Re: I genuinely hope..
Submitted by Dakota on February 15 2002 11:45:37
In reply to I genuinely hope.. submitted by Babel-17 on February 15 2002 01:36:52
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I was not offended in any way by your questions. Questions and viewpoints are never offensive if put forth sincerely. I didn't do much replying in the flame war because AI and his friends are not interested in sharing viewpoints or trying to persuade people to his way of thinking. They were just trying to be disruptive. In fact I seriously doubt AI WANTS us to agree with him, because that would take away what is apparently a major source of his entertainment.....coming here and flaming everyone. But as I told AI, a discussion of the issues raised would do everyone some good. I don't think the majority of Christians think BEING homosexual is a sin. But I do think the majority (including me) think sex with a person of the same gender is sin. My opinion on this is not set in granite and I'd be interested in hearing reasonable opposing views, but as of right now, it seems the Bible is clearly against it. However, somewhere along the line, homosexual sex seems to have been elevated by some to the ranks of some kind of SUPERSIN. I don't believe the Bible supports that kind of attitude at all. Lieing, cheating, stealing, gossipping, lusting, covetting, etc are all sins, but we do some of them to some degree all the time. Yet we are still going to heaven if have accepted Christ as our savior. So does that mean that we all just need to believe and then we can do whatever we want? Not at all. Christianity is a journey where we are to try (with the Holy Spirit's help) to become more like Christ. God deals with us as individuals, and it's not up to me to tell anyone else how they should live. So while I think living in a homosexual relationship is wrong, I can still accept that person as a fellow human being and a fellow Christian and seeker. (If they are a Christian of course) I'm sure there are things in my life that other Christians can rightfully find fault with, but most accept me just the same because none of us are perfect. (not talking about boylove here, because even sincere Christians have a problem with that) So my viewpoint on this in a nutshell is that unless I am shown that my interpretation of what the Bible says is flawed, don't ask me to condone homosexual sex. But I can still accept them as brothers and sisters, and I hope they can do the same for me. Dakota |
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