If you are gay do you go to hell

Can you be gay and still be a Christian? Even on my best day, my self-righteousness isn’t enough. The question becomes, at what point in time do you reinterpret those passages of scripture? Timothy Kovalcik, a Millikin history and political science professor, said. But he acknowledges that a lot of people have questions about religion and sexuality.

Crelly tries to answer questions and offer guidance and support. Can you be gay and still be a Christian? But although he is a self-proclaimed traditionalist, Kovalcik believes that some reinterpretation of scripture is necessary. Even on my best day, my self-righteousness isn’t enough. One of the most challenging questions facing Christians today revolves around the subject of homosexuality: Is being gay a sin?

Through a genuine faith in Christ. Through a genuine faith in Christ. I call upon His name”. Both Crelly and Kovalcik field questions about spirituality and same-sex attraction.

1) Take a close, critical look at the justification your religious tradition uses to discriminate against LGBT persons. The Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church, and some other fundamentalist.

It is part of my spiritual calling as a minister. When we ask if gay people go to heaven or hell, we may be using the label gay rather than considering the individual who may be struggling with temptation or confused about his or her sexual identity. But just as our cultural views of sexuality have changed, so have our religious views. I am ONLY looking to Jesus to save me.

Sydney Sinks. Because salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone and we are not saved by our works good or bad, yes, a homosexual person can go to heaven. By the way, real faith says “Lord I CAN’T do it on my own. For the purposes of this article, we will define gay as “practicing a homosexual lifestyle.”. Will being gay send me to hell? Self-acceptance was difficult enough, but she also struggled to find acceptance in the church.

Having said this, however, there is always the question of whether such a person has faced their sin and truly put their trust in Christ. Crelly believed that gayness was shameful, and she participated in protests against the pride parade in her town. Religious leaders are grappling with whether scripture regarding homosexuality and same-sex marriage should be reinterpreted.

Having said this, however, there is always the question of whether such a person has faced their sin and truly put their trust in Christ. These are deep, personal questions that require thoughtful, biblical, and compassionate responses. She underwent reparative therapy to try to suppress her same-sex attraction, but her feelings never changed.

Because salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone and we are not saved by our works good or bad, yes, a homosexual person can go to heaven. These are deep, personal questions that require thoughtful, biblical, and compassionate responses. I am ONLY looking to Jesus to save me. I call upon His name”. She serves St. Crelly remembers grappling with her identity as a teenager and how difficult it was to come to terms with her sexuality and religious beliefs.

He points out that this is a relatively new issue in the church, and he understands the reluctance to discard traditional teachings. Isolation, shame and rejection are big struggles in the LGBT community because of the many anti-gay voices out there. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. So yes, gays and/or practicing homosexuals can get into heaven, and they get there the same way we all do. One of the most challenging questions facing Christians today revolves around the subject of homosexuality: Is being gay a sin? When a member of his congregation comes to Kovalcik with these questions, he talks through their feelings with them.

For the purposes of this article, we will define gay as “practicing a homosexual lifestyle.”. I have helped several kids avoid suicide or other forms of self-harm by being an out, supportive, spiritual figure in their lives. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Traditionally, Christianity has considered same-sex attraction to be sinful. Reverend Laurie Crelly feels similarly. Will being gay send me to hell? But I do not ever suggest that you should feel guilty just because you read somewhere in the church or someone in the church has told you that you should feel guilty because of this.

So yes, gays and/or practicing homosexuals can get into heaven, and they get there the same way we all do. By the way, real faith says “Lord I CAN’T do it on my own. When we ask if gay people go to heaven or hell, we may be using the label gay rather than considering the individual who may be struggling with temptation or confused about his or her sexual identity.

Photo by Sydney Sinks.