]1. To call oneself an authentic Christian and remain a practicing homosexual is a direct contradiction of biblical teaching and contrary to the "abundant life" promised by Jesus.
Just as "Christian hatred" is an oxymoron, so too is the term “gay Christian.” God offers forgiveness and freedom through His Son, which is the good news (gospel) of the Christian message.
According to the Christian faith, once a person responds to the gospel message in repentance and faith, he or she finds a new start to then fulfill their destiny in life. Even as Saul of Tarsus —a murderer—became Paul the apostle, a great saint and missionary leader, Christianity asserts that God redeems repentant people who may be “homosexuals, adulterers, drunkards, idolaters or whatever” and transforms their lives! It happened in the “San Francisco” of their day—Corinth—and has been repeated all over the world. Jesus Christ didn’t invade human history as the world’s Messiah to merely make our selfish, sinful lives a little better and more prosperous. He came to totally transform our lives and not only forgive our sins but free us from sin's power!
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I think we have to be so careful in what we say and how we say it. Can a Christian be heterosexual is not the right question. Just as can a obe 'gay' and a Christian.
A person can self designate themselves as 'Gay' meaning they have a same sex attraction orientation. They can at the same time be a disciple of Jesus, a youth leader, a leader of a Church, a prophet of God or an apostle. I don't see that as a problem as long as they are not involved in same sex sexual activity.........surely?
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