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That's the thing that made me wise up to the fact that those who use the Bible to condemn homosexuality really have no case. As the Bible says in Matthew 12:33, "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit." The predicted "bad fruit" for homosexuals were nothing but stereotypes, totally not borne out by real life. So if there is nothing wrong with it, why would it be arbitrarily condemned? God may have just as well forbidden people to wear orange clothing, or something else like that. I can't believe in such an arbitrary deity, so I can't believe a Biblical interpretation that condemns homosexuality.
Your so right!Loose all your friends and be a hypocrite by judging them based on their sins when you your self sin, treat homosexuality as the biggest sin ever even though there are clearly worse ones (from a human point of veiw, such as killing, stealing, etc) and christianity teachs that all sins are equal,
oh and by the way never go to anyones wedding because in >90% atleast one of the people in the relationship have probably had premarital sex so in gods eye they are married to the first person they had sex with so this marriage is invalid.
*Oh also ALWAYS make stupid comparisions of gay marriage to other obviously worse things (see above comparisions to abortion and porn) order to vilify it and in an attempt get more supporters.
*If you dont do this last most important one your not a "True Christian"
well i work with someone that is homosexual and i really consider him a good friend! he is such a nice person and is always willing to help me out when needed! well here is the thing....he will be getting married next year, actually a few weeks after me, well i don't really know if its considered a marriage or whatever to men getting married is.
my question to everyone is should i go to this wedding because he is a good friend or should i not because it would be considered supporting that lifestyle (which i do not). im just torn because he is a great friend and i don't want to hurt his feelings by not going.
i know that this is not for a year but ever since he told me he was getting married this question has been eating away at me. any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
ok, everyone is trying to compare sins...a sin is a sin wether it is lieing or killing, in God's eyes it is the same thing! yes publicly many of them are seen very differently. you wont go to jail for telling a lie...well not usually! im not trying to go to say that i support homosexuality. i do not support abortion but im not going to disown someone because they have had an abortion. i have always been taught hate the sin not the sinner. i try and love all of my brothers and sisters the same, believer or non believer.
If you are invited, you buy a nice gift & go to his wedding because you are supporting your FRIEND. It doesn't mean you are condoning a gay lifestyle. It means you are a thoughtful & well mannered person who is sensitive to the feelings of others. To not attend if invited would hurt his feelings. Does this nice man deserve to have his feelings hurt? Would HE do that to YOU? Then why should you do that to him? He will STILL be gay whether you go or not & so you will not have accomplished a darn thing.
This only applies if you are invited of course. LOL
But if you are invited & refuse on the grounds that he is gay, are you going to tell him this? That its because he is gay? Or just make up an excuse not to go? Just curious.
If you are invited, you buy a nice gift & go to his wedding because you are supporting your FRIEND. It doesn't mean you are condoning a gay lifestyle. It means you are a thoughtful & well mannered person who is sensitive to the feelings of others. To not attend if invited would hurt his feelings. Does this nice man deserve to have his feelings hurt? Would HE do that to YOU? Then why should you do that to him? He will STILL be gay whether you go or not & so you will not have accomplished a darn thing.
This only applies if you are invited of course. LOL
But if you are invited & refuse on the grounds that he is gay, are you going to tell him this? That its because he is gay? Or just make up an excuse not to go? Just curious.
well i work with someone that is homosexual and i really consider him a good friend! he is such a nice person and is always willing to help me out when needed! well here is the thing....he will be getting married next year, actually a few weeks after me, well i don't really know if its considered a marriage or whatever to men getting married is.
If you receive an invitation, be humble, loving and compassionate and go to the wedding. It's way more important to support your friend than it is your own fears. Supporting your friend does not necessarily mean that you support his lifestyle. You can't do anything about his life style. Yet you can do things to support your friend. And that's what's most important.well i work with someone that is homosexual and i really consider him a good friend! he is such a nice person and is always willing to help me out when needed! well here is the thing....he will be getting married next year, actually a few weeks after me, well i don't really know if its considered a marriage or whatever to men getting married is.
my question to everyone is should i go to this wedding because he is a good friend or should i not because it would be considered supporting that lifestyle (which i do not). im just torn because he is a great friend and i don't want to hurt his feelings by not going.
i know that this is not for a year but ever since he told me he was getting married this question has been eating away at me. any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
well i work with someone that is homosexual and i really consider him a good friend! he is such a nice person and is always willing to help me out when needed! well here is the thing....he will be getting married next year, actually a few weeks after me, well i don't really know if its considered a marriage or whatever to men getting married is.
my question to everyone is should i go to this wedding because he is a good friend or should i not because it would be considered supporting that lifestyle (which i do not). im just torn because he is a great friend and i don't want to hurt his feelings by not going.
i know that this is not for a year but ever since he told me he was getting married this question has been eating away at me. any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
btw- sorry if I came off snarky. The fact that it is struggle at all shows that you have a good heart, and I appreciate that. There was a family tragedy this weekend, so I might sound harsher than I mean to be.
No worries! Im sorry to hear that! Hope everything is alright!
btw- sorry if I came off snarky. The fact that it is struggle at all shows that you have a good heart, and I appreciate that. There was a family tragedy this weekend, so I might sound harsher than I mean to be.
This is a tough one. Personally, I would sooner attend a gay wedding than one involving heterosexual Christians who have previously divorced and are now marrying someone else.
"For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.
They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you."
Psalm 51
When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.
Save me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
(In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.)
I know we've never talked before, but I just wanted to offer my condolences.btw- sorry if I came off snarky. The fact that it is struggle at all shows that you have a good heart, and I appreciate that. There was a family tragedy this weekend, so I might sound harsher than I mean to be.
Many, many times. Which is why it makes such little sense to me that you're so harsh and unforgiving towards homosexuals.How many times was it that Jesus said we are to forgive our brothers (and sisters)?
And this has what to do with homosexuality, exactly? Also, have you ever considered the fact that divorce is extremely hard to deal with, emotionally, for most people, which might be why all of the divorced Christians that you met were "broken and contrite." I mean, who are you to say that they were "broken and contrite" just because what they did was a sin?I have met many, many "divorced Christians" and every single one of them was broken and contrite about their "SIN", their adultery. I know that no Church I have ever been in will except an unrepentant couple be considered "married." They are considered to have a civil union and are held in that regard. Except, of course, the ones that were the victims of an adulterous spouse. They have nothing to repent of.
That's because adultery harms others, while homosexuality does nothing of the sort. Therefore, adulterers should not be proud of what they've done, while homosexuals have every right to be proud of who they are.I've also never seen an Adultery Pride Parade.
And where exactly in that passage did he mention homosexuality?From Peter:
Again, adultery has nothing to do with homosexuality. So basically you're comparing apples and oranges here (either that or you're going off on some odd tangent).And as we can see throughout the New Testament, if you DO engage once again in the aforementioned behaviors, there is an Advocate awaiting a contrite heart.
Let's here from the king of infamous adultery himself on that:
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