This blog is written and moderated by the director / founder of Bridging The Gaps Ministries, The Reverend Charlene E. Hios. One of its purposes is to discuss issues which have been not only on Charlene's heart but also on the hearts of many.
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Has The Church Sinned Against Lesbians - Ex-Lesbians / Gays - Ex-Gays And If So How Has It Sinned Against Them?
This is an open question, open to all who want to answer. I invite answers from those who identify themselves as homosexuals who believe they have been sinned against by the Church.I invite answers from those who are in unity with the Church.Here are some questions which I believe we as a Church need to considered:Have some churches not been welcoming to spiritually searching gays and lesbians?Do we, as a church, think more along the lines that acting out on one's same sex attractions is a worse sin than gossip and private idolatries which do run rampant in our churches?Do some of our churches experience homophobia and or even hatred towards those who act out their same sex attractions?Know that I am not saying that acting out on one's same sex attractions sexually is not a sin. The Bible specifically says it, homosexuality, is sinful. And I do believe personally that yes it, homosexuality is a sin. I am merely asking if the Church is being sinful towards fellow sinners?I believe that God instructs us to not judge the lost (those who have not accepted His Son Christ Jesus as their personal Savior) Judging the lost is actually one of God's tasks. For those homosexuals who profess to be followers of Jesus the Bible instructs us to rebuke them in and with love after we have examined our own sins first.I believe that even if, as individuals, we have not personally sinned against anyone who identifies themselves as a homosexual, we need to realize that we are in unity with the Church and because of this unity there are actually corporate sins in which we share. And, again, even though I am not condoning homosexuality I do believe that in many instances the Church has indeed corporately sinned against many homosexuals.If you do believe the Church has sinned against those who sexually act out their same sex attractions what do you believe the Church should do with this matter, with this corporate sin?
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