Christians and Homosexuality

miller8966

angelica wrote:

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I'm not sure if you disagree with my perceptions. My main issue is that I encourage all people to learn to access their inner connection to God. I'm saddened when people shut out the inner connection and therefore miss out on that personal connection/ relationship with God. The magic is not only in Church or in the bible, the miracles and the sacredness surrounds us. We are immersed in it when we choose to use our will to acknowledge it. We are immersed in Love/God, when we attune ourselves to it. Everything we know/see/sense stems from God and is one with God at the same time. It's not just for prophets to know. We can all experience this enLightenment.

I agree, you seem to be intune with rakki.

angelica

miller8966 wrote:

I agree, you seem to be intune with rakki.

I don't understand. Could you elaborate?

miller8966

angelica wrote:

I don't understand. Could you elaborate?

Rakki it was founded by a japanese christian who wanted to perform the miracles of jesus..supposedly its a healing touch type of thing. DOnt know too much really to elaborate just the basics

angelica

miller8966 wrote:

Rakki it was founded by a japanese christian who wanted to perform the miracles of jesus..supposedly its a healing touch type of thing. DOnt know too much really to elaborate just the basics

Oh, that sounds interesting.

The way it is for me is that I am spiritually in touch with God in and around me. I'm directly guided each day, and I'm 100% committed to such guidance. I find that many people tap into our Source in different ways, and see it differently, and do different things with it. I am definitely a natural healer, though, with this Source--of myself and of others.

Jesus did say: "He That Believeth on Me, the
Works That I Do, Shall He Do Also: and Greater Works Than
These Shall He Do"

Riot_Rain

miller8966 wrote:

Rakki it was founded by a japanese christian who wanted to perform the miracles of jesus..supposedly its a healing touch type of thing. DOnt know too much really to elaborate just the basics

I think you might mean reiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki

danphxariz

This is a pretty long thread and I didn't read every message in it, but I wanted to at least comment because I am 1) gay and 2) christian, so I probably have as good a perspective as anybody about this question. It's a complicated answer, but contrary to what some might think, all Christians do not believe homosexuality is a sin. A large and increasing number of Christians do not believe that it is sinful. And even if it is a sin (I don't believe it is), everyone is a sinner - there is not one Christian in the world who is without sin. If one of my sins in homosexuality, so be it. I'm trying to live the most honest and good life I can, like Christ wants me to. So, even if it is a sin, I believe that I'm forgiven (however I just want to repeat again I don't believe it is sinful).

The biggest evidence I have is my own relationship with God and the example that I try to set. Bp. Robinson (Episcopal) gave this advice to a young gay man: "let the Holy Spirit shine forth so brightly in your life that no one can doubt that you are a full member of the Body of Christ." So it is with me. I do the best I can in life, I try not to ask "what would Jesus do" as some evangelicals ask ... rather, I ask "what would Jesus want ME to do". Then I do it.

Regarding the scriptural passages, without getting into long boring details which have been rehashed elsewhere ad nauseum, I believe the anti-gay folks who pound certain isolated scriptural passages are misconstruing the meaning of them and taking them out of context. There is much more in the Bible that leads me to believe that God created me and loves me just as I am. People have tried and thought they found support in the Bible for lots of prejudiced opinions over the years, such as the anti-gay folks, people who wanted to support slavery, people who want to subjugate women, people who think Blacks are inferior to Whites, virulent anti-semetics, and on and on. To me, those people all miss the point that we are all equal in Christ's eyes, there is no man or woman in Christ, no master nor slave, no Black or White, and no Gay or Straight. We are all beloved children of God.

I'm a youth leader in my church (junior high). I also acolyte for high masses, occasionally serve as a chalice bearer and reader, and I'm a 3rd year student in the 4-year Education for Ministry program offered through the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewannee, TN (I'm taking it through extension classes which meet at my parish).

I've also been a Pearl Jam fan almost since the beginning. Seen them many times in concert and been a 10c member for about 13 years. I think I recall that PJ supports gay rights causes, and they used to be (or perhaps still are) part of a group called "Artists for Equality" or something like that. In any event, I love PJ and their support for my being treated equally under the law as everyone else is only one more reason to like them.

I'm happy to talk to folks about this issue or anything else for that matter. The only thing that would bug me is if someone was too far on the other side of this issue I probably wouldn't enjoy chatting with you that much, but if you're open minded I might, and whether you're open minded or not, I'll do my best to show you the love, understanding and compassion that Christ would want me to.

Peace everybody,
Dan

sweetlitlrocker

Christians are identified by their love. The Bible states... (paraphrase) this is how all may know that you are my brothers, if you have love among yourselves. (Jesus speaking). Also in the Bible... 1 Cor 6:9-10 ... "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom"... "nor men who lie with men"... Please note, I am not judging I am just relaying what the Bible says.