Bible Question: Why are homosexuals nt accepted - is it true that their sexuality is a result of their genes? Does God accept homosexuals? Can homosexuals be Christians? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Friend! There are two extremes that must be avoided when dealing with the issue of homosexuality. 1) The first extreme is to make homosexuality the unpardonable sin. Homosexuality is a sin like any other sin, no more no less. 2) The second exteme is to allow political correctness to redefine homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle, instead of the sin that Scripture says it is. Having said this, let me attempt to address each of your questions. a) Why aren't homosexuals accepted?Homosexuality is not singled out in Scripture. Lev. 20:13 says, "‘If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." This verse, among many others, makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin. However, it is sin in general that God does not accept. He doesn't want any of us to remain in or continue in sin. Read 1 John sometime. All sin is unacceptable to God! b) Is it ture that their sexuality is a result of their genes? The answer to this question is unimportant. Our bodies are fallen and depraved. None of our bodies are the way God intented them to be, because of sin. So, even if someone has a genetic predispositon to something that God says it is a sin, it is that person's responsiblity to stop sinning. c) Does God accept homosexuals? Yes! If they repent of their sins and make Christ the Lord of their lives. d) Can homosexuals be Christians? No! If you continue to life in a particular sin, then you haven't really repented. This doesn't mean that a believer who has struggled with homosexuality might not occasionally stumble. 1 John 1:9 makes it very clear that we all fail. If we do, we can confess our sin and God will forgive and cleanse. However, to continually practice homosexuality, or any other sin, means that person hasn't really been saved. Consider 1 John 3:9-10: "9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother." I hope this answers your questions. If not, I can go into more detail where needed. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |