tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post1451743646146742681..comments2023-03-15T08:40:00.089-04:00Comments on All Places In Between: Can you be a Christian and gay???Katie Kermeen Swisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09532776112544300030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-1234682419626169062022-10-16T22:29:48.317-04:002022-10-16T22:29:48.317-04:00Hi nice readinng your blogHi nice readinng your blogToledo Home Buildershttps://www.find-home-builder.com/us/custom-house-ohio/toledo-home-builders.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-68678932286046026662011-01-06T23:38:37.919-05:002011-01-06T23:38:37.919-05:00Katie, I actually had a very lengthy conversation ...Katie, I actually had a very lengthy conversation about this with Pastor Kim. Of course you can be gay and be a Christian. Everyone has the ability to love and believe in Christ. To say that because someone is gay that they cannot be Christian is to judge them on a level that we are not capable of. "Judge not lest ye be judged" is the saying. As a Christian, it is our job to love all and to do everything we can to bring others to Christ. If we start determining who is fit to be a Christian,and who is not, we are doing a great dis-service to our cause. It is not our mission to change others. Our mission is to bring others to come to know Jesus and love him as he loves us. When judgement day finally comes, God will look into our hearts and souls and He will make the final decision. The rest is just nonsense we place in our lives. I choose to love and accept all and share His message to anyone that will listen. Sin is sin no matter how "big" or "small". Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.Ima Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349958936976606105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-29617732019510144452010-06-09T15:41:50.130-04:002010-06-09T15:41:50.130-04:00it is the best go christ off, christ is one market...it is the best go christ off, christ is one marketint of love, realy is una bad idea - this persons think they are specialy, escolhidas, by god... irc!drursdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191288855740720380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-52000957581879208742010-05-05T01:07:43.205-04:002010-05-05T01:07:43.205-04:00I don't know you, just happened to be reading ...I don't know you, just happened to be reading through a bunch of blogs that are linked from a good friend of mine. I hope you don't mind if I answer your question. Quick comment first: I REALLY like Karen's answer about loving the crap out of them. :) I think we all have someone in our lives who are gay.<br /><br />Of COURSE you can be gay and be a Christian. And of COURSE God loves all of us alike. Being gay isn't the issue. It's what gay people DO with what they believe they are that is the issue. If they want to please God and love Him back, do they follow through on their homosexual desires or not? If you believe the answer is "yes" then you are also going to have to re-evaluate what you believe about marriage and what that means. If living a gay lifestyle is ok, then having sex outside marriage must be ok too. So then, you're going to have to decide what you believe the definition of marriage is.<br /><br />For you in particular the FIRST question you answer should be, do I believe the Bible is ALL true or am I going to pick and choose which parts to believe? Whichever way you answer that question will determine how you answer this question in your post. You have some heavy thinking to do.Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-80667619389213600232010-04-24T08:14:53.960-04:002010-04-24T08:14:53.960-04:00There are plenty of excellent reasons to believe t...There are plenty of excellent reasons to believe that God loves, saves and blesses individuals in the GLBT community in precisely the same way He loves, saves and blesses folks who are not gay.<br /><br />My website and book provide reasoned, thoughtful arguments against the goofy arguments people are making because Jennifer Knapp came out.<br /><br /><b>GayChristian101.com</b> deals with all of the clobber passages in detail.Rick Brentlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747932588564976416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-58439628583049050552010-04-24T07:38:35.673-04:002010-04-24T07:38:35.673-04:00Katie, I'm so glad you blogged about this. I ...Katie, I'm so glad you blogged about this. I hadn't heard about any of it, and I love Jennifer Knapp! She comes back during trying or sad times in my life to encourage me and make me think. I've always struggled with this issue, too...I just can't see it in black and white like a lot of people do. I think the Bible is clear it's not God's ideal, which is sin...but so is that second strawberry shortcake I ate last night, am I right? Can I get an Amen? =) Now, I haven't heard about this or heard Jennifer speak out, so I don't know her attitude, but I'm guessing if she's been in a relationship so long, she's not feeling guilty about it, right? It's just hard for me to see someone in Christian leadership (a role model in the Christian marketplace, at the very least) being okay with something the Bible clearly defines as sin. I, as a Christian leader, should never be okay with sin in my life, whether I consider it big or little. God wants me to be holy and connected to Him, His Church, and His creation. I can't do that wholly with sin in my life.<br /><br />Okay...just thinking. So glad you wrote this!<br /><br />Love you! JamieJamie Pelfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751192968517868153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15706335.post-24787138027424753002010-04-24T00:15:39.017-04:002010-04-24T00:15:39.017-04:00I think you've articulated the questions, doub...I think you've articulated the questions, doubts, and uncertainty that a lot of Christians (or at least me, anyway) feel about this topic, especially when they have friends, family, etc. who are gay. It's a tough one to wrap your head around -- but I will take on your challenge to "love the crap out of each other" :) No problem.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385092109552183702noreply@blogger.com