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Contents:
- THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
- A PECULIAR DISAPPROVAL OF GAY PRI
- WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
- 'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY
- “WHY DON’T GOD ANSWER PRAYERS TO TAKE AWAY GAY FEELGS?”
THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
* fear of god gay *
A mon argument for the acceptance of homosexualy and same-sex marriage is that, if God is love, He would not nmn the love of others. The world and maybe even our own sensivi might say that allowg others to live a homosexual relatnship is to see to their well-beg.
Romans 1:26 says homosexualy is disgraceful and dishonorg. First Corthians 6:18 says that sexual immoraly, cludg homosexualy, is a s agast one’s own body.
If homosexualy rults a dishonorg, harmful separatn om God’s blsg, then the lovg thg to do is to stay away om . That beg said, those wh homosexual attractns are sperate need of love.
A PECULIAR DISAPPROVAL OF GAY PRI
Even if they agree wh the Bible that homosexualy is a s and rolve not to seek fulfillment of their sexual sir, they mt still fd love other relatnships—the self-sacrificg love of agape and the iendly pannship of phileo.
The need for love is no different for sgle heterosexuals than is for those wh homosexual attractn.
If God is love, why do He nmn homosexualy?
WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
He ma iends wh other gay people and embarked on sexual exploratns.
Josh found a refuge his gay muny and veloped bonds that ran far eper than sexual flgs.
Though his parents distanced themselv and old iends turned a ld shoulr, Josh felt he was fally ee his new inty as a gay man. It n be timidatg for people who have never stggled wh same-sex attractn to share the gospel wh a gay man or woman. Ask him to help you unrstand how beg gay beme a central part of his inty.
'HOMOSEXUAL OCD': STRAIGHT MEN WHO SPECT THEY ARE GAY
Christians have sned at least two major ways when to reachg those the gay muny. On the one hand, some have laid asi God’s clear teachg that homosexualy is a s a misguid attempt to show God’s love. Share what the Bible teach about homosexual activy (Mark 7:21; Rom.
On the other hand, some have neglected passn and harbored a nscendg attu toward people who practice homosexual s. As we reach out to those gay muny, we mt strive to do so wh a siar heart. Ask God to help you to see those the gay muny as he do so you n mister wh Christlike nvictn and passn.
As was for Josh, the gay muny is a refuge om the rejectn and ner turmoil many gay people experience. ” But I tst that as we build relatnships wh gay iends and ve them to our hom and to our liv, they will see the te muny of which they have only dreamed. One of my most stctive tim the past was seeg a new believer get baptized and share openly about g out of a gay liftyle.
“WHY DON’T GOD ANSWER PRAYERS TO TAKE AWAY GAY FEELGS?”
As you build relatnships wh gay iends, ve them to your life that they may hear the gospel, but also let them see portrayed through the life of your lol church. Why did God make me gay if he nmns as a s?
Why didn’t J say anythg about homosexualy?