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Would Jesus approve of same sex marriages?
A lot of people insist that Jesus would be a liberal hippie if he were walking the Earth in human form today. Others claim that he would be a conservative. Personally, I think he would not want anything to do with either party. It has been my experience that people tend to impute their own political leanings on Jesus. Some people want to be right, no matter what the truth really is.
I don't want to start a war with anyone here. I don't mean to be hateful or oppressive. I would not intentionally harbor bigotry, or try to curtail anyone's freedoms. I think gay marriage is wrong, yes. But I lead a life of quiet desperation. I don't go out trying to legislate morality according to my own subjective views. I say let people be left to their own devices- but don't try to censor me or curtail my own freedoms granted to me by the Constitution. I have the right to express myself, so long as I am not hurting anyone.
I come to you with respect, and the desire to have a civil exchange of ideas. Please extend to me the same courtesy. There is no need for name calling or insults. No need for any bully dances. You are entitled to your own opinion equally as I am entitled to my own. Feel free to express it here without a thumbs down (from me, at least).
If you support same sex marriage, and that is your right to do so- I challenge you to think about this carefully.
Would Jesus approve of same sex marriage?
EDIT: To Moody Bleu- in a Platonic way, I love you, man. Thanks for all of your answers to my questions. I must confess something here- the reason why I think about gays so much is because I am trying to conceal my own latent homosexuality.
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
He most certainly would not!
If he was on Earth, he would treat homosexuals the same way he treated other gross sinners during his past earthly ministry. He would treat them with dignity and respect while using his teaching ability to try to reach their heart to encourage them to turn from their bad ways. He would be forgiving to those who repented.
But he will not support or condone homosexuality or homosexual marriages.
He might say something like:
"Did you not read that He who made them in the beginning made them male and female and brought them together and blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply and fill the Earth? So they were made to complement each other; and their union is such that they can bring forth children. But how will it be with a man joining himslef to a man or a woman joining herself to a woman? Against all practical wisdom, a wicked and adulterous generation keeps seeking after darkness. Most truly I say to you, whoever dishonors my Father by dishonoring marriage and dishonoring their bodies -- they shall have to render an account to Him when the Son of Man arrives in his glory, and all the angels with him."
- 9 years ago
In the bible is says it is a sin & says something about gays not being allowed into heaven.
I personally do not care if 2 gays were to marry. That is their lives & their business.
I think the only reason it is wrong in the bible is because God says for people to go out & populate the Earth. 2 gay people can not populate the Earth obviously.
- 9 years ago
okay so you believe in accepting people's opinions? that's wonderful because i have news for you and others JESUS IS NOT REAL. Like Thomas Paine said, religion is a parody on the worship of the sun. jesus himself is the sun (which is why he is always on a cross (his face sometimes)) the cross is just a pagan symbol, and the story of jesus christ himself had been plaguerized from the Egyptians and the isrealites. many other countries have the exact same story for their ideal subject of worship (check out Krishna and many others) so in all, you all are doing what everyone's been doing for thousands of years 'worshiping the sun'.
'WOULD THE SUN APPROVE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGES' is what youre really asking. disgust and thinking wrongly of homosexuality is just SOMEONE'S OPINION. there is no higher being telling anyone that it is wrong. it is only yourself and the people who you've been raised with.
pft i'd better not get a low rating because of the truth. i once tried to believe in jesus, but i couldnt. religion is slavery. why do you think so many people have died over it?!
Just facts
Horus- Egypt 3000 BC. Born Dec. 25th. Born of a virgin: Isis-Marie. His birth was accompanied by a star in the East. Upon his birth, he was adored by 3 kings. At 12 he was a prodigal child teacher. Baptized at the age of 30 by a figure known as “Anup”. He had 12 disciples he roamed with, performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water. He was known by many gestural names such as: The Truth, The Light, Lamb Of God, The Good Shepard and many more. After being betrayed by Typhon, Horus was crucified, buried for 3 days, & thus resurrected.
Attis- Greece 1200 BC. Born on Dec. 25th to the virgin Nana. Crucified, placed in a tomb & after 3 days was resurrected.
Krishna- India 900 BC. Born of the virgin Devaki, with a star in the East signaling his coming. Performed miracles with his disciples, & upon his death was resurrected.
Dionysus- Greece 500 BC. Born of a virgin on Dec. 25th. Was a traveling teacher who performed miracles, such as turning water in to wine. Refereed to as the King of Kings, Gods Only Begotten Son, The Alpha & Omega & many others. Upon his death, he was resurrected.
Mithra- Persia 1200 BC. Born of a virgin on Dec. 25th. Had 12 disciples & performed miracles. Upon his death, was buried for 3 days, & thus resurrected. Also referred to as The Truth, The Light & many others. The sacred day of worship for Mithra, was Sunday.
Source(s): don't believe me? check out 'ZEITGEIST' movie'. From the sun worshiping to the real reason of 9/11 and the war. everything you once believed is proven absolutely false - TaylorLv 49 years ago
Hard to say. I think one of the main principles upon which marriage is based is procreation. Same-sex couples cannot procreate so I don't believe marriage would hold the same value for them.
But then again I am not Jesus so I cannot say for sure. I do believe that he would accept their wishes if marriage was what they truly desired.
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- BruceLv 79 years ago
Impossible. Marriage is a mating relationship, and same-sex couples are biologically incapable of marriage.
Jesus taught that in marriage, a husband and wife become one flesh. You can't get a husband and a wife who are the same sex, and unless they are of complementary sexes, they can't become one flesh.
Jesus affirmed the OT moral law and came to fulfill it (see Lev 18). He defined marriage as a husband and wife becoming one flesh, and he said sexual immorality makes a man unclean (Mark 7). The explicit teachings of his apostles in Romans 1, I Corinthians 6, and Jude amplify his teachings for the pagan world.
Jesus also rejected internal homosexuality, a homosexual orientation. He said that lust is tantamount to adultery (Matt 5), which implies that for a man to adopt a homosexual orientation is tantamount to lying with a man as with a woman.
Cheers,
Bruce
- neil sLv 79 years ago
1) Liberal and conservative are not parties. There are conservative Democrats, for instance.
2) It's not clear, especially if we believe the letters of Paul, that Jesus would "approve" of marriage in general. Paul clearly said people should only be married if they can't control their passions. That means marriage is always a product of weakness, and thus never something to "approve."
Source(s): 1 Corinthians 7:9 - 2 ShepherdsLv 79 years ago
Nope. He is God, and God created marriage to be between a man and a woman when He gave Eve to Adam. He sees any other union as a satanic counterfeit of the way He created us to live and love.
- MOMMAHLv 79 years ago
NO.
John 14:7-11
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Father Revealed
7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
John 14:19-24
New King James Version (NKJV)
Indwelling of the Father and the Son
19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
Source(s): Matthew 21:12-13 New King James Version (NKJV) Jesus Cleanses the Temple 12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God[a] and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’[b] but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”[c] --- Since HE cleansed the TEMPLE because of THIS. What makes ANYONE think HE will be OK with MEN and WOMEN marrying those of the SAME GENDER? - Aaron U.Lv 79 years ago
No. See here:
Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
And... here:
I Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
- Anonymous9 years ago
Jesus and God and Holy Spirit is the same - He created Adam and Eve not Adam and jack or not Eve and Lily