Can a Gay person be a True Christian?

[blessedjohn80]

When a person is led of the Holy Spirit to seek salvation from Christ do they give a measured plea for salvation or do they give everything and hold back nothing? Does the sinner pray Lord forgive me my sin except for that one sin I cannot give up?

It is my contention that when a person is under Holy Spirit conviction about their sin they desire forgiveness of all their sin not just some of their sin. Here is my example: Lord Jesus I'm a dirty rotten sinner and I cannot save myself. Please save me Lord Jesus I know I deserve eternal condemnation but Your word tells me You will for give me and give me eternal life. Now Jesus I really love money so please save me but allow me to continue to seek after monetary wealth.

Think that will result on a conversion to Christ or not?

For the cause of Christ
Roger

Good examples and a clear point however, it seems like we are looking for a clear evidence of real repentance from the sinner, which I believe, no one in here will be able to do. Only God can really see the true motive of a person.

Hunting for fake Christians is like trying to catch wind. It's just futile.

Can a person who is Gay and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian??
Can a person who is a murderer and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian??
Can a person who is a thief and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian??
Can a person who is a prostitute and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian??
Can a person who is a sinner and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian??

In my opinion, the answer to all of these questions is Yes. Yes, there is a very big chance that they are true Christians. Everyone has equal opportunity to receive God's grace no matter who they are.

 

[ROSSELLA]

Can a person who is Gay and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian????

Yes. It is through faith in Christ and His beautiful sacrifice that people are saved. One doesn't need to have everything figured out before accepting Jesus. And, really, no one can truly figure anything out without God. However, someone who truly has faith in Jesus will be searching out sin in his/her life. Whether or not homosexuality is a sin is a topic for another discussion. However, every Christian eventually needs to ask themselves that question (whether as it pertains to them personally or how it changes how they view the topic). If a gay Christian finds God telling them homosexuality is a sin, his or her natural response as a Christian will be discomfort that he/she is doing something God says is wrong and that discomfort won't go away. No sin can separate a Christian from God (except rejecting His sacrifice) and sometimes Christians go their whole lives always coming back to a particular sin. However, if someone says he/she is a Christian and has no problem whatsoever doing something he/she believes is a sin, something is wrong with his/her relationship with God.

 

[Rondonmon]

We are all sinners, it is up to the Most High to make that judgement, not any man.

He has already made that judgment long ago, all sin must be TURNED FROM, and the Blood of Jesus must be placed over all sins. Jesus told the Woman at the well all the sins she ever committed, he said I forgive you, but then what else did he say ? GO AND SIN NO MORE...........This is not that complicated. If men/Women love sin more than God, then they will be in hell, where they no doubt deserve to be, as we all deserve to be. Except, I/Some understand that Gods Mercy is given freely, to those who accept it, and chose to pick up their cross and follow him.

Homosexuality is evil to God, and He hates it, He told us this in scriptures.

 

[samuel23]

We need to remember that it was not that many years back when the homosexuals begin to call their selves gay. Also until the 1970s homosexuality was known in the scientific world as a mental illness and in the Christian world as a grievous sin against God. What changed it to be like it is today? Nothing scientific and nothing spiritual, what happened was that homosexual people worked their selves into positions of authority both in the scientific world and the spiritual world and begin to make the outrageous claim that humans are born homosexual and therefore are not responsible for their actions. That claim is a total and absolute lie, however the liberal media and liberal politicians have supported this evil agenda...and so we are where we are at today. Homosexuality is a choice just like adultery is a choice and one must turn from sin in order to be saved.

 

[MadebyHim]

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death, Revelation 21:8. When people are bashing gays they need to remember that the murderers, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars get the same reward.

 

[MadebyHim]

Gays can be, just as the rest. But they need to give up ungodly life style, same as the murders, liars, and so on.

 

[samuel23]

A gay person CANNOT be a Christian simply because the definition of a gay person is someone who is practicing a same sex life style...so the answer is an emphatic no, if you are practicing a life style that God has called an abomination then you cannot be a Christian. A better question would be, can a gay person BECOME a Christian, the answer to that is an emphatic yes, as with all sins one must forsake the gay life style. So, a gay person who comes to faith in God through Jesus Christ and remains faithful to God is no longer a gay person but a child of God.

 

[Preacha24-7]

The answer is no. Christians can not practice homosexuality. Homosexuality
is wicked, unnatural, and is very sinful. Any lifestyle that is against God's Word
is sinful. It's time for Christians to preach the truth and stop being afraid. I don't
care what laws the US Government passes! Gay people should not be getting
married and trying to raise kids. The biblical definition of marriage is husband
and wife. Even George W. Bush Jr. had enough since to understand that.
Ephesians5:11-12 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather expose them. For it is even shameful to speak of the things
which they do in secret. God does not demand perfection. God's standard is
holiness.
1.1Corinthians6:9-10 Christians should not practice homosexuality
2. Romans1:18-27 Homosexual practices are sinful
3.Leviticus18:22 homosexuality is an abomination
4. Holiness is God's standard Leviticus 19:2
To God be the Glory
Preacha24-7 Evangelist to the Streets (Street Ministry)

 

[Grace777x70]

Cannot someone that has outbursts of anger be a true Christian?

The answer will be the same for all the works of the flesh.

 

[060711099100]

I found something quite interesting here
[video=youtube;3394VTfKqGs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3394VTfKqGs[/video]

 

[oldethennew]

No, a gay person cannot be a Christian as long as they are practicing what goes
against Jesus' scripture, but a gay person can of course become a Christian when
they change their life-style through the Holy Calling of their Saviour and choose Him
above life/breath...no matter who or what we are, without REPENTANCE, saying one is
a Christian is of no consequence...

 

[joaniemarie]

I found something quite interesting here
[video=youtube;3394VTfKqGs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3394VTfKqGs[/video]

Very wise answer from Ravi Z. He has a gift.

 

[blue_ladybug]

IMO, nope.. Not if they're living and practicing that lifestyle. Absolutely not.

 

[Grace777x70]

No, a gay person cannot be a Christian as long as they are practicing what goes
against Jesus' scripture, but a gay person can of course become a Christian when
they change their life-style through the Holy Calling of their Saviour and choose Him
above life/breath...no matter who or what we are, without REPENTANCE, saying one is
a Christian is of no consequence...

I believe it's a matter of identity. Homosexuals identity themselves that way because they are deceived in their minds and are walking by the flesh. But the true Christian is a new creation in Christ.

What about a person that has outbursts of anger? This is in the same list as those that practice homosexuality so in reality - it is a work of the flesh just like outbursts of anger and malice and the slandering of others in the body of Christ.

If they didn't stop doing their outbursts of anger and they have been doing it for a few years - then they died tonight - would they go to be with the Lord?

 

[jerry2465]

scripture is very clear.. no.. IF they refuse to repent.
Homosexual behavior is a behavior its not an identity.
If a person has sexual attraction for the same sex, it is their choice if they actually yield to those temptations or not, just as it is if a person is tempted to steal also has a choice of sinning or not.

 

[Yeraza_Bats]

Cannot someone that has outbursts of anger be a true Christian?

The answer will be the same for all the works of the flesh.

Id say theres a difference between someone who stumbled and someone who lives out the life with no desire to repent.

Yes, failing one is the same as failing them all, but theres a difference between someone who truly repents to the Lord and seeks to stop and change with their full heart, and someone who makes their own judgment on the issue and continues to do what they know they shouldnt.

Look at the word "homosexual" to mean someone who engages in homosexual acts, and not someone who feels urged to do so. We are not defined by what tempts us, but by our actions and choices.

 

[joaniemarie]

IMO many real Christians don't understand how bad and how far reaching sin is. That's why it took Jesus the Son of God Himself to pay for it ALL for us. JESUS DOES FOR US. We don't do this FOR ourselves.

All liars and fornicators etc... have no place in the kingdom of God. But when a person gets saved it is now what Jesus did on the cross that makes them righteous., NOT what they DO. When we begin to see the truth of this we begin to learn about this great salvation we have.

It is APART FROM OUR WORKS that we receive the gift and then it is through Jesus again that we proceed forward to defeat the power of sin in our lives.

 

[Grace777x70]

Id say theres a difference between someone who stumbled and someone who lives out the life with no desire to repent.

Yes, failing one is the same as failing them all, but theres a difference between someone who truly repents to the Lord and seeks to stop and change with their full heart, and someone who makes their own judgment on the issue and continues to do what they know they shouldnt.

Look at the word "homosexual" to mean someone who engages in homosexual acts, and not someone who feels urged to do so. We are not defined by what tempts us, but by our actions and choices.

I agree......and those wanting to change to exhibit the life of Christ in them will have the grace of God available to them for that.

So, you would say the same thing for some one that does outbursts of anger and is a Christian. Or someone that has malice or causes strife with others or slanders others in the body of Christ. They would all be in the same boat?

I say yes as there is no difference in the works of the flesh as far as they all bring destruction of some sort. It's just that some of us "church folk" have been conditioned to think some are worse than others and somehow or other are "special" but in reality - they are all in the same list.

 

[Spurgeoncy]

Nah. If someone gets ragged off with you and shouts at you, you can make up and be friends within a few hours, sometimes a few minutes.

If someone tries to sodomize you, you would probably try to kill them. I doubt you would talk to them again.

 

[G00WZ]

Can a person who is Gay and has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior be a True Christian????

Yes, i know one, and he chose to live the rest of his life as a eunuch