I'm homosexual, and a born-again Christian. Help?

You believe for some reason your this way. I hope you figure out why.

You are not going to burn in hell for your acts. I fully believe this. You are saved by grace. Gods Grace. John 3:16 you are loved and precious to God. We all sin.

The wages of sin is death. Everyone sins my friend. I am then condemned to hell for my sins. Sin is sin.

Believe this... There is no sin that is worse than another. All sin will grant you a one way ticket to hell. Believe me my friend you are worthy. You are going to heaven.

I as a Christan I fail my Lord every day. I do not dwell on my path to hell because I am saved, just like you. Your sin, behavior, is no less or more of a sin than my behavior or my sin. You are not condemned to hell by your acts. If this were true every Christian would be in hell. There would be no one in heaven. Sin is sin. You are saved by grace.

Please rethink your position on this! Do you feel that Christians will shun you for being gay? If they do they are not Christians. Gay is wrong, yet so is sleeping with someone else wife. So is saying the Lords name in Vain, So is coveting someone else's belongings, etc...

You get the idea.

Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.

Love does not come to an end.

--I Corinthians 13: 4-8

Jerusalem Bible

John 3:16 you are Gods loved and honored child. You have these thoughts. It's ok, Accept yourself who you are inside who you are as a man. Honest, reliable, trustworthy, a believer.

Again we all sin, your sin is no less or more than mine. I have thoughts of impurity with women. Most men do! I don't act on them. I reject and redirect my thoughts, just as you must learn too.

Go to bed tonight knowing that you are loved and cherished by your family, friends and God.

Your thoughts aren't getting worse. You are growing up and learning new things from a different perspective. I can't get rid of my thoughts of seeing a pretty girl and wanting her. It's hard wired into me. It's hard wired into you. You can't fight it. It's ok John 3:16 God knows the struggle you are fighting. God doesn't want you to feel this pain. It's ok to feel the way you feel. It's ok for me to feel the way I feel. I don't act on it and you won't either.

It's ok to experience the feelings you have. Everyone has a dark secret. Your secret is not so dark. Don't let anyone make you feel worthless or cheap. You are Gods gift to the world. Shine and bring forth love, respect, honor, forgiveness to others. Most of all forgive yourself. You don't need to carry around this pain. It is not your cross to bare. Give it to God.

Dear Lord, Come into Johns heart and show him your grace and forgiveness. Take this guilt away from this fine young man and give him peace. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen

John, You are forgiven! Rejoice in the Lord. You have been saved for heaven. Go forth and sin no more. Your faith has set you free.

Maybe you don't want to get rid of them. Honestly, I could claim so much on myself that it would make it true eventually. But when you claim you are a child of the Most High King who does not tolerate homosexuality then that is who you become. I had a similar problem a few years ago. I thought I might be lesbian. It was for silly reasons too. See, I love to draw, but I mostly draw females, to me they are the easiest. I found myself thinking that it was because I preferred a females body more, but that was just the Devil's lie. I had to change the way I was viewing things. And I did with God's help.

The way I see it is, God wouldn't create someone who couldn't get into heaven. And it says in 1Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders...will inherit the kingdom of God."

So God would not place someone on this earth who could not make it to heaven. It is a choice YOU make. You may feel it is who you are, but that is not who God created you to be though you have become it from your own selfish flesh. We want what feels good. But that is not what is always the best for us. To be with God is sometimes to feel uncomfortable. But God is there to help us through that.

Just asking God to forgive and not changing the lifestyle isn't going to be enough. Though He will forgive us 70 times 7. That is a lot of time. But willingly living in sin is not going to fly with God. God does not create homosexual Chirstians.

We choose to be a follower of Christ, just like some choose to not follow Him.

The Bible says to pray without seasing. The Devil will tell you it's not working and will never work. But God gave you the authority to silence him. With God you can beat this. He wants the person He created you to be. God will never allow us to go through something He knows we can't get throught without Him. He knows you can overcome this. Now you need to know you can also.

Don't let Satan trick you any longer. God loves you and will fight hard with you. He wants you to be with Him. Do not stop praying. And also, start beleiving God has already saved you from this. Because He has, it's only a matter or you receiving it. That is faith. I pray God gives you all you need.

Don't give up!

God Most definitely forgives. He forgive all sins as long as you do ask it. Being gay doesn't exclude you from this forgiveness. Never has and it never will. Or at least that is my take on things some others would say repent or face the burning flames of hell. These people (excluding priests) I personally don't like. Also remember that god doesn't judge us by looks and material things He judges by the soul and what deeds are done by the soul. You not using profanity and keeping a cross upon you helps you spiritually and God knows this. So as long a you believe you are saved then it should be so. Do not be swayed in what you believe. Place your trust in God and his Son Jesus and you will most definitely be forgiven. Just as you name says the verse says it all. Hope this helps.Your brother in Christ.

If you do any research at all you will realize the bible is very HBT friendly. Its just some mean people dont wont to open there eyes and see it. Heres an example; leviticus was referring to homosexual prostitution, witch goes along with what the bible says about normal prostitution. Another example; the man who lead the disciples to the last supper was spotted because he was caring water, something at that time would have the same as a man openly cross-dressing today. The first person baptized was a castrated african gender variant and the book of Ester would of collapsed without the unix.

This is something I've thought about quite a bit, and I'm going to try to summarize my thoughts in order to help you understand my point of view.

The Bible mentions homosexual acts three main times in the Bible:

1) Despite popular opinion, in Sodom and Gomorrah the real sin in not welcoming the prophets. It never says men having sex with men is the sin. Even if it was the case, Lot offers his daughters to be raped, an outrageous act that should discredit this story as a basis for contemporary morals by anyone who believes in a loving just God.

2) In Leviticus, homosexuality is mentioned in a list of things few Christians now take seriously, like eating shrimp, working on the sabbath, women preaching, men having long hair. There's no reason why Christians should choose to accept somethings in this list and not homosexuality--as we understand it today as a loving relationship between consenting adults.

3) In modern translations of 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (TNIV), Paul is quoted as writing homosexualis, a mis-translation since homosexuality is a concept invented in the 19th century and therefore never existed in the Bible. The original Greek probably means something more like male prostitution.

The point is that modern sexuality should not be based in a literal interpretation of the Bible, as everything about our society has changed since antiquity. You were born this way, I don't see why God would punish you as a homosexual for wanting to be happy in a loving relationship like heteros--and there's nothing in the Bible to suggest that he would do so.

Gordon, don't presume to know what God is thinking. You don't.

Mr. your x3, I don't think St. Peter is standing there at the Pearly Gates with a clipboard accepting or rejecting people based on what they did in life. I believe we are like four year olds in the kingdom of heaven. I think we will be judged by a criteria far more subtle than we can comprehend. Go on, love the Lord, seek the kingdom of heaven Trust that all the other pieces will fall into place. God loves you.

When those thoughts enter your head, loudly drown them out with hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God (you can think loudly - you don't have to break into song at inappropriate times). These are attacks from the devil. Learn how to resist him. Don't allow yourself to be in situations where you'll be tempted. Remember, the temptation is not the sin. The sin is acting on the temptation. Pray a lot. Read your Bible a lot. Keep busy serving the Lord. Confess your sins immediately. Don't try to justify them. God will get you through. If you fall off the wagon, get back on again. He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it (can't remember where that verse is).

1 Reach for calmness in your life- whether the world ends or not- doubt it will actually end since everyone is talking about it as a given fact- Jesus said no one would know the day nor hour- so this noise almost seems to PROVE they are all wrong.

so, #1 Reach for calmness, reach into your masculine heart. Reach into your masculine friends hearts. Confide in close male friends- if they let you- dont fear rejection.

#2 Hang around manly men, and not girls- girls dont have the masculinity to share with you. they cant impart to you the manhood you seem to be longing for. Only guys can do that, but if you desire ot be straight, then youd want to hang around them- even if they laugh at you at first. Juest keep hanging, nevr let comments get to you personally.

#3 choose a masculine role model. An athlete you think youd like to be like. Imitate him. All boys do this as a normal thing. But guys struggling with their masculenity need it now.

#4 dont find comfort in women so much right now- it ok to confide in a woman- but limit the contact with girls somewhat until your masculine identity is strengthened. Again, this is normal- but usually when boys are 9 or 10- they draw back from girls as a neccessary part of "confirming" their manhood.

#5 call exodus or narth. dr fitzgivens in philly is good. Just avoid guys with your problem right now- they are searching too- and dont have the power to impart the manhood you are searching for.

#6 stay close to Jesus- (not as a lover!), but as a cool dude- which he is- the coolest of men in the world- yes even cooler than Albert Pujlos- my (former) favorite male role model.

#7 praying is a maculine activity- join a young mans prayergroup.

Pay attention if you are drifitng in these 7 areas.

Im not an expert- but I know these thing have helped alot of guys. If you cant do em all, focus on the ones that seem to be helping.!

I'm sorry that you are struggling so much. You seem like a very sincere guy and the Lord knows your hearts desire to love Him. Keep your eyes on Him, trust that he will lead you and He will not let you go astray. The fact that your hearts desire is to do what is pleasing to the Lord convinces me that you are a born again believer and that Heaven is your eternal home. Nothing can natch you out of His hands. You are justified in His sight.

Your struggle with this particular sin is part of the process of snactification that, if you choose to trust and rest in Christ, will make you more and more like Him here on earth, and will also determine your rewards (Christ's glory revealed) in Heaven.

God is good. Keep your eyes on Him and he will lead you. Blessings!

I don't think anyone can know for sure whether they're gay straight or bi at the age of 15. Some people get married and realize at the age of 40 that they really are no longer attracted to the opposite gender. It often takes a long time to figure out who you really are.

That said, you're torturing yourself by hanging on to something that condemns you for being human. There is NOTHING wrong with being gay or masturbating or lusting, etc. You need to recognize the threats of hellfire and brimstone for what they are: a control mechanism. It's designed to control your mind and make you hate yourself for simply being human.

This sort of mind control instills self-loathing that lasts a life time and impacts your relationships with others. It prevents you from embracing life. In some cases it leads to severe depression and even suicide.

Don't let it trap you. You're o.k. don't let them crush you and make you a slave to fear.