is homosexuality a sin? -anwser

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I've been struggeling with the same thing in my life right now also, im a leader for many youth groups and christian groups, and no one knows about me, but ive come to accept that god has created me this way for a reason, and he loves me for who i am. If you read the bible and research what it says against homosexuality, it only refers to homosexual prostitution going alone with sex, its not wrong, and god loves us for who we are. Thanx - hoped it helped bro

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I have struggled with the question is homosexuality a sin all my life since I was 8 or 9 so I understand your frustration. I believe it is a sin. I won't quote scripture to you because I have a hard time with that myself even tho I consider myself a christian I fight the so called good fight on a daily basis and sometimes I feel as tho the only thing I can do is give in. I kno that doesn't help you but the knowledge that there are people just like you with the same struggles as you do exist. feel free to e-mail me at anotherfreightshaker @yahoo.com anytime and we can im each other sometime. But Just for friendship. Eric

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Note that there is a "literal" approach to the Bible and a "historical" approach to the Bible. That sentence alone can help lead you to understand and want to research the Bible itself. One must look at the Historical context in which it was written, then the actual words translated from Greek do not necessarily refer sometimes to homosexuality. Also the context in which homosexuality was brought up in the Bible is also another factor. Consider for example the infamous story of Sodom and Ghomorah. When God told his followers to go into the town of Sodom (known for lustful behavior and hedonistic ways) He said whoever doesn't welcome you, dust your feet from the earth and get away from the town (not verbatum..but look it up) When the town men came to the door they demanded to "know" the visting men. Back then "know" meant have sex with the men. God was ultimately mad because the town men wanted to rape or forcibly have sex with the visitors. This was considered hostile in God's eyes. That is why God was mad, not because the men wanted to have sex with other men. In fact, back then sex was not seen solely amongst others of opposite sex, it was very common to have sex or be in love with member of the same sex. So, I hope that all made sense. Also people say, "God say gay sex is detestable" but God also said anger is detestable. How often are we angry every day. I guess if we take it literally we should all be going to hell. Remember to "God says homosexuality is detestibel" ...don't take it literally...look into the context of sex. God wanted people to be monogomous and back then it was common to have wives and also boy sex slaves. So remember where the context of that quote comes from. It is definately not always black and white. To me we were born Gay or straight...look at how we felt when we were so young, and look how many little kids we see that we know right of the bat that they are going to be gay or lesbian. Just my thoughts. Hope I helped out a bit for the confused ones. It really sucks to hate yourself, God doesn't want that at all for you. He loves you just the way you are and that is the gift of salvation as well from all your sins.

[spreadeagle]

Is homosexuality a sin? Hmmmmm, let's see...

A sin would be any action (and some would say a thought is an action too) that infringes against an accepted moral code. Some moral codes are imposed upon us by the society or culture in which we live. Some moral codes we develop ourselves; often after conflicts arise around the personal (in)appropriateness of the code we are expected to obey. My own view is that ALL moral codes are man-made. Others believe that moral codes can be ordained by extra-terrestrial beings - like Gods.

To navigate calmly through life involves a series of choices, priorities and compromises. If you make a choice or prioritise something that doesn't sit comfortably within the ethics of the society you live in then you face stormy waters. You can then compromise and make choices that please others while not pleasing yourself so that you don't rock the boat. Or you can grab hold of the rudder and try and steer your own course, but that might not suit the others still in the boat with you. Or you can jump overboard, swim for your life, and come ashore someplace where like-minded people share similar moral values.

Forget all the bible-banging claim and counter-claim. It's pretty clear that Christianity - at least as far as organised religion, priest and church are concerned - is not just against homosexuality, but is against sexuality per se. Even if you're straight you're in constant danger of hellfire. Hell is just a mechanism for controlling the masses. Hell is guilt. Homophobia is an invention that enables sinning heterosexuals to feel less guilty.

The earlier you learn this the better, before you compromise your freedom and risk hurting others by trying to wear a straight-jacket that was never designed for you and that can never fit.

The real sins are dishonesty and hypocrisy. Some people can find a sense of fulfilment and achievement through a life of devotion and self-sacrifice. If you're not one of those people I suggest you set about finding what it is you really feel passionately about and then discovering some way and someplace in the world where you can express that.

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No matter how one tries to make it sound different, the Bible is very definite in Paul's writings. IT IS A SIN, and is sufficient to keep one from eternal lif. The issue is" To what extent do you believe the Bible?
There is really very little choice. Either the Bible is completely true, as the divinely expressed word of God, or it is made up of an"s writings, and is False. There is no in between. If you are gay, and want to be, you are a sinner, and by extension, you are lost.

[spreadeagle]

I don't think we have to accept the Bible as being completely true or completely false. Couldn't it be partly true?

If you consider that the Bible varies from edition to edition; that it consists of translations and retranslations of gospels written 2000 years ago in now defunct languages; that contemporaneous gospels that deal with the same subject matter are excluded; or that the most popular version - The King James - was compiled only 400 years ago by fat, white, men in a patriarchal society, then there seems to be plenty of room for interpretation.

When an individual reads a text they can only perceive or make sense of it through the lens of their own unique experience. This means that everyone reads their own Bible, no two people ever read, or take the same meaning from the same Bible. The Bible is a text, like any other. If it was truly the word of God then why would we need the book? Wouldn't the knowledge just flash into our brains and souls without the intermediary of man-made ink, paper and language?

[Gaeilge]

I hate how people always go by what The Bible says.

If people feel they are attracted to the same sex then let them be that way.