Do you go to hell for being gay

This I Believe: Lgbtq+ Forever, Hell For Never

You’re going to hell. Yes, you, the juvenile male wearing the noisy shirt, scarf, and skinny jeans. Yes, you, the student tutor with a 3.8 GPA, who aspires to have a family, who has goals for your life and a career in mind and who was baptized in a Southern Baptist church? none of that matters when the TRUTH is that you aren’t natural and neither are your actions.  

The previous paragraph is what much of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) community hears on a daily basis from “Christians” everywhere. As a new gay man, I own learned to hide it in front of “those” people; the ones who I know will condemn me for wearing eyeliner in public or holding my boyfriend’s hand. I have quickly learned that in their eyes it doesn’t matter what gentle of home I was raised in, what gentle of childhood I had, or how many scriptures I memorized between the ages of five and twelve. None of it matters as long as I want to reside happily ever after with my handsome prince instead of the stereotypical and “normal” princess that community wishes for me to have.

My God and I have talked about the fact that I

“You want to shove those words endorse in and lay the lid on. But you can’t. Your child is gay. This goes against everything you’ve been taught. It was not what you had in mind, and you instantly wonder where you went wrong.”

When you become a parent, you comprehend to expect the unexpected. But for many Christian parents, nothing can ready them to perceive that their beloved child is same-sex attracted. This is the child you contain cradled, spoon fed mashed bananas, and dreamed a attractive future for. How could this be? What will the church say? What will your friends say? What does the future hold? You can’t even get your brain around this.

If you are a Christian parent, family member or friend to whom your loved one has appear out as same-sex attracted or lesbian, then this is for you.

I invite you to sit down, relax, maybe become a cup of tea, and soak in what I’m about to declare you. My expect is to mentor you as we walk for a bit through this maze of confusion, to help you find your way to wholeness. In many Christian circles, this is not good news, and you may start to spiral into reflection and self-searching. We’ll get to that. But at the bottom of it all, this is not about you. Most parents’ first mistake is to mak

Is being gay a sin?

Answer



In order to answer the doubt “Is being homosexual a sin?” we need to question some assumptions upon which the ask is based. Within the past fifty years, the designation gay, as applied to homosexuality, has exploded into mainstream culture, and we are told that “being gay” is as much outside one’s control as “being short” or having blonde hair. So the scrutinize is worded in a loaded way and impossible to adequately answer in that form. We need to burst this question up and deal with each piece separately. Rather than demand, “Is being male lover a sin?” we need to inquire, “Is it sinful to have queer attractions?” And, “Is it sinful to engage in queer activities because of those attractions?”


Concerning the first question, “Is it sinful to have same-sex attractions?” the answer is complicated. First, we should probably distinguish between (actively) sinning and (passively) creature tempted:

Being temptedis not a sin. Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned (Matthew 4:1; Hebrews 4:15). Eve was tempted in the garden, and the forbidden fruit definitely appealed to her, but it seems that she did not actually sin until she took the fruit and ate it (Genesis 3:6&n

Can a Gay or Lesbian person go to Heaven?

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(Letter)

I know the Bible says it’s a sin, but it also says that the only unforgivable sin is not accepting Jesus. If a Gay person accepts Jesus but does not change his lifestyle, can he go to Heaven? I have a cousin who’s Gay.

—Lucy

You’ve asked a very significant question—and a very hard one.

And you are exactly right: there is only one sin that is unforgivable. That is the sin of not believing and not receiving Jesus Christ into your life.

A gay or queer person can acceptChrist, just as an alcoholic, a drug addict, or a mass-murderer can acknowledge Christ. Jesus’ offer of salvation is open to everyone.

Your interrogate is whether someone can acceptChrist, not change his lifestyle, and still go to heaven. The Bible teaches that if someone has truly accepted Christ into his life, nothing can save him out of Heaven. In John 10:28, Christ says of Christians,

“I give them eternal animation, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand.”

So, Lucy the real question, I think, is whether your cousin had a life-changing experience with Christ. Jesus said in Luke,

“Why act you ca