That a person would be specifically singled out for God's condemnation for any reason is appalling. The gay community get this treatment and the main reason is that Christians transfer their own thoughts about homosexuality onto God. Then they report 'what God thinks' based on their own perceptions. The Bible has instances where God deals with sin but we don't seem to see thieves being protested about and specifically identified as 'hell-bound.' The Lord had a chance to be really clear by having a homosexual crucified next to Jesus being the one who viciously rejected Salvation. However this is not the case. God has made clear his intent for his Creation in the Bible. That people choose to do their own thing is common to all people, not just a group whose practices you don't approve of.
To defuse the whole issue we need to return to what becoming a Christian is. Everyone on earth is born into sin. Sin is not primarily an action or practice. It is a condition. Where that condition has you today is entirely and completely known by God. But be absolutely clear that it is the sin condition that is the problem before it drives our practices. When someone becomes a Christian they are recognising God sent Messiah to pay the sin debt to God. Jesus became sin itself! The response to that involves a laying down of their life. Please note: this is not a selection process of fessing up your wrongs or categories! This is about laying down every aspect of self to God. In response to this intent, the Lord begins showing us what it is to become free under his lead. When we see this freedom there is no precious thing, including one's sexual practices, that will compare with freedom in Christ.
I'm not concerned that someone is gay at all. I am concerned that they have the same sin condition as everyone born into this world. I'm also concerned that in singling out 'gay' as being somehow at the top of the 'things-that-make-God-angry' list, we forget that every person is born into sin generally. The argument that a person is born gay is complex. But that deflects the issue once again. It concentrates on the practice not the condition all people are born into.
God provided such an outrageous answer to the problem of the sin condition. When we take on board that he came in the flesh and religious humans nailed him to a tree to shut him up, we have more problems than 'who someone chooses to have sex with.' Pontificating about 'what God thinks about homosexuals' misses the point of the Bible message. ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD and all have to remedy this while here. The only answer is faith in the Risen, Glorified Lord Jesus Christ.
So the message to all people, no matter what you get up to, is -come to the Lord Jesus and be included in the greatest scandal of all time: Jesus saw what you did because of sin, climbed onto a tree and allowed stupid people to hammer nails into his limbs so you would know its alright to come to God just as you are!
Your freedom from there is to prefer your life of sin over the Salvation Jesus the Messiah offers. Now that is something you don't want to do. Please believe me, this story is all true and rejecting this Salvation is the worst decision of your eternal life. Jesus was sent by God to become your sinful condition and ensuing practices so that in life you could be forgiven and spend eternity in Heaven with your Creator. Deal or no deal?
Gary Ward
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