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I think you've gotten a gazillion answers on this already but here's my take anyway. The Evangelical view is that once saved, you will always be saved. You are akin to being a child of God. So like all children, sometimes kids take advantage of mommy and daddy's forgiving nature and do wrong things. That doesn't stop the parents from loving their children and it doesn't mean their kids stop being their children. It's just that they did something wrong and will need to face the consequences. It's like King David, he commits adultery and murder. By all accounts, he should be put to death in accordance with the law. However, God forgives him and does not put him to death. Even so, David doesn't go scott-free. God still punishes him severely but he still loves David and still establishes his kingdom through David's bloodline as He promised.
Now, of course, from the same Evangelical view, if you are a Christian then you've dedicated your body to Christ to be a temple for God. The Holy Spirit comes upon you and guides you on the right path. For those who profess and proclaim that they are Christians, then one has to wonder, are they really? Because the Holy Spirit would not lead them into wrong and if they listen, they would stay on the path of righteousness. So now we must wonder, are these homosexuals who claim they are Christian, doing this against the guidance of the Holy Spirit or are they doing this because they aren't really born again at all? The only way you can know is to look at their fruit. This spiritual fruit can only be grown by the Holy Spirit. There is no act that we do that will grow this "fruit." It is good that we want to do good things but those good things we do does not grow spiritual fruit. So look at the person's fruit. Is it spiritual fruit that has been grown or is it perceived fruit that the person attempts to grow on their own?
I will tell you that it is hard to see. Because we are humans, we can't really tell. Only the individual and God would know if their branches have spiritual fruit. What does this mean if we don't know? It means we shouldn't be judging a person's sin. Whether they are right with God or not, it is not for us to speculate or decide. What we should focus on instead is to encourage them and bring them out of sin. Will Christian homosexuals go to Heaven? If they are truly are born again, then yes because the sin of homosexuality is just like any sin that the rest of us commit on a day-to-day basis. But if they are not truly born again, then no, they will not go to Heaven. Does it matter to either of us if we do not commit the sin? No.
I think I answered all the questions you posed from an Evangelical point of view.
Now, of course, from the same Evangelical view, if you are a Christian then you've dedicated your body to Christ to be a temple for God. The Holy Spirit comes upon you and guides you on the right path. For those who profess and proclaim that they are Christians, then one has to wonder, are they really? Because the Holy Spirit would not lead them into wrong and if they listen, they would stay on the path of righteousness. So now we must wonder, are these homosexuals who claim they are Christian, doing this against the guidance of the Holy Spirit or are they doing this because they aren't really born again at all? The only way you can know is to look at their fruit. This spiritual fruit can only be grown by the Holy Spirit. There is no act that we do that will grow this "fruit." It is good that we want to do good things but those good things we do does not grow spiritual fruit. So look at the person's fruit. Is it spiritual fruit that has been grown or is it perceived fruit that the person attempts to grow on their own?
I will tell you that it is hard to see. Because we are humans, we can't really tell. Only the individual and God would know if their branches have spiritual fruit. What does this mean if we don't know? It means we shouldn't be judging a person's sin. Whether they are right with God or not, it is not for us to speculate or decide. What we should focus on instead is to encourage them and bring them out of sin. Will Christian homosexuals go to Heaven? If they are truly are born again, then yes because the sin of homosexuality is just like any sin that the rest of us commit on a day-to-day basis. But if they are not truly born again, then no, they will not go to Heaven. Does it matter to either of us if we do not commit the sin? No.
I think I answered all the questions you posed from an Evangelical point of view.
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