“Mom, Dad… I’m Gay.” A Christian Parent’s Rponse

HOW TO RENCILE YOUR CHRISTIAN FAH WH YOUR GAY LIFE

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... * i'm gay for god *

Realizg that you're gay is sometim difficult.

10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS

When I started wrg my new book, God and the Gay Christian, I was well aware that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage the church have long ed the Bible to fend their pot of view. As a gay Christian om an evangelil church Kansas, that stat quo has had a damagg impact on my life, which is one reason I'm settg out to change the flty perspective. Here are 10 reasons why God accepts gay Christians. * i'm gay for god *

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). First, they may prsure you to renounce your homosexualy.

DO GOD STILL LOVE ME IF I’M GAY?

* i'm gay for god *

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. 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.

“HELP! I’M A GAY CHRISTIAN”

Gay and a Christian? * i'm gay for god *

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. The term “homosexual” didn’t exist until 1892. Some morn Bible translatns say that “homosexuals” will not her the kgdom of God, but neher the ncept nor the word for people wh exclive same-sex attractn existed before the late 19th century.

While the Bible rejects ltful same-sex behavr, that’s very different om a nmnatn of all gay people and relatnships.

WHY IS HOMOSEXUALY A S IF BEG GAY IS JT WHO I AM?

Requirg that all gay people rema celibate is at odds wh the Bible’s teachgs on celibacy, which are ground Scripture’s re affirmatn that God’s physil creatn is good. Mastream nomatns like Prbyterians and Epispalians now orda openly gay clergy, and there are seeds of change evangelil church as well. Matthew V is the thor of God and the Gay Christian and is the founr of The Reformatn Project, a Bible-based non-prof anizatn that seeks to reform church teachg on sexual orientatn and genr inty.