Thank you for this particular message!! I have struggled with this for many years also. I am gay and a Christian that has served as a church musician on staff of several churches. I thank you for shedding light on my struggle!!
I have been in a process of unlearning a lot of hurtful theology for the past few years. Currently, I am a Minister for Faith Formation in an open and affirming UCC congregation. Thank you for sharing you talents, time, and energy to offer a resource that dives into a deeper understanding of scripture where we sometimes lack understanding or where we have been taught only one interpretation. I look forward to watching more of your videos and gaining more new insights or points of view. Thank you so much!
Wonderful! I'm glad these videos can help! And thank you for your ministry at UCC. Never underestimate the vital role you play in the future of the church. Even if you're reaching one person, it's a success.
"It's not Heterosexuality the main Goal but it's the Holiness" -Jackie Hill Perry Alot of Christians assume when a gay person comes to Jesus That person will become straight, Well that's not how It works😅
I grew up struggling with my Christian faith versus my growing gay feelings. I never felt I could talk with my parents, who were not overtly rabidly homophobic, but it was still there. As a teen and young adult, before the internet, I had never seen anything that really dug into translation or historical / cultural perspectives for either Jewish roots or Christian early formation and later, for any possible views on being gay. It was so bad that I spiraled into a paradox I couldn't resolve in college, and I ended up not finishing my first run through university. Even though I had stood up, spoken up, in school for friends or others rumored to be gay, and I'd been bullied too because there were rumors (and clues) about me...I had trouble accepting myself, even afterr times it was becoming clear I was gay. During college, I had to admit to myself inside, I ws gay and it wasn't going to change. Praying to be healed, made straight, didn't work. Dating girls did not work. Trying my best to not think about it or do anything did not work (dreams got intense.) I was a mess. -- I did not come out until after my parents were gone, when I was an adult. -- And I still have not figured out how to make this part of my life work, a relationship, all that. (I'm also handicapped, and my parents often interfered in my relationships of any kind when I was growing up. I don't think they realized they were doing it in a pattern, and I didn't know it until after they were gone and I began to piece things together, multiple times from childhood o when they basically ended friendships or other relationships.) -- So I have trouble with all this, and I do have opinions, but also, I still am trying to get this part of my life to work beyond opinions. I'm lonely and unfulfilled in gay friendships, ,romance, or sexual relationships, no boyfriend / partner ever, and I still feel I'm struggling to trulyy be whole./ healed into a healthy gay life. I don't know if I will ever truly feel like I've achieved that, and I'm over 50, I don't now if I'll ever have a real relationship, temporary or long-term. -- I wish so much that we as Christians and Jews could come to some better, healthier, more complete understanding of things like sexuality, gender, nudity, all these things that christians and Jews (and Muslims) seem to have this weird split personality relationship with, and we seem to have deep trouble being healthy as faiths about this area of life. -- The one thing I have hug onto after hearing plenty about translations, multiple viewpo9ints, is -- If God is Love, then hate and fear and exclusion (of LGBTQIA+ people) is wrong and not from od. God wouldn't promote hate, fear, exclusion of gay/trans or intersex folks. Yet so many people of faith (Christians, Jews, Muslims) are so deeply against anything or anyone not straight or cisgender. I feel like we need oto come to a better understanding of it. Why should people I grew up with, family, friends, church members, be so dead set against someone being gay or trans? Why can/t they accept that that person just wants to love someone else, the same as any straight person? -- I stopped going to church after seeing too much of this, plus after people drifted away or didn't support me after my grandmother passed away (Alzheimer's). I took care ofher for years, and when she was gone, so were the people I had needed help from, needed and thought I could rely on. Plus, many (including family) could not, would not, accept me as gay. I struggle with this, and although I still pray and have some kind of faith life, I feel "allergic" to church life and have a knee-jerk reaction of pain and abandonment about it (Not helped by a few evangelicals knocking on my door and obviously lying about things such as the very non-handicapped son with them who, as soon as I said I was handicapped, he somehow developed the same problem, when, uh, clearly I could see that was not true.) I have too many doubts, anger, deep sadness, hurt, about my faith life to feel welcome in any church anymore. I don't know if that will ever change. I finally reached a point I just couldn't take that anymore, and have not been back to any church since. -- /but I long for a feeling of real understanding and peace and wholeness about being gay, and I long for a lasting relationship with another guy, and I long for a better faith life again. I don/t know if I will ever have those. I wish so.
I'm a Jew, but you are one of the few Christian teachers who makes some sense. The essence of Judaism is doing mitzvahs to promote justice in society. Your ministry is promoting justice even if you are not Jewish. Btw, I'm gay. 🕎 🌈
@@RohitRaj-kj1me Piece of cake! Our people practically invented the word. Ask any Jew what a "faygehleh" is, and why we even have the word. I have to go, and pull Arlo's mother's head out of the oven.
That depends on your definition of "approve" Does God approve of any sin? No. Does he still accept us for who we are as long as we try to actively avoid that sin? Yes
Thank you for the reminder that as a gay christian there is a uniqueness, a perspective that I am blessed to have in understanding both worlds/cultures. I also often think of Matthew 19:12a, where Jesus states that there are Born Eunuchs from their mothers wombs. I have often wonder if the Eunuchs of old, were gay individuals although the majority of the church world states that they are castrated individuals, yet it is my understanding that individuals are not born castrated so who are these born individuals and where are they now since Jesus says these individuals are born that way.
As a believer in Christ I feel when I have separated myself from God. Do you feel the presents of God? And if you feel Gods presents in your life. Do you feel the separation of God when you sin?
I definitely feel the presence of God daily, but more so when I meditate. God doesn’t separate from us when we sin, but rather we choose to ignore the presence of God. St. Ignatius of Loyola would refer to this as consolation vs desolation. When we sin, we feel a sense of hopelessness, sorrow, rut, despair, anxiety, and/or guilt in contrast to the hopefilled, joy, connection, and love one feels when they are in relationship with God.
I believe in Christ and when we sin, it does seperate us but through his salvation of the Cross He brings us again to himself. His presence is not a feeling but He is with us
well let’s read what the word of God tells us for the answer my friend! isaiah 59 says “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.” but if you believe in Christ and follow Him you should know what He did to forgive your sins and bring you out of your darkness back into His light it’s in these 3 scriptures you can google! john 3:16-21 romans 5:6-8 romans 10:9-13 and Jesus tells us in luke 13:3 “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” repentance means to turn away from something or change your mind about something. but of course you can only have this repentance and do what God tells us to do if you have the Holy Spirit in you! philippians 2 says “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” maybe you feel like or think that it’s impossible for you to have the Holy Spirit live in you! but let’s read what Jesus tells us in luke 11 He says “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” i’ll share 2 more scriptures with you by the grace of God james 4:6-10 “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” 1 john 1:8-9 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” God bless you and your whole family in the name of Jesus Christ 😃💟😄 grace, mercy, peace, and love with faith be to and with you!
@@ThatTheologyTeacher She wasn't talking about God's presence, but God's *presents*. Like you were talking about feeling bad if you did not use the gifts God gave you.
Thank you for a clear and acceptable approach to the subject of one's identity, be it straight, gay, or lesbian, we are all unique beings made in the image of the divine.
I will say this even though I don’t necessarily agree with your stance, I think your an awesome guy and I respect your journey with the Lord. God bless, love you bro.
Although as a 70s kid in parochial school, when I realized who I was I knew deep down he had wired me that way. Personally I was a very self aware kid so I never hated myself.
As an atheist I thank you for making this video. For me the Christian God accepting or not gay people is irrelevant, does not make any difference in my life. But for some believers folks it is a constant torment in their minds. Thank you! may the Peace be upon you✌️
I admire your positive intentions, and I hope you are able to make a dent in Christian theology that turns some people away from hatred, but I gave up Christianity and religion as a whole because people were trying to lead me down a hateful path, and I would rather feel the absence of God and religion in my life than be led to persecute others. That's my journey. I wish you and those who listen to you a positive journey.
Love you Brother. Two wonderful Women are joining in Marriage Friday this week at Magdalan Methodist Church here in Gorleston in the United Kingdom. I can not wait to be there and celebrate their special day with them and all our Church Family. Please pray for us and for them … (As you would expect even in the UK we get some Christian hate Mail)
@@pastorbri I've been noticing recent videos reacting against the grassroot-level changes in attitudes to this issue, as well as against historical evidence that shows that at least the protestant church went off on a wrong tangent for the wrong reasons. one thing these new videos have in common is a feigned surprise that anyone would question "the clear teaching of scripture". another thing they have in common is deceit. people either actually lie or at best speak in self-imposed ignorance in order to maintain the status quo. have you noticed this? at first i took your statement that homofobics are not christians as rhetoric, but now i'm beginning to wonder whether your statement is true. this is really worrying me. are there wolves in sheep's clothing leading our congregations?
Question: How Would You Know the Next Life a Person Would Reincarnate? The Veda or Sacred Books of India Says the Last Thoughts of A Dying Person Determines His Next Life or Reincarnation. For Example, A Rich Man on the Brink of Death Was Worried What Will Happen to All His Accumulated Wealth including the Mansion, the Luxury Cars, the Gold, etc He is Leaving Behind. should not a dying Man Worry More About Our God the Father Almighty's Judgment on His Life on Earth & Where He Deserves to Go Next? So This Very Rich Man Reincarnated as A Giant Dog Who Came Back to His Earthly Mansion Who Stood Outside the Steel Gates To Prevent Thieves From Entering While His Children Wondered Why That Giant Dog is Guarding The Mansion Their Father Bequeathed to Them.
May I request your e-mail address: I am struggling to understand the near death experience of a guy that said we are chained together in hell. I love Jesus and will do anything not to end up in hell, but I am gay, and have tried to change, for me it does not work. I also do not want to hurt a woman and child, because of society pressure and using a woman and child as an experiment
There are several other gays who have had much lighter NDE's! There's a book titled Crossing Over and Coming Home by Liz Dale PhD. I feel like each NDE is personal as each person has their own relationship with God. God can give 2 people the same path but tell one person to go left and the other to go right.
This is wrong, we can serve to masters. It’s either you serve one and leave the other."No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Mathew 6:24
Serve God by loving you're gay neighbor as you love yourself. Serve God by treating your gay neighbor in the way that you would want to be treated. Serve God by not doing to your gay neighbor what you don't want done to you. If you find yourself doing the opposite of these things, you are serving the wrong master. (Matthew 7:2)
Also, talk about pathologising homosexuality: “objectively disordered”, “a trial”, “difficulties they may encounter from their condition”. If your primitive, metal age, need to believe on a fictional deity leads to to accept such a conditional tolerance, then I suggest you rethink your faith. Also, Paul said a man should never lay with another, he sounds like a bigot to me.
These Are The Very Important Points We The Created Human Beings Must Remember: #1 God the Father Almighty Created Every Human Being A Physical Body From The Dusts of The Earth. #2 Then God The Father Almighty Breathe Into Each Physical Body of This Human Being A Unique Eternal Soul. #3 From the Very Start of Creation, God The Father Almighty Gave Every Soul Free Will To Live His Life On Earth. Yes, God the Father Almighty Did Not Want to Create Mere Hand Puppets for A Great Carnival Show on Earth. #4 In the Same Way A Parent Would Not Want His Child Not To Fall into Error or Trouble, God the Father Almighty Also Gave Every Soul Divine Guidelines or Rules (Shastras) of Proper Behavior God Wants That Soul to Follow While Living in This Created World. #5 In The Story of Adam and Eve Living in the Paradise of Eden, God The Father Almighty Told The Couple That They Could Eat from Any Tree or Plant in the Garden of Eden Except From The Tree of Life. #6 But Unfortunately Through the Temptation by the Serpent Who is Satan The Fallen Angel of God, the Couple Violated This Commandment. The Couple Was Kicked Out From the Paradise of Eden by Gid the Father Almighty to Live on Thus Earth As We Know Now That Every Human Beings Has to Work or Toil To Get All the Food They Need or Want. #7 Furthermore, God the Father Almighty Caused Every Human Life Or The Descendants Since the Fall of Adam and Eve Who Now Has to Live On Earth That His Physical Human Body Would Be Subject to A New Birth, Ageing, Disease, Death and Rebirth (Reincarnation) Through the Years Until He Gains the Perfection God the Father Almighty Requires For Them To Return To His Abode In Heaven As Reformed Prodigal Children. Thus, Today We See A Variety of Human Beings - Rich or Poor, Blind/ Deaf/Mute/ Disabled versus Normal, Man, Woman or LGBT, Healthy vs Sickly from Birth, Different Races, Different Mindsets, Every Soul That Has Undergone Reincarnations thru Different Physical Bodies in Each Lifetime Each Animated by the Same Unique Eternal Soul Due to The Effects of His Own Collections of Good and Bad Karma. That Means The People You Now See Today in This World God the Father Almighty No Longer Created Them But Due To Their Own Choices or Karma ( A Series of Free Will & Destiny) Has Truly Created Their Own Selves.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 New International Version 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
You make some degree of sense and no one but God can truly judge but be very careful to patiently listen to God and avoid jumping into arguments that feel convenient but lack intellectual rigour. God IS Truth and Love so as a useful exercise for yourself, I suggest meditating on this: are you willing to sacrifice anything including your sexuality in order to become a new creation in Jesus, knowing that the new you will be by definition the most authentic and loving version of yourself? Regardless of whether that is the case, for your own soul you need to be willing. God bless.
His arguments are among the most intellectually rigorous that I've heard on this issue. And by acknowledging how God has made him and living accordingly, he has become the most authentic and loving version of himself. But as for you, teaching people to "sacrifice" their secsuality is a sin (1 Tim 4.3).
@@pastorbri God didn't create us to be like robots otherwise no one will rebel against his laws. He himself isn't robot and has the power to commit evil however he choses not to so he expects us to do the same. Bad things can be taught and certainly it wasn't God who taught man LGBT. If we have the power to commit evil we also have the power to do the right things.
@@jonahleith8144 Isn't it obvious? No you will NOT go to hell for being born gay.....God doesn't hate, homophobics do sadly....there is not one bible verse which says being born gay is a sin. Not one. Jesus himself said NOTHING on LGBT issues. Not a word. Jesus is the word of God made flesh so if being gay was so bad he WOULD have said so yet he said NOTHING! Why would God make you gay only to condemn you? That makes no sense?
In infinite universe, where most likely humans are not the unique form of intelligent life according to probability, for humans to conceive a deity that is concerned to whether one takes deliveries at the back door is, if nothing else, delusional and arrogant.
Bro, we gay Christians are the representatives of Jesus Christ to the persecuted gay community, to those who would leave their Christian faith due to the ostracism and condemnation by the mainstream churches and gays who do not yet know the God who loves them so much that He would die for them.
If you are attracted to the same sex. And try to deny what you are. Your living a lie. Sin is sin, except for blasphemy against the holy spirit. With everything you do, always put God first in your life.
Stop! I appreciate your effort speaking about this topic, very important. Also I think as a human being you have your gifts that come from God...but the moment you start saying your homosexuality comes from God you are not acting in line with the Bible. God clearly instructs us to conduct spiritual warfare for the renewal of our minds. Is your homosexuality therefore really something that God wants or is it you that wants to stay attached to it? Please ask yourself this question. I am saying this because I did a lot of spiritual warfare and I do not accept easy talk, no matter how much you seem to know. God bless you, in the name and by the blood of Christ, with everything unclean put under the feet of Christ! Amen.
@@Stars-ut3cv Lucifer is a word that means light bearer. It is referring to Venus. Jesus is also called Lucifer (light bearer) in the bible! Research it. Our Bible is corrupted.
God has no sin , He does not make sinful men , they chose to disobey God in the garden of Eden , Sin is rebellion toward God , God is not Gay God is Holy , everyone has sin due to the rebellion of Adam and eve , God sent Jesus to pay for our sins he died on the Cross so that if we would Repent and give our lifes to Jesus he would forgive us , God loves the Sinner Hates the Sin
Jesus was the man he loved.. I dont think it matters who you love.. but number one if you have to ask society if God cares then you are already off your path.. if you haven't learned anything society will hate you no matter what.. supposedly especially if you are close to god.. its not if you are gay it's how you live your life.. it's nobodies business. If you push your sexuality on others that's different.. if you truly believe in God you would go to God for your answers.. and by the way Paul was a Bragart and a hypocrite . He was the true traitor.. not judas.. he set judas up because he was actually the only one faithful to Jesus aka joshua.. it's because of Paul that the months of July and august were named after Caesar.. he was a sell out.. .. and by the way everyone but judas denied jesus.. it wasn't just Peter. . Peter was just the only one who denied that he would or did deny Jesus aka joshua.. remember he denied him 3 times.. the first time he denied he would deny him.. the second time he denied he did deny him.. and then did it again.. even Jesus mother denied him.. because if he did raise Lazarus from the dead already why didn't they believe he could raise himself from the dead.? He did say "those who believe greater works shall you do" so either no one actually believes or it's all b.s.. because I don't see anyone raising the dead let alone anything greater than that.. so please if it walks like a duck it's probably not a lion.. not only were they crying because they didn't believe they put their fingers in his wounds for more proof.. even they doubled down on their doubts.. you think Paul aka Saul was any better.? There's a reason out of billions of people only 144000 are going to be chosen.. lol.. I mean can we all stop pretending please.? Your religious convictions are holding all of society back from moving forward.. remember even Jesus said "forgive them for they know not what they do" meaning mist people are just too stupid to get it.. how many times do Christians themselves say how incomprehensible God is..? Lol.. I just so over it.. learn to read people..
Thank you for this particular message!! I have struggled with this for many years also. I am gay and a Christian that has served as a church musician on staff of several churches. I thank you for shedding light on my struggle!!
I have been in a process of unlearning a lot of hurtful theology for the past few years. Currently, I am a Minister for Faith Formation in an open and affirming UCC congregation. Thank you for sharing you talents, time, and energy to offer a resource that dives into a deeper understanding of scripture where we sometimes lack understanding or where we have been taught only one interpretation. I look forward to watching more of your videos and gaining more new insights or points of view. Thank you so much!
Wonderful! I'm glad these videos can help! And thank you for your ministry at UCC. Never underestimate the vital role you play in the future of the church. Even if you're reaching one person, it's a success.
Sinners are called to repent.
Repentance includes unhealthy attractions.
@@ThatTheologyTeacher
@@verasimmons9940 unhealthy attractions according who?
The bible
@@macman2132
The teacher ignored some key scriptures🤔
T&e teacher also ignored a key spiritual principal.
I needed to find your ministry 😭🥰
I’m happy you did!
"It's not Heterosexuality the main Goal but it's the Holiness"
-Jackie Hill Perry
Alot of Christians assume when a gay person comes to Jesus That person will become straight, Well that's not how It works😅
You're bringing tears of joy to my eyes 😭♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
I grew up struggling with my Christian faith versus my growing gay feelings. I never felt I could talk with my parents, who were not overtly rabidly homophobic, but it was still there. As a teen and young adult, before the internet, I had never seen anything that really dug into translation or historical / cultural perspectives for either Jewish roots or Christian early formation and later, for any possible views on being gay. It was so bad that I spiraled into a paradox I couldn't resolve in college, and I ended up not finishing my first run through university. Even though I had stood up, spoken up, in school for friends or others rumored to be gay, and I'd been bullied too because there were rumors (and clues) about me...I had trouble accepting myself, even afterr times it was becoming clear I was gay. During college, I had to admit to myself inside, I ws gay and it wasn't going to change. Praying to be healed, made straight, didn't work. Dating girls did not work. Trying my best to not think about it or do anything did not work (dreams got intense.) I was a mess. -- I did not come out until after my parents were gone, when I was an adult. -- And I still have not figured out how to make this part of my life work, a relationship, all that. (I'm also handicapped, and my parents often interfered in my relationships of any kind when I was growing up. I don't think they realized they were doing it in a pattern, and I didn't know it until after they were gone and I began to piece things together, multiple times from childhood o when they basically ended friendships or other relationships.) -- So I have trouble with all this, and I do have opinions, but also, I still am trying to get this part of my life to work beyond opinions. I'm lonely and unfulfilled in gay friendships, ,romance, or sexual relationships, no boyfriend / partner ever, and I still feel I'm struggling to trulyy be whole./ healed into a healthy gay life. I don't know if I will ever truly feel like I've achieved that, and I'm over 50, I don't now if I'll ever have a real relationship, temporary or long-term. -- I wish so much that we as Christians and Jews could come to some better, healthier, more complete understanding of things like sexuality, gender, nudity, all these things that christians and Jews (and Muslims) seem to have this weird split personality relationship with, and we seem to have deep trouble being healthy as faiths about this area of life. -- The one thing I have hug onto after hearing plenty about translations, multiple viewpo9ints, is -- If God is Love, then hate and fear and exclusion (of LGBTQIA+ people) is wrong and not from od. God wouldn't promote hate, fear, exclusion of gay/trans or intersex folks. Yet so many people of faith (Christians, Jews, Muslims) are so deeply against anything or anyone not straight or cisgender. I feel like we need oto come to a better understanding of it. Why should people I grew up with, family, friends, church members, be so dead set against someone being gay or trans? Why can/t they accept that that person just wants to love someone else, the same as any straight person? -- I stopped going to church after seeing too much of this, plus after people drifted away or didn't support me after my grandmother passed away (Alzheimer's). I took care ofher for years, and when she was gone, so were the people I had needed help from, needed and thought I could rely on. Plus, many (including family) could not, would not, accept me as gay. I struggle with this, and although I still pray and have some kind of faith life, I feel "allergic" to church life and have a knee-jerk reaction of pain and abandonment about it (Not helped by a few evangelicals knocking on my door and obviously lying about things such as the very non-handicapped son with them who, as soon as I said I was handicapped, he somehow developed the same problem, when, uh, clearly I could see that was not true.) I have too many doubts, anger, deep sadness, hurt, about my faith life to feel welcome in any church anymore. I don't know if that will ever change. I finally reached a point I just couldn't take that anymore, and have not been back to any church since. -- /but I long for a feeling of real understanding and peace and wholeness about being gay, and I long for a lasting relationship with another guy, and I long for a better faith life again. I don/t know if I will ever have those. I wish so.
I'm a Jew, but you are one of the few Christian teachers who makes some sense. The essence of Judaism is doing mitzvahs to promote justice in society. Your ministry is promoting justice even if you are not Jewish. Btw, I'm gay. 🕎 🌈
Awesome! I'm glad you see it that way! Shalom!
How can u be gay and jewish ...
@@RohitRaj-kj1meYou obviously are unfamiliar with Reform Judaism. Even my rabbi is LGBTQ 🕎
@@RohitRaj-kj1me Piece of cake! Our people practically invented the word. Ask any Jew what a "faygehleh" is, and why we even have the word. I have to go, and pull Arlo's mother's head out of the oven.
Your ministry is a gift!
Thanks!!
That depends on your definition of "approve"
Does God approve of any sin? No. Does he still accept us for who we are as long as we try to actively avoid that sin? Yes
Exactly
Thank you for the reminder that as a gay christian there is a uniqueness, a perspective that I am blessed to have in understanding both worlds/cultures. I also often think of Matthew 19:12a, where Jesus states that there are Born Eunuchs from their mothers wombs. I have often wonder if the Eunuchs of old, were gay individuals although the majority of the church world states that they are castrated individuals, yet it is my understanding that individuals are not born castrated so who are these born individuals and where are they now since Jesus says these individuals are born that way.
Love this channel. Thank you!
As a believer in Christ I feel when I have separated myself from God. Do you feel the presents of God? And if you feel Gods presents in your life. Do you feel the separation of God when you sin?
I definitely feel the presence of God daily, but more so when I meditate. God doesn’t separate from us when we sin, but rather we choose to ignore the presence of God. St. Ignatius of Loyola would refer to this as consolation vs desolation. When we sin, we feel a sense of hopelessness, sorrow, rut, despair, anxiety, and/or guilt in contrast to the hopefilled, joy, connection, and love one feels when they are in relationship with God.
I believe in Christ and when we sin, it does seperate us but through his salvation of the Cross He brings us again to himself. His presence is not a feeling but He is with us
well let’s read what the word of God tells us for the answer my friend! isaiah 59 says
“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.”
but if you believe in Christ and follow Him you should know what He did to forgive your sins and bring you out of your darkness back into His light it’s in these 3 scriptures you can google!
john 3:16-21
romans 5:6-8
romans 10:9-13
and Jesus tells us in luke 13:3 “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” repentance means to turn away from something or change your mind about something. but of course you can only have this repentance and do what God tells us to do if you have the Holy Spirit in you! philippians 2 says “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” maybe you feel like or think that it’s impossible for you to have the Holy Spirit live in you! but let’s read what Jesus tells us in luke 11 He says
“Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
i’ll share 2 more scriptures with you by the grace of God
james 4:6-10
“But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”
1 john 1:8-9
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
God bless you and your whole family in the name of Jesus Christ 😃💟😄 grace, mercy, peace, and love with faith be to and with you!
@@ThatTheologyTeacher She wasn't talking about God's presence, but God's *presents*. Like you were talking about feeling bad if you did not use the gifts God gave you.
What is sin?
Thank you for a clear and acceptable approach to the subject of one's identity, be it straight, gay, or lesbian, we are all unique beings made in the image of the divine.
I will say this even though I don’t necessarily agree with your stance, I think your an awesome guy and I respect your journey with the Lord. God bless, love you bro.
Although as a 70s kid in parochial school, when I realized who I was I knew deep down he had wired me that way. Personally I was a very self aware kid so I never hated myself.
As an atheist I thank you for making this video. For me the Christian God accepting or not gay people is irrelevant, does not make any difference in my life. But for some believers folks it is a constant torment in their minds. Thank you! may the Peace be upon you✌️
Definitely agree with you!! Thanks for all that you are doing!! 👏👏👏
Love you, you bring meaning and tears to this gay Catholic man
I admire your positive intentions, and I hope you are able to make a dent in Christian theology that turns some people away from hatred, but I gave up Christianity and religion as a whole because people were trying to lead me down a hateful path, and I would rather feel the absence of God and religion in my life than be led to persecute others. That's my journey. I wish you and those who listen to you a positive journey.
Refreshing approach! 🤗
Entomologist = insect scientist. Thank you for your broad mind you are helping so many of us about being gay and having a christian belief.
Love you Brother. Two wonderful Women are joining in Marriage Friday this week at Magdalan Methodist Church here in Gorleston in the United Kingdom. I can not wait to be there and celebrate their special day with them and all our Church Family. Please pray for us and for them … (As you would expect even in the UK we get some Christian hate Mail)
My mother used to live in Gorleston lol 🤗
That Theology Teacher: VERY INTERESTING!
Please! The appearances are not a concern to God. It's your HEART
You must experience to be born again!!! God is not mistaken with his creation
thats how we know homophobics are not christian as its impossible.
@@pastorbri I've been noticing recent videos reacting against the grassroot-level changes in attitudes to this issue, as well as against historical evidence that shows that at least the protestant church went off on a wrong tangent for the wrong reasons.
one thing these new videos have in common is a feigned surprise that anyone would question "the clear teaching of scripture". another thing they have in common is deceit. people either actually lie or at best speak in self-imposed ignorance in order to maintain the status quo.
have you noticed this? at first i took your statement that homofobics are not christians as rhetoric, but now i'm beginning to wonder whether your statement is true. this is really worrying me. are there wolves in sheep's clothing leading our congregations?
@@MusicalRaichu yes, homophobics are wolves in sheeps clothing, well spotted.
Question: How Would You Know the Next Life a Person Would Reincarnate? The Veda or Sacred Books of India Says the Last Thoughts of A Dying Person Determines His Next Life or Reincarnation. For Example, A Rich Man on the Brink of Death Was Worried What Will Happen to All His Accumulated Wealth including the Mansion, the Luxury Cars, the Gold, etc He is Leaving Behind. should not a dying Man Worry More About Our God the Father Almighty's Judgment on His Life on Earth & Where He Deserves to Go Next? So This Very Rich Man Reincarnated as A Giant Dog Who Came Back to His Earthly Mansion Who Stood Outside the Steel Gates To Prevent Thieves From Entering While His Children Wondered Why That Giant Dog is Guarding The Mansion Their Father Bequeathed to Them.
So the short of it is, that god does accept gay relationships?
I LOVE your ministry.
May I request your e-mail address: I am struggling to understand the near death experience of a guy that said we are chained together in hell. I love Jesus and will do anything not to end up in hell, but I am gay, and have tried to change, for me it does not work. I also do not want to hurt a woman and child, because of society pressure and using a woman and child as an experiment
There are several other gays who have had much lighter NDE's! There's a book titled Crossing Over and Coming Home by Liz Dale PhD. I feel like each NDE is personal as each person has their own relationship with God. God can give 2 people the same path but tell one person to go left and the other to go right.
This is wrong, we can serve to masters. It’s either you serve one and leave the other."No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Mathew 6:24
This verse is about money and riches. You’re adding something to the verse that isn’t there.
Serve God by loving you're gay neighbor as you love yourself. Serve God by treating your gay neighbor in the way that you would want to be treated. Serve God by not doing to your gay neighbor what you don't want done to you. If you find yourself doing the opposite of these things, you are serving the wrong master. (Matthew 7:2)
Mastermind, Yeah, say that to your heterosexuality. Do you give that up for esus or are you serving two masters?! See how stupid that sounds ?!
You are MY Minister!
Also, talk about pathologising homosexuality: “objectively disordered”, “a trial”, “difficulties they may encounter from their condition”. If your primitive, metal age, need to believe on a fictional deity leads to to accept such a conditional tolerance, then I suggest you rethink your faith. Also, Paul said a man should never lay with another, he sounds like a bigot to me.
God Jehovah loves ❤️ Gay people in Jesus Christ name 🙏 hates fornication Gay is not a choice you're born Gay people
Excellent point !!!!!! Thank you.
What about romans 1
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You are the living Scriptures. Don't enslave yourself to a book when you know from within yourself.
These Are The Very Important Points We The Created Human Beings Must Remember: #1 God the Father Almighty Created Every Human Being A Physical Body From The Dusts of The Earth. #2 Then God The Father Almighty Breathe Into Each Physical Body of This Human Being A Unique Eternal Soul. #3 From the Very Start of Creation, God The Father Almighty Gave Every Soul Free Will To Live His Life On Earth. Yes, God the Father Almighty Did Not Want to Create Mere Hand Puppets for A Great Carnival Show on Earth. #4 In the Same Way A Parent Would Not Want His Child Not To Fall into Error or Trouble, God the Father Almighty Also Gave Every Soul Divine Guidelines or Rules (Shastras) of Proper Behavior God Wants That Soul to Follow While Living in This Created World. #5 In The Story of Adam and Eve Living in the Paradise of Eden, God The Father Almighty Told The Couple That They Could Eat from Any Tree or Plant in the Garden of Eden Except From The Tree of Life. #6 But Unfortunately Through the Temptation by the Serpent Who is Satan The Fallen Angel of God, the Couple Violated This Commandment. The Couple Was Kicked Out From the Paradise of Eden by Gid the Father Almighty to Live on Thus Earth As We Know Now That Every Human Beings Has to Work or Toil To Get All the Food They Need or Want. #7 Furthermore, God the Father Almighty Caused Every Human Life Or The Descendants Since the Fall of Adam and Eve Who Now Has to Live On Earth That His Physical Human Body Would Be Subject to A New Birth, Ageing, Disease, Death and Rebirth (Reincarnation) Through the Years Until He Gains the Perfection God the Father Almighty Requires For Them To Return To His Abode In Heaven As Reformed Prodigal Children. Thus, Today We See A Variety of Human Beings - Rich or Poor, Blind/ Deaf/Mute/ Disabled versus Normal, Man, Woman or LGBT, Healthy vs Sickly from Birth, Different Races, Different Mindsets, Every Soul That Has Undergone Reincarnations thru Different Physical Bodies in Each Lifetime Each Animated by the Same Unique Eternal Soul Due to The Effects of His Own Collections of Good and Bad Karma. That Means The People You Now See Today in This World God the Father Almighty No Longer Created Them But Due To Their Own Choices or Karma ( A Series of Free Will & Destiny) Has Truly Created Their Own Selves.
Wow
You have certainly bridged the gap for me!
Good thinking
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
New International Version
9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
You make some degree of sense and no one but God can truly judge but be very careful to patiently listen to God and avoid jumping into arguments that feel convenient but lack intellectual rigour. God IS Truth and Love so as a useful exercise for yourself, I suggest meditating on this: are you willing to sacrifice anything including your sexuality in order to become a new creation in Jesus, knowing that the new you will be by definition the most authentic and loving version of yourself? Regardless of whether that is the case, for your own soul you need to be willing. God bless.
but God does hate homophobia.
His arguments are among the most intellectually rigorous that I've heard on this issue. And by acknowledging how God has made him and living accordingly, he has become the most authentic and loving version of himself.
But as for you, teaching people to "sacrifice" their secsuality is a sin (1 Tim 4.3).
I agree
as God created LGBT people, he must be ok with it, end of.
People are not born gay
@@Azadbaran257 actually people are not born homophobic, you chose that lifestyle all by yourself.
@@pastorbri
God didn't create us to be like robots otherwise no one will rebel against his laws. He himself isn't robot and has the power to commit evil however he choses not to so he expects us to do the same. Bad things can be taught and certainly it wasn't God who taught man LGBT.
If we have the power to commit evil we also have the power to do the right things.
@@albertosei8788 no it certainly it wasn't God who taught man to be bigots, homophobics chose this all by themselves.
@@jonahleith8144 Isn't it obvious? No you will NOT go to hell for being born gay.....God doesn't hate, homophobics do sadly....there is not one bible verse which says being born gay is a sin. Not one. Jesus himself said NOTHING on LGBT issues. Not a word. Jesus is the word of God made flesh so if being gay was so bad he WOULD have said so yet he said NOTHING!
Why would God make you gay only to condemn you? That makes no sense?
In infinite universe, where most likely humans are not the unique form of intelligent life according to probability, for humans to conceive a deity that is concerned to whether one takes deliveries at the back door is, if nothing else, delusional and arrogant.
Bro, we gay Christians are the representatives of Jesus Christ to the persecuted gay community, to those who would leave their Christian faith due to the ostracism and condemnation by the mainstream churches and gays who do not yet know the God who loves them so much that He would die for them.
Christian theology is bullshit. You save you.
If you are attracted to the same sex. And try to deny what you are. Your living a lie. Sin is sin, except for blasphemy against the holy spirit. With everything you do, always put God first in your life.
Now i can blame God for all the misery in the world,😂
Stop! I appreciate your effort speaking about this topic, very important. Also I think as a human being you have your gifts that come from God...but the moment you start saying your homosexuality comes from God you are not acting in line with the Bible. God clearly instructs us to conduct spiritual warfare for the renewal of our minds. Is your homosexuality therefore really something that God wants or is it you that wants to stay attached to it? Please ask yourself this question. I am saying this because I did a lot of spiritual warfare and I do not accept easy talk, no matter how much you seem to know. God bless you, in the name and by the blood of Christ, with everything unclean put under the feet of Christ! Amen.
@Danny Dennis God did not create evil. God is good and there is no wrong in Him. Whoever told you otherwise is lying
@@litigavel Read the book of Isaiah again, God did create evil.
@@logans.butler285 no he didn’t, of course not. Evil began with Lucifer from before the fall.
actually God hates homophobia
@@Stars-ut3cv Lucifer is a word that means light bearer. It is referring to Venus. Jesus is also called Lucifer (light bearer) in the bible! Research it. Our Bible is corrupted.
God has no sin , He does not make sinful men , they chose to disobey God in the garden of Eden , Sin is rebellion toward God , God is not Gay God is Holy , everyone has sin due to the rebellion of Adam and eve , God sent Jesus to pay for our sins he died on the Cross so that if we would Repent and give our lifes to Jesus he would forgive us , God loves the Sinner Hates the Sin
thats why God did not make homophobic people
Transform your minds
You chose to be gay...God didnt make you gay...the Bible...both the new and old testament have verses that forbid homosexuality
You're wrong
@daodejing81 Homosexuality is a sin...a terrible abomination
@@nivotibbie9069 in your mind, I'm sorry you feel that way.
Personally, I think it's a gift, an aspect of God
@daodejing81 no it isn't a gift...if it were a gift the Bible and morals wouldn't be against it
@@nivotibbie9069 You sound pretty miserable. I hope you deal with it.
1 Corinthians 😳 GOD’S way is NOT OUR FALLEN WAY
Sheila, you’re referring to 1 Corinthians 14:34, right? Personally, I believe 1 Timothy 2:12 says it better. 🤫 I’ll pray for your sin, Sheila.
No...1Corinthians 9:27
Romans 8:2
But I do give 👍on The Matrix
@@sheilaweems1029 homophobia is a sin
Jesus Christ is so SOON To Return and once this form of a body YOUR SOUL is what is way more IMPORTANT.
@@sheilaweems1029 lets hope the homophobic community will repent before that happens.
Of course God accept s your sexual orientation, after all God made you.
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Jesus was the man he loved.. I dont think it matters who you love.. but number one if you have to ask society if God cares then you are already off your path.. if you haven't learned anything society will hate you no matter what.. supposedly especially if you are close to god.. its not if you are gay it's how you live your life.. it's nobodies business. If you push your sexuality on others that's different.. if you truly believe in God you would go to God for your answers.. and by the way Paul was a Bragart and a hypocrite . He was the true traitor.. not judas.. he set judas up because he was actually the only one faithful to Jesus aka joshua.. it's because of Paul that the months of July and august were named after Caesar.. he was a sell out.. .. and by the way everyone but judas denied jesus.. it wasn't just Peter. . Peter was just the only one who denied that he would or did deny Jesus aka joshua.. remember he denied him 3 times.. the first time he denied he would deny him.. the second time he denied he did deny him.. and then did it again.. even Jesus mother denied him.. because if he did raise Lazarus from the dead already why didn't they believe he could raise himself from the dead.? He did say "those who believe greater works shall you do" so either no one actually believes or it's all b.s.. because I don't see anyone raising the dead let alone anything greater than that.. so please if it walks like a duck it's probably not a lion.. not only were they crying because they didn't believe they put their fingers in his wounds for more proof.. even they doubled down on their doubts.. you think Paul aka Saul was any better.? There's a reason out of billions of people only 144000 are going to be chosen.. lol.. I mean can we all stop pretending please.? Your religious convictions are holding all of society back from moving forward.. remember even Jesus said "forgive them for they know not what they do" meaning mist people are just too stupid to get it.. how many times do Christians themselves say how incomprehensible God is..? Lol.. I just so over it.. learn to read people..