe Noctum 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the preacher is right according to the Bible.
You guys really do follow a horrible tyrant, you know that?
2007-10-27 15:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only answer I can give is to pray and ask God. I certianly am not going to tell him who he can and can't let into heaven.
Ok I am so confused. How is it that this answer recieved a thumbs down. If a person can't pray for an answer to any question than I am going to become an athiest.
2007-10-27 15:27:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If God bases his judgment on who people have sex with behind closed doors, the God is a voyeuristic pervert who needs be to fired for gross incompetence.
Seriously, though, there's no evidence that God or heaven/hell are real, so don't worry about it.
2007-10-27 15:30:57 · answer #10 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋