Can you still go to heaven if your gay
“You want to shove those words back in and put the lid on. But you can’t. Your child is gay. This goes against everything you’ve been taught. It was not what you had in mind, and you instantly wonder where you went wrong.”
When you become a parent, you know to anticipate the unexpected. But for many Christian parents, nothing can arrange them to hear that their beloved child is gay. This is the child you verb cradled, spoon fed mashed bananas, and dreamed a beautiful future for. How could this be? What will the church say? What will your friends say? What does the future hold? You can’t even get your head around this.
If you are a Christian parent, family member or friend to whom your loved one has come out as gay or lesbian, then this is for you.
I encourage you to sit down, rest, maybe get a cup of tea, and soak in what I’m about to tell you. My hope is to guide you as we walk for a bit through this maze of confusion, to help you find your way to wholeness. In many Christian circles, this is not good news, and you may begin to spiral into reflection and self-searching. We’ll ge
Can a Gay or Lesbian person go to Heaven?
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(Letter)
I know the Bible says it’s a sin, but it also says that the only unforgivable sin is not accepting Jesus. If a Gay person accepts Jesus but does not change his lifestyle, can he go to Heaven? I have a cousin who’s Gay.
—Lucy
You’ve asked a very significant question—and a very hard one.
And you are exactly right: there is only one sin that is unforgivable. That is the sin of not believing and not receiving Jesus Christ into your life.
A gay or homosexual person can acceptChrist, just as an alcoholic, a drug addict, or a mass-murderer can acknowledge Christ. Jesus’ offer of salvation is open to everyone.
Your doubt is whether someone can acceptChrist, not change his lifestyle, and still go to heaven. The Bible teaches that if someone has truly accepted Christ into his life, nothing can retain him out of Heaven. In John , Christ says of Christians,
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand.”
So, Lucy the real question, I think, is whether
Is being gay a sin?
Answer
In instruct to answer the question “Is being gay a sin?” we need to challenge some assumptions upon which the question is based. Within the past fifty years, the term gay, as applied to homosexuality, has exploded into mainstream culture, and we are told that “being gay” is as much outside one’s control as “being short” or having blonde hair. So the question is worded in a loaded way and impossible to adequately answer in that develop. We need to break this question up and deal with each piece separately. Rather than ask, “Is being gay a sin?” we need to request, “Is it sinful to hold same-sex attractions?” And, “Is it sinful to engage in homosexual activities because of those attractions?”
Concerning the first question, “Is it sinful to have same-sex attractions?” the answer is complicated. First, we should probably distinguish between (actively) sinning and (passively) being tempted:
Being temptedis not a sin. Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned (Matthew ; Hebrews ). Eve was tempted in the garden, and the forbidden fruit definitely appealed to her,
Do gay people go to heaven?
Answer
The question of whether gay people go to heaven or hell is much discussed today, and there is confusion surrounding the issue. On one side are churches that teach that homosexuality is blessed by God. On the other side are churches that condemn all homosexual thoughts and actions as deserving of eternal judgment. Is being gaya ticket to heaven or hell?
First, a clarification. Our world labels people according to their weaknesses, sin tendencies, addictions, or sexual inclinations. When we do that, we create an adversarial, “us vs. them,” position. We initiate to see people in categories, rather than as individuals, and this is dangerous. When we ask if gay people travel to heaven or hell, we may be using the label gayrather than considering the individual who may be struggling with temptation or confused about his or her sexual identity. For the purposes of this article, we will define gayas “practicing a homosexuallifestyle.”
When God created human beings, He designed them male and female, in His retain image (Genesis ). Adam and Eve were crea