I had a friend sell his house to a guy whom he later learned was gay after the sell: he evicted them as soon as they didn't pay for a month after learning about it. I was curious on other people's reasonings for this situation.
But they’re going to have gay sex somewhere no matter what you do. Why does it matter which house it is in?To be honest I would have to say no. Legally though I would probably be required to not think that way. Sin is sin and I can't do anything to help people in committing sin. I wouldn't sell the house knowing someone was going to murder another in it and I wouldn't sell a house knowing that someone was going to have gay sex in it.
We tend to think love means we have to except what people do and bend over backwards to help them sin instead of helping them see the light. We no longer cast out the sinners and now treat them as if they are trying to do what's right. A person who is working towards being a better person and one who rejects God and wishes to have nothing to do with him are completely different and should be treated differently.
Am I looking at this all wrong?
And another fact to consider is that being gay is an orientation not a behaviour. It does not necessarily imply that the person is interested in having sexual relations.But they’re going to have gay sex somewhere no matter what you do. Why does it matter which house it is in?
Also, would you sell your house to a person who was not married but was in a heterosexual relationship?
I was thinking the same thing.And another fact to consider is that being gay is an orientation not a behaviour. It does not necessarily imply that the person is interested in having sexual relations.
But they’re going to have gay sex somewhere no matter what you do. Why does it matter which house it is in?
Also, would you sell your house to a person who was not married but was in a heterosexual relationship?
Hetero, homo or whatever it's still the same principle. Disregard the type of sin and let me know your thoughts on my perspective. Am I looking at this all wrong? Are we as Christians or any other faith supposed to help people go against our beliefs?
If I were to sell my house knowing that it would help others to sin wouldn't I be helping them sin? Wouldn't that be going against the word of God?
Hetero, homo or whatever it's still the same principle. Disregard the type of sin and let me know your thoughts on my perspective. Am I looking at this all wrong? Are we as Christians or any other faith supposed to help people go against our beliefs?
Perhaps we should insert a dose of realism in our replies.
Are you really going to hold up the sale? Most people buy and sell at the best price they can get. That's true for Christians and unbelievers. It's one thing to speculate and another to walk it out. There may be some who'd swallow the loss and stand on their beliefs. But the majority won't. The money would sway them.
They took a significant loss selling to a Christian realtor who sold it to the gay couple making a quick profit of several thousand dollars.
That sums up America's luke warm seeker-sensitive churchgoer. The LORD still holds His chosen ones accountable to His standard and not that of the world.
Do you consider owning a home to be a sin?
If we stopped buying and selling with anyone who might later commit a sin, not directly related to the transaction; trade would come to a grinding halt, outside of those who don't recognize sin.
Sounds like you desire to do business only with professed believers, since we all sin.
I think there is a principle in Scripture for this and the word "economy" does come from the Greek "oikonomia" (something like that), meaning "household".
In Galatians 6:10 Paul says to do good to all men, especially to the household of faith.
The Mormons, and I would guess, the Quakers are good at this ( with their faith).
But, with all the denominationalism I don't see this going down here in the U.S. on a grand scale.
Of course, when the Kingdom comes on Earth as in Heaven, we will have the Holy Household of Yah happening!
*As individuals we are free to contract with whoever/whatever we want.
It's important to keep this in mind.
If I were to sell my house knowing that it would help others to sin wouldn't I be helping them sin? Wouldn't that be going against the word of God?
Sure, but it's hard to see how this that we're discussing would be an example of that.It's not a matter of who I want to do business with its if it's a sin to knowingly aid someone in committing a sin.
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