Can a Gay person be a True Christian?
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Anyone can claim to be 'a Christian'. However if you're in an honest, earnest walk with Christ to do His will for your (God given and Jesus died for) life, then you won't uphold this as part of your identity. I'd expect that you be working through this with Christ to become the person He wants you to be in His name and His image. Consistent with the bible, none of this is inclusive of homosexuality.
She wasn't condemning him. Just stating what the6Word teaches. Remember the whole Sodom and Gomorrah thingy bobber?
Grace is for the repentant, not the unrepentant. It is offered to them, but it's not theirs until they repent of their sinful lifestyles. That doesnt mean that they're lost as they6struggle thru it. But someone who just stays in their immoral lifestyle is not saved. It doesn't matter what they said. They're lack of repentance only proves that their conversion wasn't genuine.
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
1Jo 3:6*-9 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/1jn.3.6-9.NKJV
And if that's not good enough.....Jesus
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Lu 13:3 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/luk.13.3.NKJV
Grace is for the repentant, not the unrepentant. It is offered to them, but it's not theirs until they repent of their sinful lifestyles. That doesnt mean that they're lost as they6struggle thru it. But someone who just stays in their immoral lifestyle is not saved. It doesn't matter what they said. They're lack of repentance only proves that their conversion wasn't genuine.
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
1Jo 3:6*-9 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/1jn.3.6-9.NKJV
And if that's not good enough.....Jesus
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Lu 13:3 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/luk.13.3.NKJV
Sounds like your friend gives up too easily. It sounds like he doesn't realize or believe that if he is repentant of that life choice, that he IS forgiven. It seems your friend thinks that whatever happened to him must have been his fault, and not the fault of the evil adult that hurt him. THAT kind of thinking is probably why your friend felt compelled to "become" gay. My advice to your friend is, to stop giving satan the glory here. He's doing a jig right now over how guilty he has made your friend feel. Tell him to start giving GOD the glory, and the credit that He alone can pull your friend out of this wrong choice he made.
Maybe I'm not better than this 
I believe in Grace like the next person, but that doesn't give me the right to go out and sin as I see fit.
There are two categories of homosexuals that we usually talk about. Homosexuals that claim to be Christians but know it is a sin and try to not partake in that sin. Then there are the ones that are Homosexuals that claim to be Christians but don't feel what they are doing is a sin and that the Bible needs to be brought up to date in these times.
I feel the second homosexual isn't saved, according to scripture. But then again we need to go to scripture to see if this is correct or not. I believe scripture does say what I am stating. But you know something, I'm just a sinner and could be wrong
I believe in Grace like the next person, but that doesn't give me the right to go out and sin as I see fit. There are two categories of homosexuals that we usually talk about. Homosexuals that claim to be Christians but know it is a sin and try to not partake in that sin. Then there are the ones that are Homosexuals that claim to be Christians but don't feel what they are doing is a sin and that the Bible needs to be brought up to date in these times.
I feel the second homosexual isn't saved, according to scripture. But then again we need to go to scripture to see if this is correct or not. I believe scripture does say what I am stating. But you know something, I'm just a sinner and could be wrong
Yes there is! Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. That means with heart, mind6, soul and strength. Just because he has homosexual urges and tendencies, doesn't mean he has to ACT on them!
I am very heterosexual, and I dont, and am not allowed to, as a Christian.I'm single, btw. In my own sexual desire, I must excercise self control. If I don't, then I'm guilty of fornication. Which is also a serious sin to God.
Whatever your ill, you're to deny yourself in sanctification to God. You don't continually give in and practice your sin. That's what repetance and sanctification look like. Calling out to the Lord for His strength! We can't do it on our own.
I am very heterosexual, and I dont, and am not allowed to, as a Christian.I'm single, btw. In my own sexual desire, I must excercise self control. If I don't, then I'm guilty of fornication. Which is also a serious sin to God.
Whatever your ill, you're to deny yourself in sanctification to God. You don't continually give in and practice your sin. That's what repetance and sanctification look like. Calling out to the Lord for His strength! We can't do it on our own.
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Do not be discouraged <3...
There is always hope in Christ, brother! Let me tell you a small story My closest friend is an atheist and I have been praying for her for years. Sometimes it breaks my heart to the point that I sit and cry crocodile tears to the point I feel like vomiting. One afternoon after praying for her, I felt a sense of defeat. I went on my way and stopped at an archery range to practice with my compound bow. I overshot my target.
Disgruntled, I walked across the field and into the thick shrubbery, fully aware that there were probably snakes in the area. I paused and looked around and thought: ...man...those arrows are expensive...and I decided I would keep looking.
At that moment, I am convicted that God spoke to my heart, gently rebuking me, and said: You search for an arrow that you bought with money, how much more will I search for one who I purchased with my own blood?
There is always hope in Christ, brother! Let me tell you a small story
My closest friend is an atheist and I have been praying for her for years. Sometimes it breaks my heart to the point that I sit and cry crocodile tears to the point I feel like vomiting. One afternoon after praying for her, I felt a sense of defeat. I went on my way and stopped at an archery range to practice with my compound bow. I overshot my target. Disgruntled, I walked across the field and into the thick shrubbery, fully aware that there were probably snakes in the area. I paused and looked around and thought: ...man...those arrows are expensive...and I decided I would keep looking.
At that moment, I am convicted that God spoke to my heart, gently rebuking me, and said: You search for an arrow that you bought with money, how much more will I search for one who I purchased with my own blood?
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
Ro 6:15*-16 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/rom.6.15-16.NKJV
And again,
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
1Co 6:9 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/1co.6.9.NKJV
These passages are written to the church.
Jesus came in grace and truth. Truth is just as important as Grace. Jesus said, Jesus, not me,
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Lu 13:3 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/luk.13.3.NKJV
There is no continually lifestyle of sin and salvation. Those two are mutually exclusive.
Ro 6:15*-16 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/rom.6.15-16.NKJV
And again,
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
1Co 6:9 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/1co.6.9.NKJV
These passages are written to the church.
Jesus came in grace and truth. Truth is just as important as Grace. Jesus said, Jesus, not me,
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
Lu 13:3 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/luk.13.3.NKJV
There is no continually lifestyle of sin and salvation. Those two are mutually exclusive.
