I want opinions.. be gentle.. just read please.

[JDFree]

Thank you so much for your reply, it means the world to me. Though I believe in Gods forgiveness, which took many many years for me, I am very apprehensive sharing this with Christians. I am more ashamed of sharing my life with them than I am a non believer.

However, my newness to this forum, I think I posted to the wrong place. There was a poster struggling with homosexual thought, that I was writing to or at least I thought I was. :embarasse
Bless you both

Hey, Montovine, you were in the right place on forum, this is that thread about homosexuality, you're okay.

Look here, don't fall for some of the false piety and holiness you see in some people in the Christian churches, or even in whole Denominations! All they're doing is hiding incense in their pockets to try to make themselves smell holier among men! There is none holy, no, not one: ONLY God is Holy.

Though Christian each of us here struggles with sin constantly, throughout every day! We may partake of His Holiness through His Son Jesus. Just like the other brother posted, I fight devils most of the day, all day long, every day! Don't think yourself too soiled and dirty for His or our fellowship at all. I'll tell you straight up, I was a vicious, wicked, vile and totally evil man in my old life, broke every single one of the 10 Commandments, most of them on a regular basis and much, much worse. I was as bad as anybody you ever read about in newspaper headlines, far worse than most! Also a few marriages, several I shacked up with for a long while, 4 kids I haven't seen in over 20 years, no idea where they are. Another child aborted, hey kiddo, been there, DONE THAT! But, that was then...

This is a whole brand new NOW in Jesus! I can stand beside any now, by my Lord's sacrifice, because HIS Righteousness dwells in me, His Holy Spirit fills me and guides my life and soothes my soul and dries the tears. You need only turn to Him for comfort. You have accepted Jesus, now enter that NEW LIFE! happy, joyous and FREE in His sacrifice!

I mean, figure it out ha-ha, NOBODY comes to Jesus because of their perfection! Right? We all came to fall on our face before Him in our filthiness and rags, humbly praying His forgiveness. You're just as good as anybody here!

Somebody says different give me their name, I'll find their address and drive over and sock em square in the nose in the name of Jesus, and impart a little genuine holiness from God right in their anointed pious kisser!

Put yesterday away, sister, live this bright new Today in Jesus!
JDFree

FREE, FREE, FREE! LIVE!

 

[Montovine]

Thank You

JD,

Thank you for those words, they made me cry and laugh. Lets not be poking people in the nose. I probably need my own nose poked from time to time. Insecurities can make us turn from people because we feel they are better no necessairly because they are. Bless you JD for your understanding. :embarasse

 

[RJ]

Luke 12:10

10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

I think that this passage and others like it is often misunderstood and can be applied in your case.

Anything that you have done, doing or want to do can be forgiven, even talking down or against Jesus Christ, but if you have died and have rejected the Holy Spirit, then that is the eternal sin that is never forgiven. If one understands salvation, it does not come from the cross, the finality of the cross is that it forgives but a persons salvation comes from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus told Nicodemus that you must "Be Born Again" meaning born of the Holy Spirit and in this case a person who has not blasphemed the Holy Spirit.

Are you "Born Again"?

You are here at T.J.'s for a reason and it is obvious that you dislike your homosexual tendencies and are in a repentant frame of mind. Understanding that homosexuality is an abomination to God is no worse than blaspheming Jesus Christ.

In this physical world, we are subject to the pressures and influences of it. I could never tolerate homosexual tendencies but I am not you and not from your background. I don't believe it is by heredity but by social circumstances. Regardless of why you feel this way, you will be forgiven if you reach out to God in faith, receive his forgiveness and salvation through receiving his Holy Spirit in you.

ANYONE, who calls upon the name of the Lord in this way will be saved, even a homosexual.Be sure that you have confessed your sin to God and he will forgive you and believe that you have received the Holy Spirit. Don't expect to be relieved of this burden overnight, but expect to be continually convicted over it by the Holy Spirit, that God loves you and eventually he will take this burden away!

Trust in the Lord in everything you do,
Joe