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Christ 's teachings at the Sermon on the Mount were that the only law is the law of love. He showed this by reversing four of the Old Testament laws which conflicted with loving people. Therefore, anything that was unkind, not by mutual consent, etc. would be immoral for a Christian, but obviously not loving sexuality regardless of marital status or natural sexual orientation.

voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice’. Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.”

I agree with the statement Balswick &Balswick stated, “It is a tragedy when people who struggle with sexual identity experience rejection from the Christian community.”(Balswick & Balswick, 2014, p. 234) As Christians we do our best to obey and follow God’s will, but as humans it is in our sinful nature to fall in sin. Just as Adam and Eve did in Genesis 3. We all face struggles in our lives, whether it be within ourselves or outside in the world of society. No sin we face as an individual is any better or worse than another. Never wanting to experience rejection but having a deep desire of wanting to be accepted or understood is something we all long for. With no other love being any better than God’s love, people may seek for the formula

Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), bought the Black Civil Rights Movement and his desegregation concepts to Birmingham in 1963 for several reasons. The most pivotal of these reasons being his African American racial status and his Christian faith which drove him to fight for the rights his people deserved.

I have been to several Christian churches, a Catholic church, and a mosque; it is safe to say that each experience was completely different. Through these experiences, I have learned some or most of the practices for each religion, and learning more about these religions gave me a better understanding of each of them. Being involved in learning about these religions, I am more of an accepting person and always involved to learn more to broaden my knowledge. Granted I have not been a part of learning a newer religion, unless Scientology counts as a religion. Although I have never attended their own church, I did learn some information; otherwise, I haven't explored any other religions other than when I was

First and foremost, homosexuals are human just like us. They are people who have a calling in life; God put them on Earth with a mission just like he does with everyone else. The Church welcomes homosexuals to the Church as long as they do not act upon their desires. What does this mean? Well we have passing thoughts about actions that are would not be morally right; whether they be heterosexual desires, or wanting to hurt someone. We, for the most part, do not act on these thoughts and they quickly leave our mind. The same thing goes for homosexuals; they are allowed into the Church as long as they live a life of chastity. “Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection,” (CCC 2357-2359). The Church teaches that homosexuals should be accepted with respect and compassion, which is where many Catholics go wrong. “Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s cross the difficulties that they may encounter from their condition.” The Church does not teach us to go around hating on

Yes we understand that It might be against your religious beliefs to be homosexual but that doesn't give you the right to yell at the LGBT community telling them they’re sinners and they're all going to hell. According to Biblehub.com Mark 12:31 says “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” that includes your homosexual neighbors. Romans 3:23 says “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” which according to Bible.org means all believers are judged equally including gay/lesbian believers.

That 's one thing I never understood about Christianity and Christians. They 're so bitter with gay and transgender people when we 're all inevitably just humans. Who gives them the right to control somebody 's sexuality and gender? Of course, I 'm not actually gay, but playing the role has made me think about things more in depth. Maybe it wasn 't right of me to tear others down for reasons like that. Then again, is anything I do right? Probably not.

Compared to The Gay Debate, Vines discusses “while having a same-sex orientation is not in and of itself a sin, acting upon it is,” according to traditional interpretation. Gay Christians are taught to avoid acting upon physical relations with

I strongly believe that one of the key components of a “complete faith” in 21st-century churches is the ability to enter into covenant relationship with other denominations with this same koinonia Paul so richly addresses. In small towns like the one I currently serve, I have found great joy seeing the effects of ecumenical

It is evident that the scripture condemns homosexuality. We can find it in Rom 1:18-32. As Montoya (2000) stated, “The true biblical teaching on the subject requires the church to condemn the sin of homosexuality, convert the homosexual, confront erroneous teaching, and cleanse itself. The church must be careful not to adopt the customs of the world” (p. 155). However, this writer feels that we need to show love to all and sundry. We are the light of the world. When light shows up in a dark room, darkness disappears. The people that believe in same sex marriage can change the notion of non-believers when they come in contact with the flow of the river of God in our lives. What are the believers doing about immorality in our society? Are we praying for the salvation of the lost souls? This writer supervised gay at his workplace for months without knowing he was gay. A colleague at work came to meet this writer and said” Do you know that Mr. X is gay? I replied and said, No! This writer did not feel comfortable in the first instance, but the thought that came to this writer’s mind was that what would Jesus do. Jesus loves the sinners. This writer used to share his testimony about Jesus with this colleague without knowing his belief. No wonder, this writer used to ask him about his girlfriend, but he used to tell

For centuries across the world, homosexuality was determined to be sinful and wrongful in the eyes of the Christian faith. However, in present day ideas and opinions about same-sex relationships, marriages, and sexual acts have spiraled out of control and the Catholic Church has to figure out what side to take during these rough times. Groups and movements like the LGBT movement which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have made huge advancements in the last century with many questioning the authority and positions The Church takes and what evidence they have to back it. This research paper will outline the biblical passages, commentaries, scholars, and what Paul has to say about homosexuality in Christianity.

They should treat homosexuals with the same dignity that they treat heterosexuals because, like it or not, they are made in the image of God. However, this does not mean that Catholics have to approve their sin. Catholics do not have to compromise their testimony by a politically incorrect opinion which is molded by guilt and fear. However, people with a homosexual orientation are human beings with the power to decide whether to satisfy their desires. They may never change their orientation, but they can exercise the power of their will and the power of choice to inhibit such desires and not to enhance them. In that sense, “homosexuals are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterred friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection. ” They have to abstain from eroticism with the same sex, just as heterosexual unmarried people should abstain from sex outside marriage. Of course, in the case of a homosexual, according to the plan of God, this abstinence should last a lifetime. Homosexuals are human beings under a complex situation. Many suffer because of their tendencies and need help. As Catholics, we try to follow the life of Jesus, and we make an important distinction between sin and the sinner. Like Jesus, we do not

Francis is commonly asked about homosexuality. The church does not allow gay marriage because God created man and female destined for each other. The curch accepts without reservation those who experience homosexual feelings, but their actions are what is a sin.

To begin, there are several unique advantages that occur when a community of faith attains little or no power over its members. Between having unanimous power, increased diversity, creating trust, and attaining community leadership and participation outline a rather lengthy list of potential benefits. Coincidentally, I find this technique to be rather beneficial. It is vital to advance one’s understanding of these potential advantages due to the