is homosexualtiy ok with God according to the bible and should a pastor allow it in the church?
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Homosexuality goes against the design of God for mankind. As it is written:\n\nGenesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.  (19)  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.  (20)  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.  (21)  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;  (22)  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.  (23)  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.  (24)  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.\n\nShould a Pastor allow it in his church? Do you mean should unrepentant sinners become members of a church? Or people who have no desire to turn from their sinful ways become church members? That's not what the Bible says.\n\n1 Corinthians 5:9-13  I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:  (10)  Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.  (11)  But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.  (12)  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?  (13)  But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.\n\nNow if they are struggling to overcome a sin in their life, then that's a different story.\n\nGalatians 6:1  Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
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Homosexuality is a sin.  Just like telling a lie, stealing, murder, etc...  Therefore just because a person is homosexual doesn't necessarily buy them a "one-way ticket to hell".  If that were the case, ALL of us would be going straight to hell.  Ever thought of it that way?  Do not judge another person, because THAT is a sin as well.  I do not condone homosexuality, I think it is wrong, but I will not DARE sit here and say yes to your question!  Think about my answer, all fellow Christians, and ask yourself "Do I judge others?".  "Am I not a sinner as well?".  "Will I go to hell?".  And "WILLIE" up above me is wrong.  If you cram a bunch of mice in a box, all males, they WILL revert to homosexuality.
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Sure it's okay to have gay friends. I don't think there is anything wrong, it's like having a friend who is a different religion, as long as they don't impose their beliefs on me, I'm ok with it. So as long as your gay friend doesn't impose his beliefs on you, it's ok.
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in the bible, God says no. if he wanted gay people, he wouldn't have created adam and eve, it would have been adam and bob, and eve and lisa. it just ain't natural!!!!
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It is totally possible to hold Christian beliefs and be gay. It's just not possible to believe that God accept's your lifestyle. The Bible makes it clear that same sexes coming together is an abomination. either give up the penis or Prepare to swim in the lake of fire dude.
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Lots of questions!!!  \nAccording to the BIBLE... it is not okay to say that God hates homosexuals.  because God does not hate them, He is against what they do...homosexuality. Actually they are going against God... here is the proof... Romans chapter 1.\n1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,\n2  (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)\n3  Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;\n4  And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:\n5  By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:\n6  Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:\n7  To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n8 ¶  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.\n9  For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;\n10  Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.\n11  For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;\n12  That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.\n13  Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,)that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.\n14  I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.\n15  So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.\n16 ¶  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.\n17  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.\n18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;\n19 ¶  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.\n20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:\n21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.\n22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,\n23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.\n24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:\n25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.\n26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:\n27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.\n28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;\n29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malig
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A person can be a good Christian without being a homophobe. Why? Because Jesus himself said nothing against homosexuality.\n\nLeviticus states "Do not lie with another man as you do with your wife".  So, if you actually read the old testament line that is so often misquoted, in the original language, it basically says that it is wrong for a married man to cheat on his wife with another  man.  It also has over 300 admonitions against heterosexual sex.  Are we all supposed to be lesbians? The bible says nothing about women sleeping with women, so, i guess for religious reasons, I need to become a lesbian.\n\nThere is nothing wrong with homosexuality.  Everyone loves differently. As long as you don't hurt anyone, love who you want.
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I am Mormon which of course is a very strict religion. Regardless of what they tell me is wrong I have to believe that if God did not want there to be homosexuals in this world then the idea would never have been placed in anyone's head. God has total control as he made this world. If it is totally unacceptable then why do these things exist. We are taught not to judge as we will be judged later. If we treat those people unjustly just becasue of sexual preference then God will judge us harshly for breaking his rules. Homosexuals and Every other person in this world has the right to follow and obey God's commandments so why should they not be allowed in a church.
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There is nothing wrong with being gay, be proud of who you are.  \nNow search for a GOD that you want to worship and who will accept you.   GOD is all loving\n\nDEMOCRACY IN HEAVEN
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I'm not sure where it is "in God's word" that states homosexuality is a choice.  I laugh when people want to stand on the Bible as their grounds for spouting nonsense or uneducated "answers" which we are supposed to then accept as factual.  Some of the answers to your question thus far seem to fit into the "nonsense and uneducated" category.  I was born gay, and I've had to re-evaluate my own beliefs about God.  I had a sister to die suddenly, and I've had to re-visit and re-structure my relationship with God.  I lost a job because I'm gay (don't know how they found that out), and I then had to re-examine my trust in God.
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Being homosexual is like any other sin, it is what it is sin. I am not sure what you mean by tolerant. I would be very nice  and help anyone in need , homosexual or not. However, if they want me to agree with they're lifestyle, I can't. I cannot pretend it is ok or accept it but, I can accept them as a person and one of God's children.
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We should allow anyone who wants to come to church.\nBut they need to be hearing the truth on what God finds acceptable or not. If pastors allow people to go on living in sin and He never confronts them, I feel sorry for him in eternity.\nIn our church we have prostitutes, homosexuals, alcoholics, drug users, and sinners of all sorts. We encourage all to come, and they either get their lives straight or become convicted and leave before to long. Sin can never feel comfortable in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
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Absolutely -- and in every case they are specifically condemned as gravely sinful.\n\nSee Leviticus 16, for example, in the OT.\n\nSee Romans 1 for a NT example.\n\nThere are lots of things in the OT that are replaced or superceded by new "rules" in the NT.  \n\nBut homosexuality is not one of them.  With regard to that, there's nothing in the NT that replaces anything in the OT.  Rather, the NT reaffirms and repeats the OT teachings against homosexual conduct.
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ToLiveIsToExplore,\nIt true, and I am glad that you noticed. The Laws of before were to illustrate different things, especially having to do with Christ in His relationship to sin, and the human relationship to God. You put way too much down that I want to go through right now, so I'll keep it short, (I'm moving right now).\n\nHomosexuality is not a special sin. It is covered by the blood of Jesus just like any other. So people don't go to Hell for being Gay, rather they go to hell for not trusting God through Jesus Christ.\n\nSo if you are Gay, be Gay and trust God to fulfill His promises. So the focus isn't on sinning, it's about trusting God.\n\nWhy do some Christians bring it up all the time? Because they are not taught the truth. They believe that certain people are worse sinners than they are. And that's a bad attitude. Their pastors are sinning everytime that message is brought by them to the congregation.
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Personally, I say yes, but that is definetely not the stance of most churches. I am a Christian, and I am against the government controlling womens choice (which lumps me in the pro-choice category) even though my church (Catholic Church) is anti-abortion.\nAs for the gay/lesbian issue, this is one where people are taking scripture out of context, and judge people based on their own misconception. While the bible does say that homosexuality is an abomination to God, it is just another sin like lying, and all sins are equal. as a Christian you should be accepting of everyone and not judge anyone based on their sin as you are not free of sin either, so you should be fine with that. Unfortunately ignorant and rude "Christian" people hate the gay/lesbian community because they live sin also, and those people don't look into themselves and see that they aren't any better.
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my belief is that god does not discriminate. he would accept you whatever ur sexual preference is.\n\nbut as i say, if gays are not accepted in heaven, then they'd be having the time of their lives walking on rainbows.
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i think that you are totally right. liking someone of the same sex isnt a sin. god loves everyone and it doesnt specifictly say any where in the bible that gays and lesbians and going to hell. no one knows for sure. i thin kyou should turn the other cheak when someone tries to tell you that you are sinning because of what kind of person you are interested in! if god didnt want people to like other people of the same sex than why did he make htem that way? it think you should be you and not listen to anyone who puts you down! dont ever change because of something some one says to you!