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my best friend turned out to be gay(well bi to be exact) and he kinda came out to a few people. he told out main group of friends and one of his best friends since like middle school totally turned her back on him and she is just being a total hypocrite. I really dont get her at all!!! Im not alright with his orientation but...hes still a friend of mine. His friend then went and told everyone including the youth pastor(cuz were all 11th and 12th grade) and he took our group of friends and told us that he has decided to turn his back on god and so the bible says that we are not to accept that lifestyle so we need to turn our back on him, not ignore him, but theres no way that we can be best friends with him. Thats wrong right?? i say its his life and he will have to deal with god. we arent to turn our backs!!! his stupid EX friends are being snobby and i just can not believe it!!! they think they are being christians??? they are pitiful excuses of one!! god died for ALL of us!! he loves ALL of us. he accepts ALL of us. Im against being gay, in the sense that i see it as going against exactly what the bible says, but....they are still people that deserve gods and our love.
Some will say the "sick" will seek a cure only when they realize they are sick and could get worse.
The problem with sin is that people either deny it or worse approve or condone it, and they never realize they are sick in need of a cure, so to speak.
Now, my conflict is that when they are convicted of their sin and seek a cure / salvation, will they remember a loving God as represented by the "church, " because we should stand out and be known for our Love, or will they run from God because the "church" as they see it is does not have the spirit of love?
But in 1 cor 13, love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
Stick by your friend- everyone on this post can claim that the Bible says this or that and it can always be twisted to cater to someones point of view. The bottom line, inherently as a human being you know whats right and you know whats wrong. To ostracize a person based on their sexual orientation is wrong. I am not saying that you should not believe in the word of the Bible but it has been re-written, re-worded, and some scripture has been left out. For someone to claim that they can cheat on their wife or a priest can molest a child and they can be forgiven but someone who is gay is just so horrible that you should not even speak to them is crazy. People can memorize the Bible, become a self proclaimed expert but until they are able to follow all of the Commandments and the so called "dos and donts" that the Bible teaches then they should concentrate on helping themselves instead of judging everyone else.
If I remember that story correctly, weren't the pharisees trying to trick Jesus, asking him which commandment was most important? Weren't they trying to trip him up on little printed details written down in sacred scripture. It occurs to me that people who quote scripture as readily as sports statistics in order to shun people from their congregation are not unlike the pharisees.
It's a trick. You can obey the out-of-context quotes, abandon your friend, and let him die a sinner. Or you can follow the example that Jesus set for us, and try to help lead him to salvation.
You don't need a quote in the bible to demonstrate outstanding morals.
Good luck. I'm leaving this conversation because the narrow mindedness and personal attacks are just too frustrating. Pitiful.
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