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I'm sorry you felt the need to pray to be other than how God made you. You are a wonderful, loving person and a Christian just as you are.to be cured of homosexuality?
I prayed for 20 years. I know that God does miracles. I've seen them. Should I have prayed for 21 years or was my faith not strong enough?
There is nothing wrong with diversity but there is a lot wrong with accepting practicing homosexuals as they are. Practicing homosexuals cannot be Christians in good standing. Only celibate homosexuals can be Christians in good standing.I'm sorry you felt the need to pray to be other than how God made you. You are a wonderful, loving person and a Christian just as you are.
No amount of prayer will turn a gay or bisexual person into a heterosexual. If God had intended us to be heterosexual, he would have made us heterosexual. I think we should pray that all Christians come, in their own time and their own way, to accept gay and bisexual people as we are and to celebrate the diversity of God's creation. That wonderful diversity includes gay and bisexual people.
So says Paladingirl, who is in charge of the list of "good standing!"There is nothing wrong with diversity but there is a lot wrong with accepting practicing homosexuals as they are. Practicing homosexuals cannot be Christians in good standing. Only celibate homosexuals can be Christians in good standing.
LOL!I think that the key is to place our relationship with God as of much greater importance than anything else, including what we define ourselves sexually as.
p.s. I've been praying for a jackpot on the lotto for years now, hasn't happened yet. Guess it makes things a bit more difficult since I don't even attempt to play
Hey, there is a thread in which someone asked for testimony from people who regard themselves as "ex-gay." You might consider posting there. The thread is called "fundamental challenge," I think.we either are Christian "followers of Christ" or not, and we either believe all that the Bible tells us or not. we cannot take only part of what Jesus Christ says and then ignore the rest, otherwise the Bible means nothing. it matters not what anyone else around us thinks or believes, we are clearly told that each of us will be called to give an account of our own lives to Jesus on Judgement Day. Jesus loved everyone in the Bible, murderers, thieves, prostitutes and even the homosexuals too im sure, but the Bible is very clear that anyone who is practicing sin will not beable to enter into the Kingdom of God, it then seems up to us whether or not we are going to continue to sin, not knowing when our time here on earth will be up. worth the risk?
And before im judged for being harsh - no, im not just spouting this, i was a lesbian and Jesus changed me, now im married and so happy. Jesus is the only one with the power to change us, and He can only do this if we let Him. If we hold onto anything we were, we miss out on what we could be. Jesus loves you anyway and so we all should, but whether or not you will spend eternity with Him is up to how you act. The sin is in the act, and we all have the choice to act on whether we do or dont do something, some people are violent but never murder, others sexual predators who never rape, its only Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit in us who keeps us from sin.
Well, I don't believe the Bible is the word of God, and I'm certainly going to be honest about what I believe. I also don't believe that being gay is a sin or that same-sex relationships are a sin. I don't believe that my views lead people into sin; I think they challenge people to think about what they believe. I do not claim to know the "truth," only to speak what I believe and what is true for me. I think we each have our own perspectives on truth, our own conceptions of truth. No one has the whole of truth; our knowledge is always partial.You are all welcome to believe what you want, I believe only what
the Holy Bible says, and it says God made us all in His own image, and He made us to be in male/female relationships. It also says that homosexuality is a sin. If I don't believe that, I also should not even believe that God exists, or that I'm saved, as if one thing in the Bible is not true, such as homosexuality is a sin, then the point about us being saved by Jesus could be just as untrue, just like God being our creator. We therefore cannot pick and choose whats true or not.
I am whole heartedly prepared to accept the Word of God as all true, whether or not I want to follow it or not - that is my own personal choice and my salvation is dependant on whether or not I do so. I pray that those here will also believe all the Words of God in the Bible are true, and be saved from sin, because satan is the great deceiver and liar, who will convince you that sin is not sin, and give you every excuse to not believe all Jesus's words about this matter.
I would personally be very careful about giving others advice about not following the Bible and doing what Jesus says though, as that is leading someone into sin and eternal damnation and is taken very seriously. That is why I only go on what the Bible says, and make no interpretation of anything other than what is in it, as I do not wish to be judged by Jesus for turning anyone away from the truth, even if it is hard to accept by those who are still sinning in this way.
I could never be happy unless I knew that Jesus had saved me and I can't know this unless I know that everything He says is true, and that includes everything in the Bible. God says He is capable of all things, so if we exclude Him from changing us from a sinful state to one that He requires of us, we are limiting what God can do and that to me is offensive. so I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.
I note that we all seem so happy to accept Saul was changed from being a murderer to being Paul the apostle, but yet we seem to be unwilling to accept that we could and should be changed from being homosexual. This to me seems hypocritical, and I start to wonder if any of the Bible is worth following, if the basic truths of our conduct are so easily thrown away as they simply don't suit our way of life!! How much more difficult is it to stop killing people than having sex?
to be cured of homosexuality?
I prayed for 20 years. I know that God does miracles. I've seen them. Should I have prayed for 21 years or was my faith not strong enough?
Here's where prayer is really required. A dear friend of mine has just come from the hospital for hospice care. She has an inoperable brain tumor.
I don't agree with you about same-sex relationships being a sin, but I think people should do what makes them happy. And if you are happily married to a man, all the best to you. quote]
Isn't that the way alot of people think? Me, Me, Me, but yet the Bible tells us God first, others second and ourselves last.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I was going to ask for the scriptures that tell us God just wants us to be happy, and that we should do whatever makes us happy..........................then I remember you don't believe in the Bible so I guess nevermind.
Yeah, I don't adhere to the Bible as my scripture. I do think people have to make judgments based on what they personally think, and on what will make them happy. I do not believe we should put ourselves last. I do not believe in being selfish, but I do think we need to value ourselves enough to enjoy our lives. I think God made us to enjoy life, to savor it, and to share our happiness with others.I don't agree with you about same-sex relationships being a sin, but I think people should do what makes them happy. And if you are happily married to a man, all the best to you. quote]
Isn't that the way alot of people think? Me, Me, Me, but yet the Bible tells us God first, others second and ourselves last.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I was going to ask for the scriptures that tell us God just wants us to be happy, and that we should do whatever makes us happy..........................then I remember you don't believe in the Bible so I guess nevermind.
I'm sorry you felt the need to pray to be other than how God made you. You are a wonderful, loving person and a Christian just as you are.
No amount of prayer will turn a gay or bisexual person into a heterosexual. If God had intended us to be heterosexual, he would have made us heterosexual. I think we should pray that all Christians come, in their own time and their own way, to accept gay and bisexual people as we are and to celebrate the diversity of God's creation. That wonderful diversity includes gay and bisexual people.
Better to ask to be healed but to also pray to accept the things thay you cannot change and for God's will. Remember that just because you have a homosexual orientation- that does not mean that you must lead a sinful lifestyle. There is more to being a human than just an orientation.to be cured of homosexuality?
I prayed for 20 years. I know that God does miracles. I've seen them. Should I have prayed for 21 years or was my faith not strong enough?
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