How can we tell ppl that homosexuality is wrong?

[Zanyteen16]

Ok so no offense to anyone. I don't hate gays, but every time I make a statement about how its wrong and it hurts ppl they call me a hater and cuss at me over the internet I just want them to think about what I'm saying but they just tell me how there is no God and call me names. How do I get them to listen to me? What do you all think of gays?

 

[grasping the after wind]

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[Faithfulandtrue]

I know being gay is a sin, ( 1 timothy 1;10, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13 are just some off hand) and people will get mad when I say I don't agree with it, but the point is you are honest and as long as your speaking God's truth you don't need to care what those people think. They are of the world and the world is controlled by the devil. I have people in my town who claim to be Christian and support gay marriage but they don't realize that by saying they support something that God is strongly against is basically telling God he doesn't know anything. So like Christ said, people will hate you for proclaiming the truth. but that's the difference between a true disciple and a fake.
I get people calling me names all the time, and the annoying thing is the hypocrisy of it. people call me judgmental just because I don't have the same beliefs as them but then they are really the judgmental ones because they are making up false preconceptions of me like, " Oh so you must be like preachers on street corners with signs" or " you must be mean to gays and ...." or just " you're a crazy Christian" when they have nothing else to think of. So anyway I understand how you feel. Also the BIBLE DOES say it is a sin and an abomination. I say this not to hurt anyone but actually out of love because I want others to be saved and not go to hell. Anywho, stay strong in the Lord.

 

[Faithfulandtrue]

You cannot get people to listen to you. they will either do it or decide not to on their own and nothing you do will change their minds about that. I think people are people and their sexual preferences ought not be how we think of them or how we interact with them in relationships that are decidedly not sexual in nature. Just because I find someone's sexual practices to be unwholesome does not give me a right to consider them any less of a human person than myself.

Although I understand what you are saying I just have to add, that it's not a matter of thinking less than anyone BUT a matter of what's right and wrong. And only God is God. Not man.

 

[Ada Lovelace]

Why and where are you making statements on the internet about homosexuality being wrong? Amongst friends on social media, with strangers on YouTube, or what? I agree with Grasping After the Winds that how we interact with others shouldn't be contingent upon their sexual preferences unless the context of the relationship or interaction with them is sexual in nature. If you're opposed to homosexuality, it's best to simply avoid videos, articles, or other content online that endorse it rather than to write comments explaining and defending your beliefs to a crowd that isn't interested in them. You contribute to the view counts of the video or blog every time you go to the page, and people with monetized accounts, like YouTube partners, profit from it. Amongst friends there's also not rarely a need to make such statements, either, and doing so can cause unnecessary strife. You don't go around posting statements about all the other things the Bible lists as being sinful online do you?

If people you're encountering online genuinely want to learn the reasons some believe homosexuality is morally unacceptable they'll simply do the research for it themselves. There's ample information available on the internet and it will be more meaningful if they seek it out on their own accord.

As for your last question.........I think of gay people as............PEOPLE. Some are fantastically awesome and some are dreadful, just as with heterosexuals. My absolute favorite teacher of all time is gay, and a teacher who managed to suck all the joy out of learning the material was also gay. A substantial number of dancers and choreographers at my dance studio are gay. We have several gay neighbors. Rainbow flags waving outside of churches are not an uncommon sight where I live. Unless there's a specific need for me to explain my own personal viewpoints on homosexuality itself, I don't.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Although I understand what you are saying I just have to add, that it's not a matter of thinking less than anyone BUT a matter of what's right and wrong. And only God is God. Not man.

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[Zanyteen16]

Yeah I think I should avoid websites that endorse this, but what about when they endorse homosexuality, and bash Christianity by stereotyping and making it look bad? We can't avoid everything we don't like, we have to tell people about Jesus. I don't go around hating and name calling cause that's wrong. I tell them that Jesus loves them and we don't hate gays. Yes they are people, they are hurting people who need the love they never had. Or some can be just rebellious. They need Jesus in their lives and if we try to tell them then we are called nasty names when we never said hateful things towards them. It bugs me to know that there are lost and lonely people out there who are hurting and we just say their sin is okay and compromise instead of loving them enough to tell them of the healing God can give them.

Why and where are you making statements on the internet about homosexuality being wrong? Amongst friends on social media, with strangers on YouTube, or what? I agree with Grasping After the Winds that how we interact with others shouldn't be contingent upon their sexual preferences unless the context of the relationship or interaction with them is sexual in nature. If you're opposed to homosexuality, it's best to simply avoid videos, articles, or other content online that endorse it rather than to write comments explaining and defending your beliefs to a crowd that isn't interested in them. You contribute to the view counts of the video or blog every time you go to the page, and people with monetized accounts, like YouTube partners, profit from it. Amongst friends there's also not rarely a need to make such statements, either, and doing so can cause unnecessary strife. You don't go around posting statements about all the other things the Bible lists as being sinful online do you?

If people you're encountering online genuinely want to learn the reasons some believe homosexuality is morally unacceptable they'll simply do the research for it themselves. There's ample information available on the internet and it will be more meaningful if they seek it out on their own accord.

As for your last question.........I think of gay people as............PEOPLE. Some are fantastically awesome and some are dreadful, just as with heterosexuals. My absolute favorite teacher of all time is gay, and a teacher who managed to suck all the joy out of learning the material was also gay. A substantial number of dancers and choreographers at my dance studio are gay. We have several gay neighbors. Rainbow flags waving outside of churches are not an uncommon sight where I live. Unless there's a specific need for me to explain my own personal viewpoints on homosexuality itself, I don't.

 

[rgleason]

Ok so no offense to anyone. I don't hate gays, but every time I make a statement about how its wrong and it hurts ppl they call me a hater and cuss at me over the internet I just want them to think about what I'm saying but they just tell me how there is no God and call me names. How do I get them to listen to me? What do you all think of gays?

Hate the sin but love the sinner.
Question; What is the difference between the sin of homosexuality and the sin of gossip?

Romans 1:
God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

 

[Charbel7]

I know what you are talking about and i always win those arguments.
Basically when you argue with people about Homosexuality they will accuse you of being a hateful person and they will say who are you to judge them.
A great way to win the argument is by :
* Reminding them that you have all the rights to express yourself and say your opinion about anything you want and especially when telling them what's right and what's wrong.

* Telling them that not only religious people oppose Homosexuality because it's not normal no matter what you say both Religion and Science forbid Homosexuality -

both in science and and religion the reproductive organs were made for one reason and it's reproduction.

We cannot be born homosexuals and there is no Homosexual gene because we simply do not think about sex until people or parents tell us about it and the sex act itself shouldn't be outside marriage because it's simply stupid if it doesn't involve reproduction people say it's for fun however that proves how uneducated they are.

If it was natural we wouldn't be males and females we would be only males or females.

There a lot of facts that prove Homosexuality is wrong however what i mentioned is enough to prove they are wrong and win an argument, No i'm not hateful person and no i'm not a loser and no i'm not brainwashed i'm just a person who hate the lies people make and i really hate the lies that the media makes up.

Have a great day

 

[Scipio]

I know being gay is a sin, ( 1 timothy 1;10, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13 are just some off hand) and people will get mad when I say I don't agree with it, but the point is you are honest and as long as your speaking God's truth you don't need to care what those people think. They are of the world and the world is controlled by the devil. I have people in my town who claim to be Christian and support gay marriage but they don't realize that by saying they support something that God is strongly against is basically telling God he doesn't know anything. So like Christ said, people will hate you for proclaiming the truth. but that's the difference between a true disciple and a fake.
I get people calling me names all the time, and the annoying thing is the hypocrisy of it. people call me judgmental just because I don't have the same beliefs as them but then they are really the judgmental ones because they are making up false preconceptions of me like, " Oh so you must be like preachers on street corners with signs" or " you must be mean to gays and ...." or just " you're a crazy Christian" when they have nothing else to think of. So anyway I understand how you feel. Also the BIBLE DOES say it is a sin and an abomination. I say this not to hurt anyone but actually out of love because I want others to be saved and not go to hell. Anywho, stay strong in the Lord.

Being gay isn't a sin.

Gay acts are sinful though.

 

[Charbel7]

Being gay isn't a sin.

Gay acts are sinful though.

Being gay means viewing the same-sex as a sexual partner and expecting to marry a same-sex person.

The fact that you think about sex it's a sin and what make it worse that it's gay and god burned Sodom and Gamorah for allowing gays.

Marriage is only between man and woman and it's for only two reasons reproduction and family therefore Gay marriage isn't accepted as it is only about sex and fake love.

Being gay is a sin.

 

[Scipio]

Being gay means viewing the same-sex as a sexual partner and expecting to marry a same-sex person.

The fact that you think about sex it's a sin and what make it worse that it's gay and god burned Sodom and Gamorah for allowing gays.

Marriage is only between man and woman and it's for only two reasons reproduction and family therefore Gay marriage isn't accepted as it is only about sex and fake love.

Being gay is a sin.

No it doesn't. Being gay means you're attracted to members of the same sex just like being straight means you're attracted to members of the opposite sex.

It doesn't necessarily mean you have sex or even that you are going to have sex. Don't people, say monks, have a sexual orientation? ofc they do, they aren't asexual. There are gay, straight, bi monks. But they don't have sex or plan to have sex or get married. That is because a person's orientation is distinct from his/her actions.

I gather however, from the rest of your rant, that you're not interested in any of this.

 

[Zanyteen16]

Can you please clarify what you mean? I'm afraid I don't understand what you are trying to say.

Being gay isn't a sin.

Gay acts are sinful though.

 

[Zanyteen16]

Thank you I will keep these in mind

I know what you are talking about and i always win those arguments.
Basically when you argue with people about Homosexuality they will accuse you of being a hateful person and they will say who are you to judge them.
A great way to win the argument is by :
* Reminding them that you have all the rights to express yourself and say your opinion about anything you want and especially when telling them what's right and what's wrong.

* Telling them that not only religious people oppose Homosexuality because it's not normal no matter what you say both Religion and Science forbid Homosexuality -

both in science and and religion the reproductive organs were made for one reason and it's reproduction.

We cannot be born homosexuals and there is no Homosexual gene because we simply do not think about sex until people or parents tell us about it and the sex act itself shouldn't be outside marriage because it's simply stupid if it doesn't involve reproduction people say it's for fun however that proves how uneducated they are.

If it was natural we wouldn't be males and females we would be only males or females.

There a lot of facts that prove Homosexuality is wrong however what i mentioned is enough to prove they are wrong and win an argument, No i'm not hateful person and no i'm not a loser and no i'm not brainwashed i'm just a person who hate the lies people make and i really hate the lies that the media makes up.

Have a great day

 

[Charbel7]

No it doesn't. Being gay means you're attracted to members of the same sex just like being straight means you're attracted to members of the opposite sex.

It doesn't necessarily mean you have sex or even that you are going to have sex. Don't people, say monks, have a sexual orientation? ofc they do, they aren't asexual. There are gay, straight, bi monks. But they don't have sex or plan to have sex or get married. That is because a person's orientation is distinct from his/her actions.

I gather however, from the rest of your rant, that you're not interested in any of this.

The definition "Attraction" doesn't exist in Science, attraction is something you gays like to use as an excuse to say being gay is normal.

It's been proven that it's all in your brain if you really want something and you allow it it will happen which means if you want to be attracted to men or women you can and Scientists have already tested it

They took a what we call Homosexual and asked him to tell them when he see an attractive person they showed him a picture of a Woman who took Testosterone and built a muscular body guess what was his response? "Attractive". Why? because he simply has a fetish, an environmental cause oh and before i forget they also showed him a picture of a woman and he had the same response.

Attraction is a lie you and other people believe, Science has proven that back in the days somewhere between the years 10-20 men didn't even care how women looked like because they didn't even know what shaving is or what make up is they cared about the Reproductive organs that will help them survive and bring a future generation to the world.

Judging by the way you talk you are obviously an american, brother no matter where did you hear it or what did you hear about it it's a lie - Sexual Orientation is a big lie because no one can be born with a sexual orientation you can simply know if a human is white or brown but you can't know what his sexual orientation is because it's a choice.

Why is it a choice? Because when you were born you weren't born with Sexual orientation and in fact you weren't thinking about sex or attraction when you were one year old after you grew up people taught you these stuff.

I may be a young kid however i do understand how life works and i'm obviously not brainwashed.

 

[Thescriptureoftruth222]

Being gay isn't a sin.

Gay acts are sinful though.

what doctrine is this you say? being gay is not a sin? this is the doctrine of the devil there is no wisdom or godliness in you words. it was better if you held your peace than open you mouth ignorantly. I tell you when judgement day comes which it is near.and if a man says in his heart being gay is not a sin and do works the ungodly of the world does I tell you, you shall enter into judgement

 

[Thescriptureoftruth222]

Why are ye all debating about if being gay is a sin.?what is written in the book of truth? will god call a man who lay with a man holy? I tell you nay, That man or women will enter into judgement. A good tree brings fort good fruit if the tree bares thorns its cut down like wise if a man works are evil he shall be casted into the fire

 

[Scipio]

Can you please clarify what you mean? I'm afraid I don't understand what you are trying to say.

I distinguish between a person's sexual orientation and a person's actions or thoughts.

A person's sexual orientation simply describes his/her romantic/sexual attraction. Some people are generally attracted to members of the opposite sex (heterosexuals) and a minority of people are attracted to members of the same sex (homosexuals). Still others are attracted to nobody at all (asexuals).

So a homosexual as I understand the term describes someone who is attracted to members of the same sex.

This doesn't mean that he is engaging in sexual acts with members of the same sex. He may well be chaste for example. Such a person, I (along with a huge number of Christians - e.g. Catholics) do not regard as doing something sinful just in virtue of his/her attraction. So long as he/she keeps his/her thoughts pure and does not engage in sexual acts with members of the same-sex, I find no justification for thinking he/she has done something sinful.

Again I am merely describing the teaching of the Catholic Church right now.

 

[Scipio]

The definition "Attraction" doesn't exist in Science, attraction is something you gays like to use as an excuse to say being gay is normal.

It's been proven that it's all in your brain if you really want something and you allow it it will happen which means if you want to be attracted to men or women you can and Scientists have already tested it

They took a what we call Homosexual and asked him to tell them when he see an attractive person they showed him a picture of a Woman who took Testosterone and built a muscular body guess what was his response? "Attractive". Why? because he simply has a fetish, an environmental cause oh and before i forget they also showed him a picture of a woman and he had the same response.

Attraction is a lie you and other people believe, Science has proven that back in the days somewhere between the years 10-20 men didn't even care how women looked like because they didn't even know what shaving is or what make up is they cared about the Reproductive organs that will help them survive and bring a future generation to the world.

Judging by the way you talk you are obviously an american, brother no matter where did you hear it or what did you hear about it it's a lie - Sexual Orientation is a big lie because no one can be born with a sexual orientation you can simply know if a human is white or brown but you can't know what his sexual orientation is because it's a choice.

Why is it a choice? Because when you were born you weren't born with Sexual orientation and in fact you weren't thinking about sex or attraction when you were one year old after you grew up people taught you these stuff.

I may be a young kid however i do understand how life works and i'm obviously not brainwashed.

I am neither gay nor an American. Baseless speculations about people you know nothing about will get you nowhere.

Good day.

EDIT: As I see you're a Catholic, you better read what our Church teaches about homosexuality.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a6.htm

 

[Ada Lovelace]

Yeah I think I should avoid websites that endorse this, but what about when they endorse homosexuality, and bash Christianity by stereotyping and making it look bad? We can't avoid everything we don't like, we have to tell people about Jesus. I don't go around hating and name calling cause that's wrong. I tell them that Jesus loves them and we don't hate gays. Yes they are people, they are hurting people who need the love they never had. Or some can be just rebellious. They need Jesus in their lives and if we try to tell them then we are called nasty names when we never said hateful things towards them. It bugs me to know that there are lost and lonely people out there who are hurting and we just say their sin is okay and compromise instead of loving them enough to tell them of the healing God can give them.

I like to think of the parable of the sower in Matthew 13. Before investing your time trying to plant seeds about a life in Christ you need to consider where you're standing. You can find fertile soil on the internet, places where it's appropriate and potentially fruitful to share your faith, but you'll mainly find inhospitable environments on popular social media sites. Going to a site that is bashing Christianity and then trying to share about Christ is like planting your seeds in thorns. You'll be scratched up and your efforts won't produce a good crop.

I've been taught interpretations of the verses in the Bible regarding homosexuality, based on their historical context, that alter their meaning, and have views on it that are probably very different than yours. Still, if you believe homosexuality is immoral and someone sincerely wants to understand your reasons why, then thoughtfully give your explanation. It's counterproductive to just blurt out your belief that homosexuality is wrong where the majority disagree. Going to a site that endorses homosexuality or watching a video about it and then commenting on it is like swinging a plow into a rock hoping that if you plant seeds inside it they'll grow. They won't because there will be no root. You'll have just have hurt your back, broken your plow, and gotten sweat on your brow and produced nothing good from the toil.

Most people who are old enough to use the internet are also able to do searches on their own to find relevant information about coming to Christ. Seek and ye shall find can just be changed with "Google" and ye shall find. No, we don't have to tell people about Jesus. We're to go and make disciples and teach them about Christ. The best way to let people know about Christ is to LIVE his teachings. Let your own life be your testimony. "Acta non verba" means "actions, not words."

As for defending Christianity or Jesus - no need. Christ is everlasting. Christianity has persevered through trials for two millenniums.