by Justin
My View of Homosexuality
3:50 am in Bible Thoughts by Justin
Living a homosexual lifestyle is obviously condemned by the Bible. (Genesis 19; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:22-29; 1 Corinthians 6:9;; 1 Timothy 1:10; Jude 1:7). My view is just one of the possible outlooks. Christians generally make one of two mistakes of this issue. Either they don’t claim it to be a sinful lifestyle or they put it as this particularly more heinous sin.
My (possibly flawed) view is this: People can be “born homosexual” because we are born with a sin nature. I particularly don’t believe people are born homosexuals, but my faith will not be destroyed if scientists say they are because the Bible lets us know we are born sinners. Some may manifest this through lying. Others through stealing. Still others through heterosexual lust. Some may even express it through the homosexual lifestyle. Being born with a sin nature is not an excuse however. God’s grace can still be applied. If you want a new heart with new desires, then get saved. What happens then? Well one of two possibilities comes to my mind. Either God will take away the temptation of homosexual lust or when you are born again you no longer want to sin – even if your flesh still wants it. I don’t know what the case will be for you.
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you know… this has been something i’ve been trying to get my head around for the past 3 weeks. my best friend is a lesbian and recently she started seeing someone who is somewhat like a little sis to me. while the Holy Spirit prompted me to speak out, i spoke, then flinched when we nearly ended up in an arguement.
Gracie, it can be hard when you have such a close friend living a lifestyle that is hated by your Closest Friend. Reach out with the love of Christ. Share your faith. Perhaps you find it even harder to share with someone you know so well. Maybe you have a Christian friend in a similar situation that you could agree to witness to each other’s friend. I got this suggestion from an episode of The Way of the Master (www.wayofthemaster.com).
Actually I don’t hate her lifestyle. She’s been this way as long as we’ve known each other. She has never been straight and I’ve always accepted her for who she is. Think this particular situation is tripping me up especially because of who she is seeing now. Before, the women she dated were stranger to me, but now she’s dating someone who is almost like a little sister to me and also a follower of Christ. My best friend believes in God, but has a problem with attending church. She was planted in a church up till she was about 18, then she left when she was sort of ostracized. Especially because of her tomboyish appearance and lifestyle. So its incredibly hard to speak to her about such a touchy issue for her without her putting up a defensive front.