[SerenityLives]

Originally Posted by BeingCalled

I skimmed the thread thus far but decided not to engage in the bickering.

Instead, I want to say I love Jesus. I'm a follower of Christ and the Great Divine. I'm also unapologetically Bi. I don't believe it is a sin. I believe the Bible has been mistranslated and misinterpretted making people assume that it is a sin.

My attraction to women has always been there, but part of me assumed all women felt that way (that women are attractive). Also, with homosexuality being judged culturally as I was growing up, I did my best to ignore those feelings.

It was the view of homosexuality within the church vs the *reality* of love shared between homosexuals, and compared to the verse "you will know them by their fruit" ultimately made me re-examine everything.

Is the fruit good that leads people to commit suicide after being kicked out and cut-off from their family because they love someone they "shouldn't"?

Is the fruit good that causes people to attack and kill homosexuals?

Or is the fruit good when you celebrate genuine love between two consenting adults who are enriched and built up by each other? Who can raise beautiful and well-adjusted children?

I prayed to God to reveal to me who He wanted me to be- who He designed me to be. I have kept my eyes on my God and He has led my down beautiful paths. I have accepted who I am, all of me, and I am much happier for it all. <3

Thanks for sharing your testimony. I also agree that the first commandment Jesus told us is to love our neighbor. And if you think about all the gay conversion camps, most of them don’t work. In fact, more kids end up having more depressive thoughts and higher likelihood of attempting or commiting suicide after being sent to these camps. This is why in California, it is illegal for therapists to do “gay conversion therapy” on children and adolescents even if their family/parents insist on it. Even the English word “homosexuality” was a mistranslation from the Greek words for describing males having nonconsensual sex with their male slaves. You have to look at the historical and cultural context in whoch Paul and other New testament authors were writing in, during the Roman times where all types of sex and temple prostitutes were common and not frowned upon by Greeks and Romans.
My first attraction of women started when I was in elementary school. I remembered a vivid dream of myself after Sunday children’s meeting, where I dreamed I was “Adam” with this obscure female in this garden (we were learning about the Genesis story) Now I dont know if I was already experiencing sin at the time, but it sure felt real.