Can a Gay Man Enter Heaven?
July 1st 2010 05:31
I am Steve. You do not need to know my last name. The picture of me above shows only my back side so you can’t tell it is me. I am Steve, and I fell in love with Jesus during my latest years as a Christian teenager. I did not fall in love with the ideas of Christianity. Instead, I learned about Jesus in Sunday School. I learned that He loves mankind, and in particular He loves me.
As a twenty-one year old male, I of course, like other people. I believe that other people like me as well. Of course, being in a rather strict church helps me to keep my strictest principles to myself. Of course, my parents and friends do not know that I am not as other people in some ways, important ways. By reading and by listening to what other people say, I found that I am gay. I don’t have all the same measurements inside me as many of my friends have inside them. I have done some reading inside the library and found that I am a gay man. I also have found many ideas about gay men that helped me to see that I am helpless. I have read a few accounts of gay men who said they gave up their gayness, but I do not believe them usually. Some scientiest tell me that we were born to be gay, and we really cannot to anything about it. So you now know that Steve is a twenty-one year old gay man, one who is in love with Jesus.
Maxine, my mother, has said that women should wear dresses and that men should not wear them. Of course, I have done lots of search on this subject as well as other subjects that my parents have stressed. I have found that this subject as well as many other subjects are not found in the Bible. That is where I try to get my religious beliefs. In the time of Jesus, all men and women wore a type of dress, no pants allowed back then.
As I let myself wander through people who are positive, I come across many whom I suspect may be as gay as I am but who seem to have a positive views among the church leaders. For one, my cousin is a fairly active in the church where he goes. I don’t think people think of him as gay. Still, I have strong feelings that he is gay and maybe what they call fresh on men and women. A couple who visits our church are also gayish in their ways. It is woman and her female friend. They live together and go to church together. Their ways tend to make me wonder. Oh well, my article is not about the other people in church lives. It is about my and my life with Jesus.
I told you before that I and Jesus the Christ fell in love a few years ago. As I have already said, I fell for Him and how He loves people. He is God, the Son of the Heavenly Father, yet he is lowly as any human. He told me, as well as His followers, to come unto Him. That is what I did. The times between us has been so good. We have times when the time slips away and we just spend time together. As the song says, “He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me that I am His own. And the joys we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.” I dearly love this Savior of mine.
I know that most reverential preachers take a stand against my type although they do not know that I am the type their stand a stand against. I have never been able to tell anyone about my inside thoughts. Of course, some of the writers of the Old Testament and in the New Testament also stand against gay men.
What I wonder is whether Jesus took a stand. As I read the New Testament, I have found nothing in which Jesus said anything about us gay men or women. He took a stand in the favor of marriage. He also took a standard about how men and women will react in Heaven. He said that we will be as angels and have no sexual yearnings in Heaven. He said to “Come unto me.” What He said about the gays is not included in Scripture.
What about me, Steve _______? Where do I stand in the sight of the words of Jesus? Do You have some words to this young man who loves You so much?
Is there something in the Word to tell me the very words of Jesus? Do you have something to say to a young guy who has most of his life ahead? Do you have something to say to the man who has some of the same thoughts in his head that others have, but whose thoughts are toward people of the same sex? It there something that I must give up in order to make living a satisfactory life, one that pleases you, Jesus. Do I have to give up having a loving person to nurture me and keep me in the life of the Christian man? Must I become like the nuns or priests of the Catholic religion? I doubt I could do that. I love Jesus too much to become a slave to that religion.
No, I am not ready to ever have to say to Mom and Dad that their son will never bring home their grandchildren? I don’t really to want to have to take a wife, just so the neighbors will think I want a wife and kids. I really want to somehow find a Christian man who will love me and take me for who I am. But, how to do it. An even stronger ‘but’ is Will Jesus Love Me Enough to Let Me into Heaven.
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I know there is much preached about on this issue that would give you doubts. When I think about how the "rules for Heaven" entrance" seem to be so specific and the number of souls that are bound for Heaven are reputedly so small it frightens and confuses me.
Then I think about how we are created in God's image and how he is certainly more compassionate than the most compassionate of his creations. If I and any number of imperfect humans would welcome you to Heaven, wouldn't Jesus welcome you as well?
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So it appears individual differences in thinking which exclude one group over another just do not 'cut ice' when the thought of the kingdom of Heaven is under consideration.
Living here on earth tends to be rather different, and I for one hope to see loved ones who have passed on when I die, but who knows just what Heaven is and holds although many claim they do.
But it is an interesting blog you have written.
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Katyzzz, you hit the nail on the head.
Lisa, you have a good heart & mind are are definitely not "mad" for expressing yourself. By now, your probably a little annoyed, but not "mad".
Comment by Daniel Caleb
And one last thing bloggingamerican, our hearts are not pure unless we live in Christ, in fact the heart is evil without the power of God working in our lives. If we could replay all the thoughts of our heart, each one of us I guarantee would run away from sheer shame and brokenness( and I include myself in this). Only by the work of God are we made holy.
Steve, you love Christ. Do you love him enough to ask him to change your tendencies toward men? Ask for prayer from a close friend(preferably one who is Spirit-filled). God is full of grace yes, but he is just and he will not pervert justice for our feelings. Don't grow discouraged, don;t grow bitter. Grow in brotherly love, seek God, know him deeper ( for there is more to know, no matter how close you are to him). Learn to love him more, ask him for more revelation. Steve you are my brother if you love Christ and if you are willing to fight for God then you will not live as a gay man, he will change you heart. Read Ezekiel 36:25-26. Read the Bible my friend for it contains the love, wrath and power of God who is Yahweh.
In love,
Caleb
Comment by Anonymous
I have to agree with Daniel Caleb. Steve you have been born in again in Jesus name. Everything is possible, with Jesus. I totally stand by scripture itself. Not bits and pieces of it but the entire thing. ALL scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be throughly equipped for every good work. 2 timothy 3:16-17. Steve you wrote that your mom Maxine stated that men and women should not wear each other's clothing and that you could not locate a scripture that backs such a comment, I've found one for you.Deuteronomy 22:5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. / Steve you can take your thoughts captive! Before coming to Christ I could've very easily been a gay/bisexual woman If I had given in to my thoughts and to the comments of many gay friends. The truth is that if everyone gave in to their thoughts I believe most of the population would be gay or bisexual. Yes Christ loves you and he says come as you are but when we are born again we are to put of our old self and become new creations in Christ and we are to show that we love him by obeying. "if you love you you will obey what I command. John 14:15 (all commandments, not some) / "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? Luke 6:46 / If you believe and trust Jesus you can ask him to help you remove the thoughts of being gay. You have a choice to make. I pray God's Peace, Love and Discernment be upon you.
Love in Christ,
Yvonne
Comment by Anonymous
our job as christians is to be Christ like to do what Jesus has instructed us to do . He doesnt call us to live in sin .Jesus can take away these thoughts from your flesh he can take them away you just need faith brother . if you decide to live in sin you are taking advantage of gods grace (romans talks about this ) GOD CAN MAKE YOU WHITE AS SNOW !! you just have to put all your problems at the feet of jesus trust him love him have faith in him follow him he will show you the way . We were not made to love the same sex obviously our personal parts dont agree with this . PUT YOUR PROBLEMS AT THE FEET OF JESUS he will redeem you and forgive you . you dont believe whaT you are doing is right or you wouldnt have posted this God will cure any addictions any impurity's in your heart anything you just have to have faith
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