Over the past uple weeks, I’ve watched our natn spl apart to rners of the boxg rg, both sis seemgly bloodthirsty for a fight. As a untry, we’ve never been more at divisive odds wh hurtful ments, sentiments and statements spewg om our keyboards, and even worse, out of our mouths. I am a J-lovg Believer and I also happen to have a gay sister, whom I love arly, so I have found myself the cx of this difficult and agile ntroversy for the better part of 14 years. What this ever-prent bate (wh both sis sharg flt behavr) has tght me, is somethg that has not been easy to swallow, but is this: a lot of Christians have missed the mark on this issue. I know that seems like a harsh generalizatn and certaly don’t reprent all Christians of urse, but I simply have jt found to be nsistently te my experience. Wh all the judgement and tolerance, I’ve realized that there is somethg terribly and fundamentally wrong wh some church and the attu towards homosexuals. While I don’t have any magil answers, I have been seekg God’s wisdom for years and n provi a perspective to, hopefully, bridge the gap between Christians and homosexuals. My tentn is not to fendargue a posn or discs homosexualy—’s about about human begs and how to bt rpond to them.
Contents:
- RPONDG TO A “GAY CHRISTIAN” THE FAY
- HOW TO RENCILE YOUR CHRISTIAN FAH WH YOUR GAY LIFE
- “MOM, DAD… I’M GAY.” A CHRISTIAN PARENT’S RPONSE
- HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RPOND TO GAY FRIENDS OR FAY MEMBERS?
- BEG A GAY CHRISTIAN N BE HURTFUL AND GELLG. BUT I REFE TO LOSE FAH
- 5 WAYS CHRISTIANS CAN LOVE GAY PEOPLE
- “HELP! I’M A GAY CHRISTIAN”
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
RPONDG TO A “GAY CHRISTIAN” THE FAY
Realizg that you're gay is sometim difficult. Matag your fah while livg thentilly as an LGBT person is even more difficult - sometim you feel ostracized or isolated om both groups. But you n fd a balance, and... * how to deal with being gay and a christian *
What do the Bible really say about beg gay?
This is pecially te as many of have iends or relativ who are gay. How do you relate to your son now that he’s told you straight out that he nsirs himself a “gay Christian”? You n start by sistg that he rea om discsg homosexualy wh his younger siblgs.
For example, clarify that there will be no overt displays of homosexual affectn nor any sharg of the same room while unr your roof.
HOW TO RENCILE YOUR CHRISTIAN FAH WH YOUR GAY LIFE
Read “Mom, Dad… I’m Gay.” A Christian Parent’s Rponse by David Murray and more articl about Christian Life and Wiki on * how to deal with being gay and a christian *
If he persists argug that the Bible has nothg to say agast homosexualy, remd him gently that the evince all pots the oppose directn. The Gay Gospel? How Pro-Gay Advot Misread the Bible.
Love Into Light: The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church.
Is God Anti-Gay? When A Loved One Says, “I’m Gay”. What Do the Bible Say About Homosexualy?
“MOM, DAD… I’M GAY.” A CHRISTIAN PARENT’S RPONSE
* how to deal with being gay and a christian *
How to Talk To Your Children About Homosexualy. Someone I Love is Gay.
Unrstandg Revisnist Gay Theology.
HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RPOND TO GAY FRIENDS OR FAY MEMBERS?
Reliable Rourc for Teachg Children About Marriage, Sexualy and Homosexualy.
Unrstandg Homosexualy. Homosexualy, Theology and the Church. Realizg that you're gay is sometim difficult.
BEG A GAY CHRISTIAN N BE HURTFUL AND GELLG. BUT I REFE TO LOSE FAH
But you n fd a balance, and ntue to be a person of ep fah even as you live as an out gay or lbian.
Christiany is a relatnship, not a relign, and is open to all who believe - gays clud. Anyone who tells you that beg gay will e you to lose your salvatn is wrong.
Even if you accept the ia that beg gay is a s (which most, if not all church do), remember that is jt a s - is the same to God as any other s (any s is enough to keep you out of Heaven, if not for J' vir atonement).
5 WAYS CHRISTIANS CAN LOVE GAY PEOPLE
First, they may prsure you to renounce your homosexualy. 9Be the gay person their liv. Most of the people do know a gay person, but don't realize .
You have an opportuny to show them that gay people aren't ntag or perverted.
“HELP! I’M A GAY CHRISTIAN”
People who don't have a gay person their liv (or at least, don't realize that they do) may surprise you wh their reactns. Try to mata a sense of humor if they make cluels or homophobic remarks, and remember that you are as cluels about other thgs as they are about you - try to keep a passnate perspective.
How do I e out to my Christian fay that I'm gay? Read "The Gay Fah: Christ, Scripture, and Sexualy" by Sphero, which explas great tail how the Bible is actually very pro-gay and supportive of the homosexual believer... Th, even if we are ad wrong and homosexualy actually is a s, is the same to God as stealg a pack of gum terms of the ultimate effect - eher one is enough to e a person to be separated om God.
However, you may fd that people are not willg to give up on their "hierarchy of s" - they nsir one s worse than another, and for many, homosexualy is still near the top of the list. I’ve worked up a good lather the so-lled “culture war” around homosexualy and same-sex marriage for about two s now.
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
However, to bate the issue serly and tthfully, we mt seek an hont picture of what our opponents actually believe — workg om what we thk they believe is neher helpful nor there are people of many diverse beliefs and nvictns — cludg gay and lbian people — who oppose same-sex marriage, here are 10 foundatnal tths that rm the tradnal, orthodox Christian belief.
This is more than mere relig happy talk — ’s tth whether one is gay, straight, or otherwise. J wasn't silent on homosexualy. Some claim J never said anythg about homosexualy and therefore is ntral on the topic.
Author Jackie Hill Perry shar her own story of turng om homosexualy and fdg wholens a new inty Christ. In Gay Girl, Good God, thor Jackie Hill Perry shar her own story of turng om s and fdg wholens.