Bible Discussion Thread

Sodom & Gomorrah I was taught about man doing not what God purpose for him was but doing his own will , homosexuality so it was destroyed but it was rendered evil in god's eyes , so why in today society are we trying to make it he norm where someone is shoun for not wanting to be friends with some one who is partaking in homosexuality why are they trying changing the Bible to fit man explaining when the bible tells you it's wrong yeah they hate homosexuality but not the homo explain how to separate the act

Cheryl, the Bible shows us that each one of us are sinners before God. The only one that came in perfect human flesh was Jesus, God's Word, & he was born into this world without a sin nature & lived a sinless life. This made Him the only acceptable Sacrifice for our sins. There is no sin too great that His Blood cannot cover & which God cannot forgive - all sins that we commit are forgivable when we truly repent.

The sin of homosexuality is complex because some may have been born with such a tendency, others, because of an abnormal upbringing who were groomed towards it, & yet others may feel the love they receive from their own gender is better than the other. So, whatever the reason for one's homosexuality, it is essentially the sin nature that surfaces in such a form. The world makes excuses for it, because they do not give regard to God's Laws but rather appeal to the happiness of the person & for equal treatment for all. But God requires that all sin, including homosexuality, be repented of (i.e. to declare remorse for it & to turn away from its practise). It is hard for them to do this because it may seem natural to them & fulfilling, but they need to "abstain from all appearance of evil".

Yet, Christians are still required to love all people, regardless of their sin. And this love is not that we should agree to what people do, but to love them as God loves them & longs for them to turn away from their sin. If allowed, we should not neglect a repentant homosexual who wants to know the way of Salvation - we must treat that person as any sinner seeking God & who knows that his/her behaviour is against God's Laws & against the natural display of love & commitment. So the only way to differentiate the act of sin from the person committing it, is to view both through the Eyes of God & through His Son's sacrifice for them.