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<blockquote data-quote="Richard.20.12" data-source="post: 76416736" data-attributes="member: 431983"><p>> Why do people find it hard to accept people if they are Gay? Or whatever sexuality they are... who cares, aren't we called to love others?</p><p></p><p>God cares so we should care. Yes we're all sinners but we recognize our sins (hopefully). They don't. That's the problem. </p><p></p><p>I find reaching out to gay people very difficult as most as so empowered by other gay people its very challenging even talking about this subject. Another issue is the abuse that has inevitably occurred previously in their life that caused them to go down a different sexual track. Most of us want to put bad things behind us but to really heal from abuse one must understand the situation, accept it happened, and, most importantly, forgive the abuser (they were probably abused themselves early in life and drugs/alcohol are frequently involved). When you talk to gay people you find out they often carry big grudges though they rarely acknowledge them early in the conversation/relationship. Grudges are really just unforgiven hurts from the past. Its really hard to move forward when we don't forgive. Ministering to gays or gay Christians is a world unto itself and totally unlike any other ministry I've ever encountered and can require a very different approach. For most people its very uncharted territory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard.20.12, post: 76416736, member: 431983"] > Why do people find it hard to accept people if they are Gay? Or whatever sexuality they are... who cares, aren't we called to love others? God cares so we should care. Yes we're all sinners but we recognize our sins (hopefully). They don't. That's the problem. I find reaching out to gay people very difficult as most as so empowered by other gay people its very challenging even talking about this subject. Another issue is the abuse that has inevitably occurred previously in their life that caused them to go down a different sexual track. Most of us want to put bad things behind us but to really heal from abuse one must understand the situation, accept it happened, and, most importantly, forgive the abuser (they were probably abused themselves early in life and drugs/alcohol are frequently involved). When you talk to gay people you find out they often carry big grudges though they rarely acknowledge them early in the conversation/relationship. Grudges are really just unforgiven hurts from the past. Its really hard to move forward when we don't forgive. Ministering to gays or gay Christians is a world unto itself and totally unlike any other ministry I've ever encountered and can require a very different approach. For most people its very uncharted territory. [/QUOTE]
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