What is Jesus view on homosexuals & abortion..??
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The Bible is the words of God. Jesus is the Third Person of the Trinity. Therefore Jesus is God....SO\n\n\nQuestion:  "What does the Bible say about abortion?"\n\n\nAnswer:  The Bible never specifically addresses the issue of abortion. However, there are numerous teachings in Scripture that make it abundantly clear what God’s view of abortion is. Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that God knows us before He knits us in the womb. Psalm 139:13-16 speaks of God’s active role in our creation and formation in the womb. Exodus 21:22-25 prescribes the same penalty for someone who causes the death of a baby in the womb as the penalty for someone who commits murder. This clearly indicates that God considers a baby in the womb as just as much of a human being as a full-grown adult. For the Christian, abortion is not a matter of a woman’s right to choose. It is a matter of the life or death of a human being made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27; 9:6).\n\n \n\nQuestion:  "What does the Bible say about homosexuality ?\n\n\nAnswer:  The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God “gives them over” to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual “offenders” will not inherit the kingdom of God.\n\n \n\nGod does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. A person may be born with a greater susceptibility to homosexuality, just as people are born with a tendency to violence and other sins. That does not excuse the person choosing to sin by giving into their sinful desires. If a person is born with a greater susceptibility to anger / rage, does that make it right for then to give into those desires? Of course not! The same is true for homosexuality.
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Those Christians that say that forget their Jesus (however, quite a few Christians do share that opinion with their lame "hate the sin, not the sinner" line.)\n\nJesus said if you lust after a person in your heart, you have already committed adultery.  While I disagree with him, certainly, Christians are not afforded this luxary.\n\nSo Jesus says that being gay (obviously, by definition desiring someone of the same sex) then they have already committed the deed.  As Christians, there is no difference between wanting and actually doing in this regard.\n\nThus, whichever Christians repeat this tripe do so despite of what Jesus told them.  In short, as Christians, they are flat wrong.  Either homosexuality is all the way wrong or just fine. \n\nWhile I abhor those fundies who decry homosexuality, at least they are consistent.  This moderate Christian way of having their cake and eating it too is biblically wrong and just plain stupid.
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Doesn't the bible preach acceptance and love... doesn't it also say that our job isn't to judge, because he will do that?\nMy question is, why worry about people being gay, when we can't take care of our own citizens... and parts of the world hate us so much they are willing to die to kill us?  Is it really that important?  I don't think so!
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I think your question is very interesting. What the world is coming to is very involved in what you are asking as well as other sins.\n\nIt matters a great deal whether a person is homosexual or not. The Bible says it is an abomination to God. God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for their sins, one of their most predominent being homosexuality.\nyou can read more here :\nhttp://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5003/5003_01.asp\n\nThe legalization of abortion, homosexuality etc is going to lead to the judgement of our country make no mistake. Some judgement has already come.\n\nAs far as what the world is coming to.The Bible has the answer to that also. \n2Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.\n 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,\n 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,\n 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;\n 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.\n\nYou can't deny that is a very good description of the world we live in.\n\nHope is found in the Lord Jesus Christ. He died for our sins and arose the third day that we might be saved. God's wrath and judgement is coming to this earth - only those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ will escape that wrath.\nRevelation 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?\nIf you really want to know more about what the world is coming to read this :\nhttp://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5025/5025_01.asp\n\nAs far as being put here for a reason - you are right - we were put here for a reason. The Bible tells us in Revelation 4:11, that reason is to please God. If one is living in sin that is not pleasing to God. Hebrews 11:6a tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith in what?  Faith in God's Word, in the Lord Jesus Christ. The only way to please God is to be reconciled with Him through the blood of the Lord Jesus. When we trust Him as our Saviour that pleases God. When we live our lives according to His Word that pleases God. That is our purpose on this earth.
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How common this fallacy is. "I think ......" Then, "Are there Christian values....??? " (Implicit assumption: what I think = christian values). Ah, the arrogance of thinking that your opinion represents semi-universal truths. I am also PRO-life in that I respect it greatly, and do not take abortions lightly, but don't be dictating your belief to me. I am not gay, but see no harm in gay relationships, and in fact I believe tolerance would be good for society. I can't imagine Jesus tying homosexuals to a wire fence and leaving them to die, nor even being concerned if two swore undying allegiance to each other.It doesn't harm me, nor anyone else. What's your hangup. That the word "marriage" has been co-opted? Then use another word.
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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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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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SAW THSI THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.  \nMAKES SENSE.\n\nLets first examine the definition of homosexuality...it is the practice of sexual behavior with the same sex. A great debate these days. Is it deviant? i.e. behaviors and attitudes that differ from the normal social and moral standards.\n\nHmmmmmm... \n\nLet me put it this way.\n\nIf I loved having sex with animals and formed a group to say that we were born this way, and started challanging laws that opposed this behavior... going so far as to challenge the very Bible that teaches against it... and marching in parades, having protest, and touting the illusion that I am being discriminated against because I love beastiality... would you say it is deviant or that it was just my right to do my thing?\n\nMoral decay, is moral decay, and unnatural behaviors can not be made right by giving it a superficial tweek with a name change. That name is "gay".\n\nGay is a cute name and makes it socially acceptable... socially palletable... But it still remains a continued and ongoing asset in the moral decay column. \n\nI do not hate or dislike people who practice homosexuality, but it is time for some one to stand up and call a horse a horse.\n\nThe aime of the homosexual movement is to attack the Bible. Oh, I know what youre thinking... this guy is nuts. But if satan can keep blinding the minds of the homosexual community, they will unwittingly get laws changed that will declair it a crime to speak against their sexual practices, under the satanic inspired veil of discrimination. \n\nIf that happens, what would happen to men and women of God who speak against homosexual practices from their church pulpits, or in the streets? Can you say, Monopoly Game--Go straight to jail... It could seriously mean persecution of true believers. Persecution of the true Church, if you will allow it....\n\njust food for thought...
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We ALL sin and fall short of the glory of God.  We were born into a sinful world after Eve ate the apple in the garden.  Is homosexuality a sin? Yes, but so is gluttony, gossip, coveting, stealing, abuse, etc, etc....  God see's all sin as the same in His eyes.  It is a shame that the world cannot love the homosexual as God loves them....he created them just as He created me, a sinner.  But He died on the cross to save us from those sins.  God forgives me as a glutton-gossip-coveting female, so he can forgive anyone else who commits sin....and we all do commit sin!  God is sad when we sin, he hates sin, but he sent Jesus, his son into the world as a sacrifice to save us from our sin so we can spend eternity in heaven with Him!  What an incredible promise!  Grace and mercy to those (homosexuals) who have to deal with the judgment of "some" Christians who really do not understand the unconditional love of Jesus Christ!
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God accepts gays and lesbians...\n\nHe accepts ALL SINNERS if they turn away from their sins and ask for forgiveness.\n\nA gay is a person who has chosen a path of sin.\nA lesbian is a person who has chosen a path of sin.\n\nA murderer can come into the kingdom of God if he repents, and asks for forgiveness, and accepts Jesus Christ as their personal savior, and SINS no MORE.\n\nIf the person who has chosen a path of sins TURNS fro that path and decided on another path without sin, and does the rest, then they can also enter the kingdom of heaven.\n\nGod does not hate the sinners. He hates the SIN.\n\nComitting a homsexual act is in God's eyes an abomination. \n\nA person is not Born a murderer.\nA person is not Born a Homosexual.\n\nA person becomes a murderer when they commit a murderous act. They Chose to comit the sinful act.\n\nA Person becomes a homosexual when they commit a homosexual act. The Chose to commit the Sinful Act.\n\nA person can be born with homcidal tendancies, but they are not a murderer unless they are weak and they ACT on them.\n\nA person can be born with homosexual tendancies, but they are not a homosexual unless they are weak and they ACT on them.\n\nGOD can give you stength to NOT act on these sinful temptations.\n\nAnd yes, it is OK to be attracted to animals A person can be attracted to animals and enter into Gods Kindom. Unless they ACT on these attractions, they have not sinned. Beastiality is an ACTION not a way of life. It IS a sin.\n\nWe don't here anymore about NOT giving in to the Devil's Temptations. Why Not?\nDon't give in to temptation and you will NOT Sin.\n\nIt is the CHOICE of disobedience which is what you get Punished for. If you believed in God, and have chosen to be obedient to God, then you will not choose to give into temptation. Then you will not sin. \nThe next time you look at a person of the opposite sex lustfully, understand that you HAVE a CHOICE NOT to act on those Feelings.\n\nYES, I am sure Many people have entered into the priesthood because they CHOSE to be celibate. They decided having NO SEX at all was better than risking eternal Damnation because they gave into temptation and had homosexual Sex.\n\nRemember, a Person is Not a Homosexual until they commit the Sin. SO it is OK for a priest to be a priest as long as he does not act on his homosexual tendancies. (we have read that many have given in and that is why the Church is geting sued about so many alter boy situations).\n\nYour sins will be forgiven. Go and Sin no More.\n\nP.S. Ala would have the person committing the homosexual act STONED to DEATH With no hesitation.\n\nP.P.S. Christians are always required to DEFEND their Fairth from those who persecute them. Even though the Constitution guaratees freedom OF religion, this freedom is being challenged by those that read it freedom FROM religion. \nThe Congress shall make no laws restrict the free expression there of.. And they don't, but the liberal judges think they are Higher than the laws and try to legislate from the bench.\n\nP.P.P.S. A church can WELCOME all gays and lesbians. They also could say that they Welcome ALL sinners. Where do you think CONVERTS come from???
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some people say that christianity is against homosexuality but honestly i dont know.im a true believer(in God) and i hope im not contradicting the bible. this is my opinion: i dont think people should be made to feel bad because of their sexuality.its up to u to decide if u are strong enough to stand up for yo gay self.if not then do go for counselling and maybe u can find the cause of your problem(thats if uve decided its a problem).who are we to judge people, as far as im concerned if the bible says its wrong then seek treatment, if not and if ur religion allows it then accept yourself bcoz people usually only accept someone who is able to accept himself.
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It is not our place to judge individuals.  That job is left up to God.  He knows all the surrounding circumstances of every person and their motivations.  \n\nIn addition, often in the scriptures people are referred to as "children" in comparison to God, who is our wise, loving, just and powerful Father.  Just as a human father can see dangers his young child may be unaware of, our heavenly Father knows the way we were designed (since he's responsible for it) and knows what's best for us.\n\nHomosexuality is deemed unacceptable to God, so there are definitely reasons for it, even if not everyone can fully understand the reasons at this time.  The act of homosexuality is spoken of as "wicked," but the Bible does not refer to them as a group and say they are all "evil."  \n\nAll of us have things we have to work hard to root out of ourselves in order to meet God's requirements.  Some have harder work than others.  Today we have an imperfect understanding of the causes of homosexuality.  Some may be genetic, some may be learned behaviors from environmental factors and who knows what else?  We don't, but God does and we can trust that his judgments are just.\n\nI hope you find peace with this subject.  :)\n\nIN RESPONSE TO YOUR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:\n\nThe point is, the Bible makes no such sweeping, irrational commands.  In my view, it is you who has taken an arbitrary command from the scriptures and turned it into an issue in an effort to discredit the whole Bible.  \n\nThe problem comes when imperfect people take the commands and principles from the Bible and choose to harm people based on an incomplete understanding of the spirit of what it means to follow Christ.  Jesus outwardly rebuked individuals who knew the scriptures through thorough study but who instead chose to make their own traditions first and foremost.  Those who were ignorant of his requirements for blessings he treated kindly.  Neither group did he ever physically or verbally abuse, but he tried to help them come to an understanding of the truth.  As Christians we want to follow Jesus' way of handling the situation.\n\nI have a feeling you or someone you know has been treated poorly by someone claiming to be a Christian for living a homosexual lifestyle.  Please don't take one or many person's bad example(s) as the last say about whether the Bible itself is just and reasonable.\n\nEven Jesus said, "Not everyone saying to me 'Lord, Lord' will enter into the Kingdom of the Heavens.  But the one who does the will of my Father will."
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it's a sin, allright.\nbut in no aspect whatsoever that it is a greater sin.\nYou are right, judging people, liars, adulterers, thieves, gossippers, murderes, and so on are equal sinners as homosexuals (who practice the lifestyles).\n\nChurch who treates homosexuals badly are the misguided one.\nThey are basically the same like the pharisees during the  bible times.\n\nI believe if Jesus to walk the earth today, he would hang out in the midst of homosexuals (delivering them from bondage) -just like he walked in the past (among tax collectors, prostitutes, and so on).\n\nPerhaps, the reason why YOU are put in that kind of church is to testify Jesus' love by reminding them (the congregation and the pastors) the bible truth. That they should treated the homosexuals like human being.\nRemind them that they should hate the sins, not the sinners.
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Jesus stayed out of politics.  so it is hard to  transfer what he taught in that day to present times, politically speaking.\n\nExample; Because he saved the woman caught in the act of adultery, does that mean he would be against ALL death penalty cases?\n\nAnd, if you noticed, while he saved her, he didn't back down on saying she was wrong. ("Go & sin no more.") I can imagine liberals screaming, "Who are you telling her what to do with her own body!"\n\nHe obviously wanted the poor to be taken care of, but does that mean he would have wanted the government to be in charge of it? And 50% of the rich man's income being confiscated to pay for it? That sounds more like Robin Hood than Jesus Christ!\n\nHe said you have to pay your taxes, but would he have voted for a politician who advocated fixing things by higher taxes?\n\nHe taught obedience to the government, but does that mean he wanted a big government?\n\nI can't imagine Jesus being anything but disgusted by mid to late- term abortions, but the Bible is not specific on the subject. The issue of "when life begins" would have to be answered, first.\n\nBut as far as issues like trade unions and strong regulation of business, strong environmental regulations, animal rights & gun control, it's hard to say, exactly. \n \nBTW - The mythology of Mary Magdalene is that she was a REFORMED prostitute.  But there isn't actually anything in the Bible to support the notion she ever was a prostitute.\n\nNOW, as to why ANYONE would fork over money to the likes of Bennie Hin is beyond me!\n\nP.S.  You can always count on KooKoo Bananas to spit out the hatred, can't you?
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First of all, it is the height of stereotyping to say liberals are godless.  Also 43% are pro-life.  I know several wonderful \nchristian liberal activists and am one myself.  My savior was a liberal as evidenced by the answer I gave in this link.  .\n\nI'm sure you will not take the time to read it but I have a good augument that shows using bible verses why Jesus was a liberal.  Please look at the best answer I gave here.\n\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqj59QK.Kwt4kzyMOoxQVaLsy6IX?qid=20060917101212AA8ckCM\n\nAlso I am able to work with people who are atheists and gay in the political world by treating everyone with respect and kindness and as a person.\n\nIf you are a true Christian, you could too.
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good joke. He is a religious conservative.  They think that all the rest of us are wrong, and only their beliefs are right. Since they consider abortion bad, no matter what the circumstances of the pregnancy, and no matter what the child might be born into(such as retardation, debilitation, terminal condition), I think that G Bush is just waiting for the first opportunity to test a challenge to "Roe". Of course, it will not be him that is presenting the challenge, but one of the religious right groups.  He has just changed the makeup of the Supreme Court, which makes it far more likely that such a challenge will prevail.\n\nAs a personal opinion, I wish that each and every one of these people who oppose abortion, and who want to tell the rest of how to think, to believe, and to worship, would adopt as many children as they could.  On the one hand, dealing with some of the unadoptable chldren might change their view(never their opinion).  And, until there are no unwanted or abused or parentless children, I feel that they are being hypocrites, for forcing more unwanted children to be brought into this world.
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Under "sources" is an interesting article on Christians and Homosexuality (it brings up some interesting points and answers your question in a more educated way than I could, having never read the big'ol'bible).\n\nIt starts out:"When Christians pour their judgment on homosexual men and women, they do nothing less than make a mockery of their own savior, Jesus Christ. The grace they are willing to accept as followers of Christ is suddenly not good enough to extend to those they find offensive. It's a double standard, based not in biblical truth but in fear and the desire for control. To understand this, we must understand what Christians believe, and how their beliefs are being subverted from living in love to the canonizing of condemnation...."