How Homophobic Are You?

[HaloHope]

Halo, that is your very own choice. It matters not that you disagree with God, He is God. He said it. It stands.

*sighs* You know full well I dont believe he said it. Or anyone in the Bible said it, but hey whatever, you think im possesed by demons and the like right?

Im going to hedge my bets Im not sinning in my relationship (obviously I sin but I dont believe my relationship is a sin) and when I stand before God Im sure he wont take issue with it.

If he does.. and im asked to repent I dont think I could say sorry for how much love I feel for my partner. In fact I could not possibly say sorry for it, ever, to anyone its that powerful an emotion. This leads me to the conclusion that it's not a sin even more.

 

[EnemyPartyII]

Are you completely unaware that the word 'Allah' simply means 'God?' Arab Christians / Jews use the word when reading the Bible and when praying. This kind of comment is both tendentious and prejudiced.
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I've asked this exact same question before... I predict you are about to recieve a baseless assertion to the effect that any translation of "Allah" as "God" to be a diabolical plant and a lie

 

[EnemyPartyII]

I've asked this exact same question before... I predict you are about to recieve a baseless assertion to the effect that any translation of "Allah" as "God" to be a diabolical plant and a lie

I know what Allah stands for to a Muslim--it isn't Jehovah.

Ta da! Never mind the fact that Allah and Jehova are both the God of Abraham, and that Arabic speaking Christians and Jews refer to their God as "Allah". or, indeed, that the Arabic "Allah" is directly derived from the Hebrew "Ellah" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah#Etymology

All a demonic lie.

 

[Floatingaxe]

*sighs* You know full well I dont believe he said it. Or anyone in the Bible said it, but hey whatever, you think im possesed by demons and the like right?

Im going to hedge my bets Im not sinning in my relationship (obviously I sin but I dont believe my relationship is a sin) and when I stand before God Im sure he wont take issue with it.

If he does.. and im asked to repent I dont think I could say sorry for how much love I feel for my partner. In fact I could not possibly say sorry for it, ever, to anyone its that powerful an emotion. This leads me to the conclusion that it's not a sin even more.

Once again. It matters not that you don't believe God. He is God and He said it. It stands forever.

Betting with God about a certainty in His Word that perchance it may not be there, is just plain foolishness. You lose. It's like betting that if you jump out of an aircraft at 10,000 feet without a parachute you won't fall.

You'll lose that bet. God will take issue with it, my dear. You won't even have a chance to make a case.

 

[EnemyPartyII]

Funny that God (Jesus) Never mentioned he had an issue with homosexuality, and that he seemed far more interested in telling people to love and accept one another unconditionally.

He did seem to have a problem with people who blindly adhered to out of context scripture, the self righteous, and the hypocritical.

 

[HaloHope]

Once again. It matters not that you don't believe God. He is God and He said it. It stands forever.

Betting with God about a certainty in His Word that perchance it may not be there, is just plain foolishness. You lose. It's like betting that if you jump out of an aircraft at 10,000 feet without a parachute you won't fall.

You'll lose that bet. God will take issue with it, my dear. You won't even have a chance to make a case.

If your correct than he wouldnt be worth worshipping in the first place.

I firmly believe that he is worth worshipping fortunately!

 

[Andreusz]

Sadly, I have to answer this. I must be suffering from OCD.

I did answer.

No, you didn't. If someone asks you "Why does the American constitution separate the legislative, executive and judicial powere?", and you reply, "That's the sort of question a whiny child would ask its mother -- why? why? why?" Then you haven't answered the question but evaded it. Similarly with my question.

God has proven His love for you already. Either you accept it or reject it by faith.

I cannot accept things by faith, only by logical reasoning.

Yep, and not to waste it on devilishness.

If what you call devilishness arises from sane and rational arguments, while what you call holiness requires an irrational, contradictory and possibly demented understanding of the world, then I have to go with the former.

When people say things like that, it tells me that God is either not calling them to repentance, or that they have hard hearts as yet.

This is not an argument. It is not even the ghost of an argument.

Millions of people who have need of serious answers to certain questions will find it when they seek God. He is faithful to provide them! ALWAYS!

I am not one of those millions. God must have slipped up there.

God doesn't set traps for anyone!

So why does he allow some people to feel homosexual attraction, while forbidding them to act on it? Why does he create some people who require logic and sense, and then expect them to believe palpable nonsense and illogic, ON PAIN OF ETERNAL TORMENT? Why does he falsify the fossil record?
Sounds like traps to me.

arms wide in love and acceptance to you! He loves you beyond belief!

The God of the books of Joshua and Leviticus is a God of wrath and hatred, not love. In fact the God who required the sacrifice of his son is a God of wrath, however much he may claim to be a god of love.

Yes. Their demon god told them lies. My Jehovah God speaks only truth in unfathomable love to me--and to you.

How do you KNOW? If you had been adopted as a little baby by Muslim parents, you would believe the exact opposite of what you do now.

His promises are all good,

Tell that to the Canaanites.

Allah doesn't love anyone and the Koran never says it does. It is a demon of hatred.

Irrelevant. It could still be the true God. And as I have mentioned above, your Jehovah looks very much like a demon of hatred to me.

You really don't understand me at all.

 

[Floatingaxe]

If your correct than he wouldnt be worth worshipping in the first place.

I firmly believe that he is worth worshipping fortunately!

Then follow God's Word. That comes out of love for Him, and pleases Him. He is worth worshiping and obeying. That, He says, is our reasonable service! Let Jesus change you to become what He has created you to become!



Romans 12:1-2
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

 

[EnemyPartyII]

Ta da! Never mind the fact that Allah and Jehova are both the God of Abraham, and that Arabic speaking Christians and Jews refer to their God as "Allah". or, indeed, that the Arabic "Allah" is directly derived from the Hebrew "Ellah" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah#Etymology

All a demonic lie.

Just sayin...

 

[HaloHope]

Then follow God's Word. That comes out of love for Him, and pleases Him. He is worth worshiping and obeying. That, He says, is our reasonable service! Let Jesus change you to become what He has created you to become!



Romans 12:1-2
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

FA I do actully believe you have the best intentions at heart, but I am unconvinced, if I believed in your interpretation of Gods character I would be a highly depressed person. I know God loves me, I'm happy to serve him , I've had many wonderful experiences of his love. However, if homosexual relationships are a sin I do not believe he is worth worshipping as it would be a cruel situation to impose on people. Again, as I said before fortunately I am convinced it isnt a sin within certain contexts so I am content and unshakable in my faith of God and his love of me.

All Gods children are blessed. Even the gay ones.

 

[Floatingaxe]

Sadly, I have to answer this. I must be suffering from OCD.



No, you didn't. If someone asks you "Why does the American constitution separate the legislative, executive and judicial powere?", and you reply, "That's the sort of question a whiny child would ask its mother -- why? why? why?" Then you haven't answered the question but evaded it. Similarly with my question.

It's futile to continue to ask the Almighty, "Why?" Just believe Him and obey Him. Does the pot ask the potter why he's not a candlestick?

Homosexuality is a sin because God says He detests it. Good enough.

I cannot accept things by faith, only by logical reasoning.

Then you miss out on sublime truths about God and the universe. He responds to those with faith to believe Him.

If what you call devilishness arises from sane and rational arguments, while what you call holiness requires an irrational, contradictory and possibly demented understanding of the world, then I have to go with the former.

How irrational. Devilishness is insanity.

This is not an argument. It is not even the ghost of an argument.

It wasn't any argument. It was a true statement. Hard hearts are not convinced easily apart from the urgings of the Holy Spirit. It isn't MY job to convince you--just to give the truth.

I am not one of those millions. God must have slipped up there.

Not really. God never makes mistakes. You just aren't seeking after Him, and if you are, then He has not revealed Himself as yet. He will. Maybe He has, however, and you have rejected Him. Could that be the case?

So why does he allow some people to feel homosexual attraction, while forbidding them to act on it? Why does he create some people who require logic and sense, and then expect them to believe palpable nonsense and illogic, ON PAIN OF ETERNAL TORMENT? Why does he falsify the fossil record?
Sound slike traps to me.

God allows all of us to choose to go our own way. But He calls us to come into relationship with Him through His Son.

I don't believe any palpable nonsense and illogic. The God of the Universe is superior---even to you! He is truth and there is no lie in Him.

The god of this world, however, is the father of lies and is responsible for tempting us to sin and to speak his own words of hatred toward God almighty, whom he despises. He puppeteers people to do his bidding. He lays the traps, and he creates falsehoods.

The God of the books of Joshua and leviticus is a God of wrath and hatred, not love. In fact the God who required the sacrifice of his son is a God of wrath, however much he may claim to be a god of love.

While God can be, has been, and will be wrathful again, He is Love. There is no hatred in Him apart from the fact He says He hates sin...not people.

Judging Love with such careless fierceness will only bring down His wrath at the end. He cannot abide the presence of sin. Allowing His beloved Son to be murdered and to be punished instead of you because He wants to love you and for you to know Him is extreme love--you will never know anything like it--ever, if you turn it down.

How do you KNOW? If you had been adopted as a little baby by Muslim parents, you would believe the exact opposite of what you do now.

Tell that to the Canaanites.

Yes, that is entirely true. I am grateful to God that He has set me into a God-fearing family in a free nation.

Still, all of God's promises are good to those who are called by His name.

Irrelevant. It could still be the true God. ANd as I have mentioned above, your Jehovah looks very much like a demon of hatred to me.

No. The god of Islam is a demonic force. Islam calls it Allah, the moon god demon. The name has become the name of God for them, even those who become Christians, but Islam doesn't worship Jehovah--He is not the one they revere!

You really don't understand me at all.

What's there to misunderstand? You hate God, right? I will pray for you, that God will reveal His glorious self to you!

 

[EnemyPartyII]

allah is Jehovah.

 

[Floatingaxe]

FA I do actully believe you have the best intentions at heart, but I am unconvinced, if I believed in your interpretation of Gods character I would be a highly depressed person. I know God loves me, I'm happy to serve him , I've had many wonderful experiences of his love. However, if homosexual relationships are a sin I do not believe he is worth worshipping as it would be a cruel situation to impose on people. Again, as I said before fortunately I am convinced it isnt a sin within certain contexts so I am content and unshakable in my faith of God and his love of me.

All Gods children are blessed. Even the gay ones.

Well, you are unaware of the character of God. You are right that God does love you, but He requires His kids to obey His Word. disobedient branches get pruned off and burned. Blessings come with yieldedness. Homosexuals forfeit blessings of God.


John 15:5-6
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned."

 

[EnemyPartyII]

Ah, more non Biblical pronouncements.

 

[EvangelicalChristian]

Funny that God (Jesus) Never mentioned he had an issue with homosexuality,

My friend I appreciate your thought but making an argument from silence isn't really a good idea. There are a lot of sins that Jesus never mentions. That doesn't mean they were not sins.

and that he seemed far more interested in telling people to love and accept one another unconditionally.

I would strongly agree that he opposed misuse of Scriptures (although I don't agree that is what FA is doing) and hypocrisy. But our Lord didn't really "accept unconditionally" If you refer to the Woman taken in adultery you will notice that although Jesus did not condemn her (to physical death, which was the lawful punishment) He did tell her to go and sin no more. While the Lord meets us where we are, He doesn't desire for us to stay there.

Jesus of course told us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and many of us fall very short of that. I freely admit that it is a struggle for me. I will be judged someday on how I treat my neighbors, as all of us will be.

 

[HaloHope]

Well, you are unaware of the character of God. You are right that God does love you, but He requires His kids to obey His Word. disobedient branches get pruned off and burned. Blessings come with yieldedness. Homosexuals forfeit blessings of God.


John 15:5-6
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned."

What a depressing thought were it true




Fortunately I dont believe it. Yes we must obey God, and I do my best to do so!

 

[EvangelicalChristian]

allah is Jehovah.

I am sorry my friend I have to disagree with this. Have you studied Islam and Allah? I have, there is no good comparison between the two. Just to begin with Islam claims that Allah has no son. They are adamant about that statement. You cannot be a Muslim and disagree with that statement. Jesus we know is the uniquely begotten Son of God. There are many, many more contradictions.

 

[EnemyPartyII]

Jesus of course told us to love our neighbors as ourselves,

Which I sincerely believe can be applied to any human situation to determine morality... and as such, allows homosexual relationships.

I see loving our neighbours as ourselves to mean "consider the positions reversed". I can see homophobia as a sin, because no one can be homophobic and honestly apply the "consider the positions reversed" and be cool with it. However, a homosexual, considering the positions reversed, harms no one, and thus is sin-free.

My interpretation, of course, but there you have it.

Love your neighbour as yourself... homosexuality doesn't violate it, pharisee-like justified homophobia does.

 

[EnemyPartyII]

I am sorry my friend I have to disagree with this. Have you studied Islam and Allah? I have, there is no good comparison between the two. Just to begin with Islam claims that Allah has no son. They are adamant about that statement. You cannot be a Muslim and disagree with that statement. Jesus we know is the uniquely begotten Son of God. There are many, many more contradictions.

I'm not a Muslim. I happily agree that the Muslim faith is mislead, and has it wrong about some fairly major aspects of God. However, their faith is still worshipping the same God that we Christians worship, however misguided and mistaken in the specifics of that worship they may be. Similar to Judaism... we Christians don't believe that the Jews are correct about a great many things (they deny the Son as well, for example) yet I don't think you'll find many Christians who claim that the Judaic God is not the Christian one.

We all trace our religions back to Abraham, how can we be worshipping different Gods, unless abraham was actually a polytheist?

as I said, Allah is literally the word that Arabic speaking Christians use when they pray.

 

[Floatingaxe]

What a depressing thought were it true

So, you now say that the Holy scriptures are false? Please use Scripture to prove my point false. It's true--you can bank on it.

Fortunately I dont believe it. Yes we must obey God, and I do my best to do so!

Except in your personal morality code at variance with God's. It doesn't matter whether or not you believe it. God's word is true and is our authority. We don't have the luxury of rejecting Him and still retain the knowledge of God and His blessing. Rejection of His truth brings judgment...all scriptural.

Living in a fantasyland of your own making is not taking a person to reward.