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Can you be forgiven for being gay? Is it really a sin? What if you just want to try it and see what happens are you going to be penalized for that? Can someone help me asap.. these questions are for a friend who really needs it
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just wanted to add one comment to address the answers that state you shouldn't have to ask forgiveness for being left handed, so why for being gay?
well, people can be "born gay" in the sense that we are all, since the fall of Adam and Eve, born with a sin nature. we aren't taught to sin. we just do. it's in our nature to sin until we are saved. so, in that sense, the sin of homosexuality maybe in someone's nature at birth. that in no way makes it right. we are all born wrong. that's why we need to be saved. i was born with a tendency to lie. that doesn't make lying right. it is sin. i had to repent and be saved and God had to help me to quit lying. the same with being gay. being born in sin doesn't make sin right. we all need to be forgiven for sins and sin natures we were born with.
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yes in the Bible it says men should love women and vice versa
but if your friend if truly loves God, and does not want to change religon God will forgive if the preson wants forgiveness.
hope it helped
-lee
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In the Bible, it says that men should love women, and women should love men.
It's a sin. But, you can be forgiven if your repentance is sincere.
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As long as you're sincere in repentence then God will forgive anything. The first prayer he hears is the prayer of salvation though. The bible talks about Sodom and GOmorah. Sodomites(gays) are against the bible and just creepy. It was adam and Eve.. not adam and STEVE so that's a sign. That's the way got ment it to be man and woman.
Hope i helped
God Bless
~aeromonkey
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The only thing I know about the bible saying that it is a sin is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and that is actually just an assumption made by certian biblical interpreters. Anyways, If you do really like Christianity and all, you can be assured that you will be forgiven for any sins for which you ask forgivness for. There is no reason to think that homosexuality is an abomination. Rape, murder, pedophelia etc. are abominations, I don't think any God would really seek out retribution against someone for harmless desires that were imbued by him.
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It depends on your own relgion.
In my religion (Judaism), being gay in itself is not a sin; but acting on homosexual impulses is. As far as forgiveness, you just do "teshuvah" (which means "return" in Hebrew) and vow to not engage again. Violating this vow, you have again transgressed not only the sin of homosexuality; but also the sin of making a false statement to G-d.
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Homosexuality IS a sin. The bible calls it an abomination. There is ALWAYS consequence to sin; any sin. Thinking you (or in this case your friend) can just "try" it and turn away, is a lie! That's how Adam and Eve got suckered into the first sin. God told Adam and Eve if they ate of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they would surely die. THEY CHOSE to eat from the tree. Did they die? Absolutely! Their spirit died and they were separated from God. They didn't immediately fall over dead, but they started to age and eventually their bodies died too. That sinful nature is now passed on to all of us. That was the consequences.
God loves people so much that He sent Jesus so we could be forgiven and to those who accept Jesus, they are forgiven. But even with forgiveness there WILL BE consequences. The consequences are not worth stepping into such a wicked lifestyle.
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The bible says being gay is a sin.
But remember this: God Forgives Everything. Absolutely everything.
The only thing to do really is pray about it.
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It depends how into their religion they are. If they are true believers then it may be to the parents. Tell them whatever they think- it depends on how far into the religion they're into.
*Hope I Helped*
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I'm not Christian anymore, but from what I remember, the Bible does say that being gay is a sin. I personally think that this religion is very hypocritical. All Christians I know say "God Loves All" but then you go read the Bible and it says that God doesn't like gay people and that being gay is a "sin."
So can you be forgiven for being gay? No. You can ask God to be forgiven, He couldn't really forgive you because you're living your life "sinfully."
If you just want to see what a gay experience is like, he'll probably forgive you because you're just doing it once (or twice. or three times.)
If your friend is gay, don't worry about it. You're not perfect anyway, and neither is anyone. So why try to be? You are made the way you are made. That person Shortcake22 who said that "being gay is something created by Satan" is definitely wrong. Scientific tests show that people are gay because of a certain chemical reaction in the brain while they are still fetuses.
I see that many people below said that even though someone is born gay, he can choose whether or not to indulge in gay sex acts. But why should your friend hide that he's gay? For God's sake, everyone's got the right to have a life. If your friend loves someone of the same gender, he should go for it, regardless of the beliefs of some people.
And what is God, anyway? There's no tangeable evidence that he actually exists. If he really existed and "loves all of his Children," then why are there starving children in India?! Innocent chldren who harmed nobody?! In my opinion, God is just a mythical figure who was first created by narrow-minded people who want an excuse for their prejudices. Now this is entering a very tender topic, and I don't want anyone to misunderstand me that all Christians are narrow-minded people. I know many wonderful people who are Christians, but I'm talking about the very first Christians who wrote the Bible.
Tasuki is right. You don't need to be forgiven for having red hair, an extra finger, or being gay.
I know I'm going to get a bad rating for this answer, but at least I'm trying to be honest.
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just studied all that in a class ive taken. as ive learned from the teachings of the catholic church, being gay isnt a sin in itself, its doing a gay sexual act that is a sin because it takes away from gods creation of marriage and procreation between a man and a wife. it would be like premarital sex because it is not after marriage. you can like the opposite sex, just do no acts. i bet some catholics are to the extreme though that even liking the opposite sex is wrong. in my personal opionion, you cant help who you fall in love with-male or female, so love is love.
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Okay, I will give you my opinion and things I have learned from church on this matter, so whatever I put, please no one be offended.
Homosexuality is definitely a sin, just as premarital sex, murder, and disrespecting your parents. A sin is a sin in gods eyes. No sin is necessarily worse than another. Sins can be forgiven, all you have to do is ask. God does not hold a grudge, once you are forgiven, all is forgotten with him. However, if you live a life in sin, and you know you are sinning, thats not the same case. No one knows what God will do, but you can't just sin because you know you will be forgiven. That doesnt make it okay. You can't have premarital sex because you know that after you can just ask for forgivness.
A lot of people claim that you are born gay and ask why god would make us homosexual if it was a sin. I strongly believe that God does not make us gay. God does not make us gay anymore than he makes us sluts, murderers, thieves, or any thing else of that sort. Murderers arent born to murder people, they are corrupted by society, and its their choice to give into thier temptations or not. All of those things I listed above, I believe, are straight works of satan. He is doing everything in his power to get us to turn away from jesus. That is why you see things such as promiscuity, violence, and homosexuality becoming more and more accepted in todays world. It is NOT okay. My good guy friend and his brother (whos gay) were fighting about this and he said "How can you say this is wrong. This is all I've ever known. I was made like this. How can you say its wrong." and my friend said "Ever since I can remember, I have lusted after women. Strongly lusted. Thats all I have ever known, but that doesnt make it right". I just thing that illustrates my point very well.
Another thing I want to point out, is that temptation is part of our lives. We are always being tested. We must overcome temptation to show the lord that we are loyal to him and that we are worthy of his love (not that he doesnt always love us anyways, sinners or not).
Now I'm not saying I am perfect. None of us are. I am a sinner, and I am no better than anyone else. Homosexuality is no worse than stealing something or cursing. But its the continuation of the sin that makes things different.
Oh and about your question on punishment. You are penalized the same way you would be if you committed any other sin. But if you live in sin, and theres no way to candy coat this, you will go to hell, unless you ask for forgiveness and are sincere. But if you are living in sin, whos to say if you will ever get that chance. No one is promised tomorrow. You could easily die while you are sitting here reading this now. You never know.
Good luck with your friend. I really hope I helped in someway. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask!
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I know you'v probablly gotten a lot of different responces but heres my oipion:
to start off I am relegious and i'm not gay. I believe that the bible does state that homosexuality is wrong, BUT it is not one of the 10 comandments. Many people go around pretching the bible, but for every ont thing that it states there is something elce that is compleat opposite. There are other parts of the bible that say "God Loves You" and that he will forgive you. Even though personally i belive there is nothing wrong with being gay, and if its your friends personal prefrence, let um do it. ultimatly its up to your friend and God
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I think that being homosexual is definitly not a bad thing. (I am not homosexual, though lol) I for one am not really that religious, so these things dont bother me. But, I dont know about you. I think you should just do whatever feels right to you (and your partner). Homosexuality is part of who you are, and you cant help that. Hope this helps ...
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You're going to get a lot of different answers about this one.
For what it's worth, here are my own *opinions* on the subject.
Yes, I definitely believe that the Bible says that homosexual acts are a sin.
However, I also believe that the Bible says that many other things besides homosexual acts are a sin... Like having sex outside of marriage for instance, so I'm not just singling out homosexual acts here.
As far as, can a person be forgiven? Of course they can. Anything that we *truly* repent of, we can be forgiven. But remember, Yahweh (God) knows what's in our hearts. If we do something, and before we do it, we say to ourselves "I'll just do it and ask forgiveness later.", Yahweh will know about that.
True repentance means that we regret something so much, that if we had a time machine, we would go back and change it so that we never did it. That means if a person wants to be forgiven, they need to truly wish they had never done it... And if a person goes to do something sinful, expecting to be forgiven afterwards because they think they will truly wish they had never done it, then why would they want to do it in the first place?
Besides, every time we give in to temptation, we lose a battle and the enemy gains a foothold. We become more likely to repeat the sin, and more likely to feel despair for our failure to make the right choice.
I understand that some people believe that people can be born homosexual. Since I believe that Yahweh gave us Free Will, I believe that we always have a choice as to whether or not we will do something. Even if someone holds a gun to my head, I do still have a choice, I can still choose to defy the gun-holder, and possibly die. Most choices in our life aren't at the literal point of a gun, but they are our choices and we are responsible for the choices we make.
There are lots of things that we are tempted to do... Someone who really wants a certain CD but doesn't have the money might be tempted to steal it... It doesn't mean they were born a thief, just that they are feeling temptation. They can choose to give in to their selfish desires, or they can choose to not steal. Just because someone is tempted to do something, does not mean they were born to do it.
Again, these are just my opinions.
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You shouldn't have to be forgiven for being gay. Do you need to ask forgiveness if you're left-handed? If you have green eyes? If you're born deaf, or with one extra finger, or if you have curly hair? No. I know a lot of people say it's a choice, but it's not. Take it from someone who knows. In my early teens, I discovered that I was "bi", and later I decided that it just doesn't matter. Love is love. Attraction is attraction. We can't help who we fall in love with or who we're attracted to. So, I honestly don't believe in "gay" or "straight". I think we're all just people. Though personally, I tend to like girls more than guys. Whatever, that's just what I prefer. I didn't choose it; that's who I am, who I've always been. Your friend can't help what he/she feels, either. However, your friend CAN choose to change her/his religion. Personally, if my religion said that it was wrong for me to be who I am, and insisted that I was choosing to be that way and that I should change now or go to hell, I would say good-bye to that religion. There are a lot of Christians (I'm assuming this is about Christianity, sorry if I'm wrong) who believe there is nothing wrong with being gay, but sadly there are many more who do not.
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You should read that. Show it to your friend, too.
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I think you should tell your friend, that it does not matter what a religoin, or person says...every person is an individual with their own feelings, sexuality, thoughts, etc...and that your friend should just do whatever they want...
And really if you think about this, why would you want to believe in a god who does not exept a certain kind of person?
So really I think you should tell your friend to do whatever the hell they want...they can be gay, or they can just try it out for fun...god is not going to strike them down with a lightning bolt...
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like the other chicks said, it all really comes down to what you believe in. in my opinion,you dont need to be forgiven for being gay. God accepts everyone for who they are. you cant help who you are, and theres nothing at all wrong with being gay. people are always afraid of what other people will think but thats just because of all the homophobs out there.
as for trying it out, i would say that a lot of kids in their teens (im guessing?) are finding out more about their sexuality and what they like/dont like. God doenst judge you by what kind of people you like, he judges you by whats inside your heart.
as for the bible thing, i think the bible is a good instrument, for learning. God DID NOT write the bible. some old men, who had very narrow views back then wrote it. not God. you have to read between the lines, and not take everything exactly how it says. for instance when it talks about God drowning all his sons and daughters because they were evil, well, if you were a father or a mother, would you drown your child because they were a brat? no. reading between the lines is something most people have a hard time with, because they/ve been told different.
God loves you for who you are. not who you love. good luck with this, and be yourself.
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Well, it depends on what you believe. See, I used to believe in God, [I thought about it, and it seems unlikely, so I'm now an athiest.] and, the bible does state that being homosexual is a sin. But no person is alike, and no one can help his/her sexuality. Not everyone is heterosexual, that's just dumb. If you ask for God for his forgiveness, you will be forgiven. If you're doing this just to see what would happen, that could be a chance, but I doubt it. Don't pretend to be someone you're not, unless you really are gay/bi.
&TiNA;
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It can be forgiven but it really depends on what you belive in. I know something somewhere it says you can't but I dont think God is cruel enough for not forgiving anything IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT. If your friend is really truely sorry all you would have to do is go to confession. The priest ( under his word) can not say anything to anyone about it under his oath
hopes i helped
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yeah its really a sin. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Bob.
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well i guess it depends on what you believe in!
the bible does say homesexual is wrong and its a sin! the lord will forgive if you ask! but in Gods eyes every sin is equally bad! like if you steal something in Gods eyes its the same as say the F word or killing someone! but the lord forgives! you ask he forgives! but being a homesexual and askin for forgivness of being that way and after asking still be gay//lesbian//bi.. is still sorta wrong!
i dont really about trying it i mean if you know its wrong then dont do it! thats just the satan trying to get you! so yeah i hope i helped in someways
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Everyone belives in something different. A human is a human and not everyone is the same. If a person is gay, lesbian, bi .. so what?? I don't think it's a sin but that's just my opinion. The bible might say different. Your friend shouldn't be scared or embarassed of his/her sexuality. Like I said, everyone is different and you can't help beaing who you are. I don't really see how you can try being gay. I mean you eather like guys or you don't. Same thing with girls. You can't just pretend to be someone you're not. It doesn't work that way.
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