Is it possible to live a gay lifestyle and still be christian?
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You can love God and be gay. You can be gay and be loved by God. Homosexuality is no more sinful than any other sin. Everyone has sinned. The only difference would be that a true Christian will repent for the sins they know they have committed. Practicing homosexuals generally don't do that.
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Ask Christ into your heart. Believe that he died for your sins and will forgive you and he is the risen Lord. Read the Bible and allow the Holy Spirit to work in your heart. Find someone who is a Christian who can answer your many questions you will have. Find a good church that teaches truth from the bible. Continue to pray and strive to become more like Jesus by reading the bible and listening to Him in prayer.\n---In your question you said "REAL" Christian..These below are of "real" or true Christian ways. \n1. go to church. (the church is the body of Christ, everyone who is a Christian is a part of this, going to church can help you because there are some or many Christians there)\n2. hate everyone who is not of your faith.(not true)\n3. try and convert everyone who is not of your faith.(if you believe and love them you would, but you do not need to make everyone exactly like what you think a Christian is)\n4. call gays bad. (love the sinner hate the sin)\n5. be intolerant of everyone whom you don't like.\n6. fear god (true)\n7. love god (true)\n8. hate the devil (true)\n9. be understanding of hell. \n10. be the best person you can be (Jesus died for all the bad we do..wouldn't you want to do what you can for him?)\n11. don't over due it, as deeds don't get you into heaven. (Most believe we are saved by God's grace and we couldn't do it on our own because we are sinners by nature)
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I have a number of gay friends who do - one is even the Australian leader of a worldwide christian youth movement. It was hard for them to reconcile the two lifestyles though. They are all Catholic and have been told they are wrong for a large part of their lives - luckily they found support within the church. I don't go to church myself but support them as I know how.
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Homosexual orientation can be 'changed' yes, but not happily. it would be like choosing to live as a bum when you can live comfortable. its denying who you are.\nsome homosexuals force themselves to change orientation due to religious views (ie they're told they will go to hell if they dont leave their life of sin) and instead focus on the 'grace of god' to give them the strength to deal with the aformentioned living as a bum...\n\nReligion is a choice, but faith is not. you can change your religion if you discover another fits more securly with what you believe as a person, but you cant so easily change your actual beliefs.\n\ni think neither is easy to change.
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No. Christianity is about who you are, not just random choices you make.\n\nGrace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.\nBut also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.\nTherefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  II Peter 1:2-10\n\nLet us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:\n Fear God and keep His commandments,\n For this is man’s all.  Ecclesiastes 12:13
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I don't have an easy answer for you.  My understanding is that you can be gay and be a Christian, as long as you are celibate.  You would be in the same position as a heterosexual, unmarried Christian.  \n\nAs long as you aren't engaging in a sinful lifestyle, and you are trying to serve God and being transformed by your relationship with Him, your attraction - not acted on - makes no difference.\n\nI wish you all the best.  May God bless you as you endeavor to serve Him.
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You know I am a strong christian, but I don't shun science and common sense. Being gay is not a choice. It's just not, if you ask almost any gay guy or girl, they would say they would not choose to be gay, because who in their right mind would choose to be made fun of, shunned and hated? No one.
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I do not believe that it is possible to be a Christian and anything else at the same time.  However I do believe it's possible to take from every faith that which will help draw you closer to God and better follow Christ.\n\nBlessed Be
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I like what has been said.  The whole point of being a Christian (past the salvation part) is to become like Christ.  How do you do this??  Good suggestions have been given, and here are some more:\n-get into the Word every day.  God is going to talk to you through the ultimate "user manual".  \n-Get plugged into a Bible based church.  Get involved!!!  \n-Be open to letting the Spirit help you in life with making choices and reaching out to others.\n-Memorize Scripture- that helps write His Word on your heart, and you will pull that out of your memory when you least expect to.\n-Clean up your "house" bit by bit.  If you wear clothes that are making guys think unholy thoughts, make the choice and wear something else.  If you have a potty mouth, bite your tongue.  We ALL have things that we are working on.  Others will see this change in you, and see how Christ is changing you.  \n-praise God all throughout the day, this helps focus on what He has made good.\n\nI have been praying for you already!
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well by definition society is non-gay. If it wasn't it would be awfully short-lived. I'm not sure what the difference between a gay life and a hetero life is besides what goes on behind closed doors. If that aspect can remain stable, I would say yes, it is possible.
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There are so many answers already, you may not read this, but here goes. My answer is yes, absolutely. If you can be a priest, molest little boys, and be forgiven, you can be a gay Christian. I am not saying it is or isn't a sin, just that God loves you anyway, and so would his people. I am a Christian, and some of these answers deeply disturb me. As far as why would you want to be a part of a religion that hates you, that is ridiculous. In my church, ALL are accepted and loved. Christians DON'T hate, period. Now, I am talking about those that really have the Lord within them (we are out there), not the people that hide behind their religion and use it to judge other people, or the ones that continuously sin because "well, hey, I just have to ask for forgiveness".  I live everyday knowing "there by the Grace of God go I" . I know I am a sinner, I was born with sin. But I do my very best to keep it at a minimum, and right my wrongs when they happen. A "true" Christian just needs to believe that Jesus is their Savior, he died for their sins so that they may have eternal life, try their best as HUMANLY possible to live as he would, and just accept the gift that has been given you. As far as what the bible does or does not say, the bible has one flaw- it was written by regular old Joes. Humans. It is their interpretation of events, their recordings. Therefore, it is entirely possible that it is not completely accurate in regards to what Our Father said, did, thinks, feels, and wants. And on the subject of judging homosexuals, or anyone else for that matter, Jesus was the one who said "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" (and he was speaking to high priests, all sinners) when he saved Mary from being stoned to death, and she was a prostitute. Jesus died solely because WE ARE imperfect. And NO ONE can say if it's "okay" to be a Christian. If the Lord is within you, that cannot be taken away. Thank you for posting this question and reminding me how blessed I am to have my faith, and my God. I don't know if this is a hypothetical question or if you are trying to find your own faith, but either way, I wish you peace and love. God Bless.
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Absolutely! God made you and he loves you very much!   Don't doubt that for a second.\nI have a problem with the "christians" who are so against gays. Who are they to judge? In the bible it says to judge not or you shall be judged. \nGod gave us the freedom of choice to determine our own course of life and be it wrong or right, that is a personal choice and if god isn't standing there telling you "Not to do this and not do do that" how can someone stand there and tell you what is wrong or right "in god's name"???
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Gay people can believe in God the same way everyone else believes in God.\n\nMerely being gay is not a sin. Homsexual acts are sinful. Gays and straight alike are called to live a life of chastity.\n\nHowever, the disordered nature of homosexuality cannot be ignored. Nature did not intend to have same-sex relationships. The physical differences between male and female prove this.\n\nAnd who designed nature? God did, of course. To deny, defy, or flatly ignore the male-female sexual relations nature intended is to deny, defy, and flatly ignore the Will of God.\n\nThe rejection of God's Will is always sinful.\n\nBut none of that means a gay person couldn't also be a model Christian. We have to remember the axiom, "Hate the sin, not the sinner." One must avoid the sin of homosexual activity, but merely being homosexual is not a sin.
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There is a website called christiangays.com that has a chatroom.  I don't know if you get into religion.  I've never chatted there myself, so I don't know much about it.\n\nTo the person above me: being gay is not a sin even according the the Bible.  Participating in gay sexual acitivites is what the Bible has a problem with, but I have my own theories about misinterpretations in the Bible.
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It is not really a human question.  By whose standards are you living?  People will condemn you for everthing you do that is not the same as them.  If you are poor, fat, gay, stay at home mom, working mom, in private school, in public school...etc.  People are not what 'should' matter.  It is between you, and the person you get involved with.\n\nIf you beleive in God, then that is another matter and it is also completely your own business.  If you DO believe in God though....you'll have to be honest with yourself and take the matter to HIM alone in prayer.\n\nPeople need to mind their business about someone's private life - and if they are 'Chrisitians" they cannot judge you -they can only look at themselves - and improve or make their own changes within.  \n\nLegalization would really depend on the religious influence of the country.  You cannot expect basic bible principles to change for your convenience. No need to be bitter - religion is not necessarily a bad thing, it is just not that convenient - for anybody who devoutly tries to follow it.  \n\nNot just gays. Nobody wants to feel discriminated against. It is not a good thing to have to live with. However gays have gained a lot - perhaps some feel that it has been at 'their' expense.  We all want things we cannot necessarily have.
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Possibly.  Unless of course you're a Christian
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Yes, you can. You are married in the eyes of God and not living in sin. \n\nAsk a priest if you need more assurance.\n\nWith love in Christ.